Elite status for $$$ spent in a year???
 

Are there any conditions under which Marriott will grant Gold status based on money spent at the properties in a year? I'm Gold now and won't requalify on nights, but a couple of my stays have involved bringing quite a few other room-nights to the Marriott as well as some catering. The revenue was paid for via my Marriott Rewards Visa, so it should be easily verifiable. The stays and revenue were personal business - I'm not a travel planner trying to grab Plat status because I "spent" millions of dollars on behalf of a large company or something.

I know Marriott is tight with free comps, but might they look kindly on a higher-revenue customer?

Shamelessly bumping this to the top, because I think *somebody* here probably knows something. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Have you tried calling Marriott? I don't know the answer, but when you call, I would be interested in knowing what they tell you.

I agree, Pinniped, you should be able to earn status by that route. Perhaps there are unofficial criteria that are used on a case-by-case basis?

FWIW, I never did call Marriott to see whether I could get a Gold comp because of 2002 $$$ spent. However, much to my surprise, I got a 2003 Gold kit in the mail today.

The letter said something to the effect of "Because of your Marriott Signature Visa cardmembership, you have achieved Gold Elite status for 2003..." Thought that was a little wierd. Don't know if it was because of the amount spent on the card, or if they handed out comps to everybody this year.

I had 9 nights in 2002 at non-Priceline rates, but spent quite a bit on events/catering.