Marriott - 2021 Elite Requirements
Jan 5, 2021, 11:17 am
#106
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Programs: Marriott Titanium -> United Silver
Posts: 937
Jan 5, 2021, 1:21 pm
#107
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: WAW
Programs: A3(*G), Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,534
I think there's a lot to be said for having either Marriott Plat/Tit/Amb + Hyatt Globalist or Hilton Diamond + Hyatt Globalist - one program affording decent coverage across the world and a smaller with excellent treatment of elites and good service levels (relative to the competition). If Marriott had kept SPG at arms' length instead of Borg-like assimilation then you wouldn't even have needed Hyatt to achieve this!
Jan 5, 2021, 1:28 pm
#108
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: LDN / NY
Programs: BA GGL, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 538
I think there's a lot to be said for having either Marriott Plat/Tit/Amb + Hyatt Globalist or Hilton Diamond + Hyatt Globalist - one program affording decent coverage across the world and a smaller with excellent treatment of elites and good service levels (relative to the competition). If Marriott had kept SPG at arms' length instead of Borg-like assimilation then you wouldn't even have needed Hyatt to achieve this!
Jan 5, 2021, 10:16 pm
#109
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Seat 2A
Programs: AA EXP LT GLD 1MM, BA GLD, NH/UA*G, Hyatt Dia, Marr Tit LT PLT, IHG Spire,HH Dia, MGM NOIR,Hertz PC
Posts: 10,571
Jan 6, 2021, 3:38 am
#110
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: CDG
Programs: Emirates Gold, Delta Gold, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 338
When will Marriott announce the status requirements for 2021? I can't believe that it would be the only chain without lower requirements. If they think travel will be peaking again in H2 they can have a gradual approach by giving each quarter one quarter of the nights given to us last year as a bonus depending on how the situation is evolving. But this silence is a bit disturbing.
Jan 6, 2021, 8:00 am
#111
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: WAW
Programs: A3(*G), Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,534
When will Marriott announce the status requirements for 2021? I can't believe that it would be the only chain without lower requirements. If they think travel will be peaking again in H2 they can have a gradual approach by giving each quarter one quarter of the nights given to us last year as a bonus depending on how the situation is evolving. But this silence is a bit disturbing.
Jan 6, 2021, 1:52 pm
#112
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,166
I am hoping Marriott will do the same as last year: providing half the number of QNs for each member's status level from the previous year.
Maybe Marriott is waiting a bit more till the final numbers from 2020 are in for folks who had stays towards the end of the year, so they can provide the correct number of QNs to each member.
Maybe Marriott is waiting a bit more till the final numbers from 2020 are in for folks who had stays towards the end of the year, so they can provide the correct number of QNs to each member.
Jan 6, 2021, 3:00 pm
#113
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,946
I am hoping Marriott will do the same as last year: providing half the number of QNs for each member's status level from the previous year.
Maybe Marriott is waiting a bit more till the final numbers from 2020 are in for folks who had stays towards the end of the year, so they can provide the correct number of QNs to each member.
Maybe Marriott is waiting a bit more till the final numbers from 2020 are in for folks who had stays towards the end of the year, so they can provide the correct number of QNs to each member.
Jan 6, 2021, 3:54 pm
#115
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: LDN / NY
Programs: BA GGL, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 538
Disagree. I wrote in further detail a page or so back. There is zero reason unless you can think of one(?) to reduce the entry requirements to a status that does not currently deliver any additional value over Tit.
Amb needs to be reworked or the multipliers increased; until then, they need to see the diminishing numbers of people within the group to wake them up. Filling it by reducing the entry requirement will delay a much needed change to the status.
Amb needs to be reworked or the multipliers increased; until then, they need to see the diminishing numbers of people within the group to wake them up. Filling it by reducing the entry requirement will delay a much needed change to the status.
Jan 6, 2021, 5:28 pm
#116
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: On a plane or a beach
Programs: Yes
Posts: 3,152
At what point will it be considered acceptable for Marriott to stop carrying over status?
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
Jan 6, 2021, 6:35 pm
#117
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 133
At what point will it be considered acceptable for Marriott to stop carrying over status?
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
Last edited by bjdj94; Jan 7, 2021 at 11:32 am
Jan 6, 2021, 6:39 pm
#118
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Seat 2A
Programs: AA EXP LT GLD 1MM, BA GLD, NH/UA*G, Hyatt Dia, Marr Tit LT PLT, IHG Spire,HH Dia, MGM NOIR,Hertz PC
Posts: 10,571
At what point will it be considered acceptable for Marriott to stop carrying over status?
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
It is unfortunate that many people cannot or should not travel, but that doesn’t mean the reward program should be liable indefinitely for extensions or carryovers.
I would love to see Marriott reward travelers who earn their status organically (not carried over or with the bonus carryover EQNs). Otherwise, I am the same as any traveler who contributed less financially to Marriott.
No hard feelings to anyone, just my thoughts!
Jan 6, 2021, 6:42 pm
#119
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Seat 2A
Programs: AA EXP LT GLD 1MM, BA GLD, NH/UA*G, Hyatt Dia, Marr Tit LT PLT, IHG Spire,HH Dia, MGM NOIR,Hertz PC
Posts: 10,571
Obviously, Marriott doesn’t owe anyone anything. But it’s probably in Marriott’s best interest to extend status and/or reduce requirements. If someone loses their status, they loss incentive to stay at Marriott properties. Maybe they’re switch to another hotel chain. Earning 50 nights for Platinum doesn’t seem like a great deal compared to 30 nights for Globalist.
Jan 6, 2021, 7:17 pm
#120
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,914
Maybe Marriott is waiting for March to come around to figure out who actually “made” status last year (instead of extended) before coming up with extensions or adding nights for requalification. Extension doesn’t really make sense at this point. People are over at Hyatt the first two months anyways.