Originally Posted by Veronyka

I forgot to mention (not sure if this matters) that my Marriott "nights" are 15 from my CC and 17 from rollover (2017). Do these still count towards my 50 for Plat? Or are they like the "5" SPG nights that won't count?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by robbo135

So it's mid-June and Starriott haven't released the full revised hotel award chart yet, as I'm impatient, any guesses as to whether it will be this week or next week?

I have a travel credit expiring at the end of June so I want to see whether I should use points or the travel credit for my hotel stay.

Originally Posted by aaupgrade

I was wondering the same thing and keep coming here to check for news. Being the pessimist I am, thanks to Marriott IT reinforcement, I would guess it will be Friday or Saturday of next week.

Originally Posted by Lefleur

I apologize if this has been discussed ad nauseum (I searched but didn't see the answer).

If someone is Gold with Starwood because of the # of stays (10 or more stays), and so they have been matched/granted Gold with a linked Marriott, what happens August 1 if they have not hit the 50 night threshold since the stay qualifier has gone away as an elite qualification (post-August 1)?

I will not have 50 nights by August 1. Does this mean I get thrown back into new Gold (25-49 night) category for Marriott (which now no longer includes lounge access or breakfast as a welcome amenity)?

I am trying to plan out the rest of my travel. I have about 50 nights to book between now and December 31, with the potential for more. I currently have 16 nights/7 stays with Starwood and 8 nights with Marriott. I need to make hotel reservations for 8-9 nights for July (2 or 3 trips); 10 nights for August; 12 nights for September; 6 nights for October; 6 nights for November; and 12 nights in December. Because of a work/geographic limitation, 10 of these nights (mostly August/September) are already committed to Hilton Hotels. I may have 2-ish additional weeks of travel to book, depending on some work developments, but this is probably the minimum number of hotel nights I need to plan.

I am trying to get lounge access post August 1 as much as possible given some of the locations I"ll be in (all of my August, September, and November nights are international). At this rate I won't get (the new) Platinum status until mid- or late September based upon nights.

I am trying to decide which hotels to stay in next month (July) and trying to figure out whether I need to stay at 3 Starwoods or if I can stay at a mix of Starwood/Marriott (a Marriott option is much better for one of my trips). If I stay at 3 Starwoods I will be Gold (Starwood) and matched Marriott Gold PRIOR to August 1...however am I correct to assume that getting 10 stays = Gold PRIOR to August 1 does not translate to Platinum post-August 1?

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

How many stays and nights did you have with both SPG and MR last year? Your 2017 nights will be added together in August to determine whether you get higher status in the new combined program for the rest of the program year. If your status based on 2017 totals is higher than status based on 2018 totals (legacy rules or combined program), you get the higher status for the remainder of the program year, presumably March 1st, 2019, but we must wait for the new T&C to determine the date for sure.

Originally Posted by Mr. Vker

The past two days, I have had to call Starwood three times. What a joy to get a person quickly that was helpful and knew what they were doing. Amazing. I miss that Marriott!

Originally Posted by RogerD408

??? Where did you read they will be adding 2017 nights to determine MPG status? All I've seen is they will preserve your current status, so (presuming) the higher of the two programs will survive the merge and migrate to the new program until you earn a higher status in 2018. This is for your regular status. Now they will be adding all LT nights in both accounts at the time you merge them to determine your MPG Lifetime status and should that be higher than your regular status, then you'll be bumped up to that.

Originally Posted by pinniped

Stop gloating! I'm on hold with Marriott right now. 12 minute hold to start and now 8 minutes and counting while the agent tries to fix a missing stay.

A missing stay on a standard domestic U.S. Marriott on a normal Marriott.com booking of a published rate. One I also submitted an online missing stay request for a week ago with no response.

Originally Posted by yurtripper

For me, Marriott seems to have stopped responding to emails altogether. Emails I sent over a month ago have gone unanswered. What with that and the website issues it looks like the wheels are falling off.