Jul 9, 2018, 1:17 pm
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How to see your lifetime nights and points without having to call Marriott: Best way to see your Lifetime points and nights
The Race to 2.0MM Points is On!
May 9, 2018, 2:15 pm
#76
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Central Florida
Programs: DL PM; MR Titanium & LTT; Hilton Diamond; National Exec Elite
Posts: 69
Anyone know the answer to this? I am wanting to transfer UA>>MR>>UA if it will increase my LT points, otherwise I will try MR>>SPG>>UA>>MR. Anyone know the answer to this?
May 10, 2018, 7:38 am
#77
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, Marriott Ambassador (LT Titanium)
Posts: 94
Remember that both of these lifetime status schemes remain in effect for this year, but here’s the best part: We’ve received confirmation from Marriott that your activity for the rest of the year at both Marriott and SPG hotels will count toward both of the legacy programs’ qualification criteria.
Source: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/lifet...riott-program/
May 10, 2018, 7:47 am
#78
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 5,814
As someone gunning for LT Plat on Marriott but primarily staying at SPG hotels for the remainder of the year, this is huge (if true). Anyone hear the same?
Source: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/lifet...riott-program/
Source: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/lifet...riott-program/
However, i'd like to see that officially somewhere rather than on a blog.
May 10, 2018, 9:40 am
#79
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Washington D.C.
Programs: UA Gold MM , AS MVPG , MR LTT, Hilton Dia
Posts: 478
The Marriott site currently shows you get LTPP if you previously had Marriott LTP or have 750 nights and 10 years Platinum status. This was done to appease the SPG crowd. So is the 2.0 MM points not a requirement any longer? Seems unfair if SPG members only need the 750 nights, but Marriott members need both nights and points.
May 10, 2018, 11:02 am
#80
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: AA Pro;Ritz Carlton Ambassador;Hilton Silver: SPG Gold
Posts: 111
For legacy Marriott members, is it possible to buy 30K SPG points and then in August, when they convert by 3x, those points will turn into 90K. Will those 90K count towards LIfetime Status under the legacy lifetime criteria?
May 10, 2018, 11:07 am
#81
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,928
May 10, 2018, 2:05 pm
#82
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The only possible way to have them count (if you haven't used the transfer from someone else yet) is to have someone else buy the SPG points (with your money), transfer them to their Marriott account (this other person must not care about lifetime points obviously), and then transfer them from their Marriott account to your Marriott account. But that's limited to 50k, so you couldn't use that workaround for the whole 90k.
May 10, 2018, 3:00 pm
#83
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
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Directly transferred SPG points haven't counted towards Lifetime Points up to now, and we see no reason to expect them to suddenly count in August.
The only possible way to have them count (if you haven't used the transfer from someone else yet) is to have someone else buy the SPG points (with your money), transfer them to their Marriott account (this other person must not care about lifetime points obviously), and then transfer them from their Marriott account to your Marriott account. But that's limited to 50k, so you couldn't use that workaround for the whole 90k.
The only possible way to have them count (if you haven't used the transfer from someone else yet) is to have someone else buy the SPG points (with your money), transfer them to their Marriott account (this other person must not care about lifetime points obviously), and then transfer them from their Marriott account to your Marriott account. But that's limited to 50k, so you couldn't use that workaround for the whole 90k.
May 10, 2018, 6:16 pm
#84
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: United 1K 1MM, Marriott LTT
Posts: 20
I just got off the phone with a Marriott customer service rep, he had to look for the answer for probably 20 minutes, but I wanted to know about the ten year thing. I'm Marriott Rewards, I couldn't see a way to find that out. He said that the ten years platinum have to be for the entire year. He said that if you missed platinum during a year, then made it the next year, the next year did not count, as you were not platinum the whole year. He also said that I was the first to ask him that, how to find out how many years I've been platinum with Marriott, so I think I'm not going to take that as gospel. I'd love to know if anyone else has heard the same thing.
As it happens he said I'd been seven full, three more partial, so that will make a difference to me, I'm at 1.5M points and 800 nights, I'll get to 1.6M, won't get to 2.0M. Honestly to me it looks like not much difference at all between platinum and the coming platinum premier, all I care about is executive lounge/breakfast and late check out. Maybe it will get diluted in the future as was pointed out earlier..
As it happens he said I'd been seven full, three more partial, so that will make a difference to me, I'm at 1.5M points and 800 nights, I'll get to 1.6M, won't get to 2.0M. Honestly to me it looks like not much difference at all between platinum and the coming platinum premier, all I care about is executive lounge/breakfast and late check out. Maybe it will get diluted in the future as was pointed out earlier..
May 10, 2018, 6:30 pm
#85
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Because it would count twice then. They said they will merge the LT achievements in August ... so it makes sense it does not count when you transfer and then again in August. But yes, they do need to clarify that officially.
May 10, 2018, 6:40 pm
#86
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Will SPG points count in August for MR LTP status under the legacy MR rules? I'm not convinced.
May 10, 2018, 7:21 pm
#87
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: DL Gold, UA nothing (ex-GS), Marriott lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist
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May 11, 2018, 9:29 am
#88
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I am expecting that SPG points that get merged will never increment your MR Lifetime points counter. On August 1, either they will do an auto-merge or we will have to go in and click on something, but when we do that the counter won't increase just because we had a bunch of SPG points sitting in the account.
Otherwise, all Marriott members within striking distance of LTPP would simply transfer all existing MR points to SPG on July 31 and then have them come back on August 1 and double-dip on LT points.
Otherwise, all Marriott members within striking distance of LTPP would simply transfer all existing MR points to SPG on July 31 and then have them come back on August 1 and double-dip on LT points.
May 11, 2018, 11:19 am
#89
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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If that is the case, then they could, if they so desired, add your LT SPG account point balance (maybe multiplied by 3) to your LT Marriott point balance and get a fairly accurate final number. (This of course assumes that Starwood is able to accurately calculate your LT SPG points balance.)
May 11, 2018, 11:21 am
#90
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: CLT
Programs: Marriott Plat, AA Gold
Posts: 1,076
The Marriott site currently shows you get LTPP if you previously had Marriott LTP or have 750 nights and 10 years Platinum status. This was done to appease the SPG crowd. So is the 2.0 MM points not a requirement any longer? Seems unfair if SPG members only need the 750 nights, but Marriott members need both nights and points.
1. Get MR LTP by 12/31/18 (750 nights, 2 million points)
2. Have 750 nights and 10 years platinum in the combined program by 12/31/18
So for MR members, I believe it's basically you need 750 nights plus EITHER the points or the years.
