Soft landing?
Dec 15, 2009, 11:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Soft landing?
So I had 105 nights in 2008, and 5 nights in 2009. do i go to zero status next year? or does marriott do any soft landing? for what it's worth, i should have about 10 nights in jan and another 5 in feb and 10 in march. it's been so long since i wasn't a hotel elite. i dont' know what i'll do!
Dec 16, 2009, 12:18 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: BOS
Programs: Hilton Diamond Marriott Plat
Posts: 270
So I had 105 nights in 2008, and 5 nights in 2009. do i go to zero status next year? or does marriott do any soft landing? for what it's worth, i should have about 10 nights in jan and another 5 in feb and 10 in march. it's been so long since i wasn't a hotel elite. i dont' know what i'll do!
Come On Soft-Landing!
Dec 16, 2009, 2:46 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 567
Marriott has been known to drop their members only one level down/year (for maintaining your status, MR does not offer a rolling 12 month qualification period).
For 2009, a Buy Back Your Marriott Rewards Elite Status option was offered for 40/25/7.5K MR points (Platinum/Gold/Silver).
For 2009, a Buy Back Your Marriott Rewards Elite Status option was offered for 40/25/7.5K MR points (Platinum/Gold/Silver).
Dec 16, 2009, 3:25 am
#4
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Marriott has been known to drop their members only one level down/year (for maintaining your status, MR does not offer a rolling 12 month qualification period).
For 2009, a Buy Back Your Marriott Rewards Elite Status option was offered for 40/25/7.5K MR points (Platinum/Gold/Silver).
For 2009, a Buy Back Your Marriott Rewards Elite Status option was offered for 40/25/7.5K MR points (Platinum/Gold/Silver).
This was valid until 3/31/2009
If there was such an offer now, I may consider to maintain my gold status
Dec 16, 2009, 3:36 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 567
Common sense have it that Buy Back status offers for 2010 will not be offered within qualification period!
Dec 16, 2009, 11:34 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: UA1k3.00mm;AAex-EXP;Hy Glob;Acc Plt;HH Dia;Onyx Plt;Mar LT Tit;IHG DiAm;RR P;RRA G;BW D;Hcom G
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Dec 16, 2009, 7:47 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 102
Soft landing
in 2007, I stayed only a few nights ~10, and got 10 credit card nights, but wasn't dropped from Platinum (I'd been Plat for 3 years before that). You have a good chance of getting at least Gold for a year, particularly if you had activity more than one year previously. Worst case, you can probably challenge back up if you don't get a soft landing.
Dec 17, 2009, 12:53 am
#8
Join Date: May 2003
Programs: UA1k; Bonvoy Titanium; Hilton Gold; IHG Gold; AA Plat Pro
Posts: 1,794
in 2007, I stayed only a few nights ~10, and got 10 credit card nights, but wasn't dropped from Platinum (I'd been Plat for 3 years before that). You have a good chance of getting at least Gold for a year, particularly if you had activity more than one year previously. Worst case, you can probably challenge back up if you don't get a soft landing.
Dec 17, 2009, 11:16 am
#9
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MAN
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Spire, UA Silver, Dennis The Menace Fan Club
Posts: 1,457
A challenge occurs where you are set a minimum number of nights to acheive in a short space of time to be bumped up, typically 12 nights in 3 months for Gold, 18 nights for Plat. You need to call the Marriott Rewards line to set it up for you.
Dec 18, 2009, 11:09 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London
Posts: 610
I was offered the 18-night challenge late October to retain Platinum without calling, am nowhere close to hitting it.
Dec 21, 2009, 5:43 am
#11
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MAN
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Spire, UA Silver, Dennis The Menace Fan Club
Posts: 1,457
Marriott has this year set challenges to members automatically to retain their status where they're nowhere near making it on their ytd figures. You can still request a challenge if not given one...
Dec 23, 2009, 4:40 pm
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: ATL
Programs: No status no more, no where, no how.
Posts: 13,184
The MR elite desk clued me in to this when I called up in 2004 to thank them for keeping non-stayer me in the elite family.
