Chances of getting a Gold challenge?
 

Last year Marriott gave me a challenge at around 32 nights at the end of the year - stay an extra four nights and earn Gold status. Did they give me the challenge because I never had Gold before, or is it possible for them to offer me the challenge again? I also have the Marriott-branded Visa card.

So I got a snail mail promo today, "stay golden".

I'm at 19 nights, the offer was stay 14 more Oct-Dec (instead of 31) to keep Gold.

But... I have 15 more from the credit card that will hit in December, plus 2 award nights booked - neither of which count to the promo. So that will get me to 36, meaning without the promo, I'd get Gold with those same 14 extra nights. Which makes the promo useless.

But rant over, keep an eye on your snail mail to see what may soon come.