mauilana

I have Marriott gold.

Just received a "one time offer" platinum elite challenge to complete nine separate paid stays through April 30, 2018. Once I complete the nine separate stays my account would be upgraded to Platinum Elite through January 2019.

If I qualify in April 2018, wouldn't status last until January 2020?

Perhaps it is better to to do the SPG 18 night challenge?

Srisarin

There's at least one major thread on this subject already with the same question asked and answered.

funkbandit

Marriott Status qualification works that way that you earn your 2019 status in 2018. So whichever status you earn in 2018 will take immediate effect in 2018 and will be good for the 2019 status period which runs until Feb 2020.I can't see why completing a platinum challenge that requires 18 stays should be superior or easier to complete than a platinum challenge that requires just 9 stays.

mauilana

I assumed it would be good until January 2020, but the email invite was very specific re January 2019... Thus my post...

funkbandit

What can I say? There's only one way to find out - take a leap of faith, complete the challenge and see what happens.

Carpboy823

And you could post a link to that thread to actually help OP instead of yet another one of your snide and useless comments. For OP: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...d-threads.html

Srisarin

of course I could if you'll tell me how to when I'm posting with my phone

but thanks to you and NYC for your mutual personal attacks which are in direct contradiction to FT rules

joshua362

Sometimes its what you don't say rather than what you say. Really, its ok to be silent if you can't add any further value to the question, I do it all the time!

mauilana

So, make sure you do not complete that final 9th night until February 2018

funkbandit

So, make sure you do not complete that final 9th night until February 2018Yes. Easy as that. Good luck w/ completing the challenge.

brokenwindow

Hmm.. I was told the opposite in this thread:
How long will my status last?

controller1

brokenwindow

It was not hypothetical. I will be, but it sucks if it will not be valid until 2020, then I'd just wait with one of the meetings until next month.

funkbandit

In a previous post in this thread (#3) I have confirmed what you have been told in the other thread.Since OP was confused by a line in a email he/she has received which seems to contradict Marriott's typical policy.I would say it doesn't make a difference if the 9th night of the challenge was completed in January or February. Hence, completing the challenge in February wouldn't hurt.In addition, OP was unsure whether to complete a 18 stay SPG challenge or a 9 stay MR challenge (both for plat)

mauilana

I was confused by a line in the email I originally received that stated that once I completed 9 stays, Platinum would be valid until January 2019.

I clarified and this is what I was told.

As it is only mid January, it is possible to complete 9 stays in January, in which case, platinum would only be valid until January 2019.

However, if I complete challenge in February or March, status is valid for the remainder of this year and the next year, ie January 2020.

Plus the major difference between the 18 night SPG and 9 stay Marriott, is "night" versus "stay". ie you could book a room for 18 days at SPG and do it, whereas Marriott is 9 stays which require personal check-in, maximum of one room per night, can't check in and out for two nights at same property, and only at Marriott branded properties not SPG. I'm going for Marriott but may have to switch a few Hilton bookings...