More Benefits for Ambassadors and Titaniums By Devaluing Platinum Benefits?

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Jun 21, 2020, 8:33 am

#106

UA-NYC

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Join Date: Apr 2008

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Funny, it was stated at the time by Marriott (post-crossover) that they observed far more Marriott loyals sampling the Starwood offerings than the other way around.

Why is that? S(uperior) P(remium) G(randeur) I would guess...

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Jun 21, 2020, 12:08 pm

#107

GoldenItalianBoy

Join Date: Jan 2018

Location: Milano (Italy)

Programs: Marriott TITANIUM, BWR Dia, IHG, Millemiglia Alitalia

Posts: 486

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Originally Posted by lsquare

For all the Ambassadors and Titaniums complaining about the number of Platinums, I'm just wondering if you achieved your higher tier status with your own money or OPM? If it's OPM, I'm not really sure how valid your opinion really is since you're getting a helping hand to achieve a higher tier. Not all that different with Marriott being very generous with people in lower tiers at the moment.

Titanium here and always with my OWN money, no business travels for me, neither branded credit cards (non-existent in Italy)...

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Jun 22, 2020, 3:17 pm

#108

myperks

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Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: SFO

Posts: 4,915

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenItalianBoy

Titanium here and always with my OWN money, no business travels for me, neither branded credit cards (non-existent in Italy)...

while I see how using one’s own money (esp. without credit card nights) appears to be more difficult and personal in obtaining/retaining status as compared to someone on OPM, that argument only makes senses if all else equal in pay between the members being compared. Someone making $100k USD a year with no OPM travel versus $75k USD a year with OPM travel for a similar position, seems like will be losing out on up to $25k. Of course there could be thousands and thousands of variations to this “what if” scenario which is basically what started this thread.

Jun 22, 2020, 4:15 pm

#109

Flying for Fun

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: British Columbia

Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold

Posts: 7,263

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Originally Posted by UA-NYC

Well I too "sampled" the offerings only to quickly find that Rewards Platinum Premier was considered a tarnished Member not worthy of the stated benefits of the SPG "Elites" who could claim the distict honour of being the loyalist of all loyality with their 25 night Platinum Status, and I retreated. Their Marriott Rewards Silver equivalency beckoning the value of Platinum while (S)ensationalizing (P)rogram (G)utting.

James