Platinum renewal message?
Dec 9, 2015, 11:03 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chicago (ORD)
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, UA Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 566
Platinum renewal message?
Anyone else get a note on their online account saying that their status has renewed? I was going to be a little short on nights and if this is true, that'd be great because I was probably going to do a mattress run. Anyone else this on theirs? Any way to confirm (eg, expiration date in Jan 2017) short of calling MR?
Dec 9, 2015, 11:05 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: UA 1MM; Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 678
Anyone else get a note on their online account saying that their status has renewed? I was going to be a little short on nights and if this is true, that'd be great because I was probably going to do a mattress run. Anyone else this on theirs? Any way to confirm (eg, expiration date in Jan 2017) short of calling MR?
Dec 9, 2015, 1:49 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,285
I got a platinum renewal message today, too. I have only 71 nights at the moment. I've got 2 more planned between now and 12/31 but I'm pretty sure I won't hit the official 75 night mark. Thank you, Marriott for your discretion in keeping me at platinum. ^
Dec 9, 2015, 2:21 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
Nothing for me yet. I have 182 nights this year with 11 more on the way. Hope I make it! 
Dec 9, 2015, 2:57 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: TUL
Programs: AA Plat, DL FO/1MM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, National Exec Elite
Posts: 2,102
My statistics are almost identical to yours... 71 nights + 2 pending (stay already completed, just not posted). I do currently have a mattress run reservation booked, but I'd love to cancel. Any thoughts if this is legit or an "oops?" What complicates my situation even more is 3 of my 71 nights are the "phantom" birthday nights that posted a few days back. Decisions, decisions...
Dec 9, 2015, 3:04 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: California
Programs: Marriott Gold (1st choice) BW Diamond (2nd)
Posts: 299
My statistics are almost identical to yours... 71 nights + 2 pending (stay already completed, just not posted). I do currently have a mattress run reservation booked, but I'd love to cancel. Any thoughts if this is legit or an "oops?" What complicates my situation even more is 3 of my 71 nights are the "phantom" birthday nights that posted a few days back. Decisions, decisions...
I believe it may have been to entice people to spend more nights after the no promo summer and many switched to another brand.
Dec 9, 2015, 5:40 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,285
My statistics are almost identical to yours... 71 nights + 2 pending (stay already completed, just not posted). I do currently have a mattress run reservation booked, but I'd love to cancel. Any thoughts if this is legit or an "oops?" What complicates my situation even more is 3 of my 71 nights are the "phantom" birthday nights that posted a few days back. Decisions, decisions...
Dec 9, 2015, 6:23 pm
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chicago (ORD)
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, UA Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 566
To clarify. I haven't gotten an email message that said I was platinum-renewed. It was when I logged on to my Marriott account. Have others actually gotten emails? (I'd feel a lot better with an email!)
Dec 9, 2015, 7:30 pm
#9
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: TUL
Programs: AA Plat, DL FO/1MM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, National Exec Elite
Posts: 2,102
EDIT: Update, after logging back in I no longer see the "welcome to Platinum" message :-(
Dec 9, 2015, 8:27 pm
#10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1MM, Marriott LTP, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,003
Dec 9, 2015, 9:48 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LA
Posts: 1,281
Something may be screwed up though. When I logged into mine yesterday it referenced Gold for me, which I know I have far exceeded. A worried me called in and spoke to someone and he indicated it is a known issue and they are working on updating something on the backend. He did mention it was isolated to certain accounts but they were working to disable the feature until they are able to fix some bugs.
Dec 9, 2015, 9:53 pm
#12
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,413
Thanks. You just reminded me to start to worry about being renewed as PP. In the past, there wasn't a clear time when notices/gifts/card packages were sent, not was it obvious whether the notation on the account applied to the previous year or the coming year.
Dec 10, 2015, 6:09 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,699
You won't find out about PP until late Feb in my past experience...
Dec 10, 2015, 7:11 am
#14
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Silver, Hertz
Posts: 435
I, too, got the Platinum renewal message on my Marriott account page (no email) although I was 2 nights short. FYI. I will actually be getting those 2 nights on a weekend holiday trip to Philly. But what was really odd to me is that after reading this thread, I logged in again today to check and my number of nights stayed is now showing 75! Even though no activity is showing on my account to get me from 73 to 75.
In any case, since I know I will be hitting at least my 75 nights (and I am expecting CC charges to push me a bit higher than 75) I am not stressing over "phantom" nights and/or messages appearing.
In any case, since I know I will be hitting at least my 75 nights (and I am expecting CC charges to push me a bit higher than 75) I am not stressing over "phantom" nights and/or messages appearing.