Official Announcement: Marriott and SPG programs to merge on August 18th
Aug 20, 2018, 8:42 pm
#121
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I used my spg.com login. It gave me my new account number, and now I use that (with the same password).
I'm going to wait until all three stays from this past weekend post.
I'm going to wait until all three stays from this past weekend post.
Aug 20, 2018, 9:46 pm
#122
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Here's what I see at the URL I provided - shown in the address bar. The is no "Current Point Required " column.
Can you post what you see, with the identical URL, showing different columns?
In post 78, you linked to "http://uat.points-redemption.marriott.com/category-change?aff=MARUS&affname=111l1113&co=US&nt=PH" - which as I pointed out, is a uat test environment.
In post 81, I suggested you use "https://points-redemption.marriott.com/category-change"
I'm confused on how 2 very different URL's with very different content are "identical".
(fwiw, your uat environment now seems to be updated, no longer showing what you saw. When I was running conversion/UAT, we would do weekly code refreshes/data loads, so I suspect it simply has caught up/been updated/corrected)
Last edited by CPRich; Aug 20, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Aug 21, 2018, 5:33 am
#123
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Has anybody been able to select their new choice benefits for reaching 50 and/or 75 nights?
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
Aug 21, 2018, 8:07 am
#124
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Has anybody been able to select their new choice benefits for reaching 50 and/or 75 nights?
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
Aug 21, 2018, 10:40 am
#125
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Not a seamless process but will allow the dust to settle over the next few days & see what happens.
Accounts merged as per link. Automatically showed as expected - Platinum Elite. Today Website and App show Gold Elite, yet Marriott's booking system (as per Agent) correctly shows P.E. Surely this is something that technical support could have corrected?
Accounts merged as per link. Automatically showed as expected - Platinum Elite. Today Website and App show Gold Elite, yet Marriott's booking system (as per Agent) correctly shows P.E. Surely this is something that technical support could have corrected?
Aug 21, 2018, 12:36 pm
#126
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You may not be able to choose. It's been said you must cross the 50/75 thresholds after the program merges (since it's a feature of MPG) AND that combining accounts doesn't qualify. Not good news but does make sense, why shouldn't everyone with more than 50/75 get the choice when it wasn't a benefit?
Aug 21, 2018, 3:34 pm
#127
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Having said all that, it occurs to me that this may be a 2019 going forward type of thing? Haven't really looked into it, but I certainly don't see anything to do with this in my account...
Aug 21, 2018, 5:34 pm
#128
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On August 18, 2018, we began the process of updating our systems to launch our new loyalty program. Currently, we are working to solve a few known account issues impacting some of our members. Please check status.marriott.com regularly for further updates. We thank you for your patience during this time.
Best regards,
Marriott Rewards Insider
Best regards,
Marriott Rewards Insider
Aug 21, 2018, 7:05 pm
#129
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Has anybody been able to select their new choice benefits for reaching 50 and/or 75 nights?
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
When I click on the link, I am being re-directed to https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rewards/signin and then a password window comes up and obviously I don't know the password for this site.
I got as far as seeing the box requesting the password; the little window popped up automatically when I looked at my account. However, I didn't proceed as I plan to wait until the mess is somewhat more resolved since I still have some SPG SNAs to use before the end of the year.
Aug 22, 2018, 5:08 am
#130
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I can't login to either site. I haven't been able to since Saturday. How long should I wait before panicking?
Aug 22, 2018, 9:15 am
#131
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Yeah, that would be pretty unpalatable to a lot of folks. Also, this is 2018, and we've all known all year that we would be seeing our accounts combined prior to year's end and thus felt free to stay across the brand spectrum (unless we were gunning for legacy LT status).
Having said all that, it occurs to me that this may be a 2019 going forward type of thing? Haven't really looked into it, but I certainly don't see anything to do with this in my account...
Having said all that, it occurs to me that this may be a 2019 going forward type of thing? Haven't really looked into it, but I certainly don't see anything to do with this in my account...
Let's wait and see what happens.
Being that FT is all about learning how to play the game, imagine if you made 50 SPG nights before 7/27 and picked 10 SNAs, then crossed 75 SPG nights after 8/18. If you don't merge your accounts, you could cross 50 & 75 MR nights and get yet another 10 SNAs!
Aug 22, 2018, 4:55 pm
#132
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Aug 22, 2018, 7:41 pm
#133
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Good point. I imagine they've thought through a lot of these such corner cases, just a little disappointed they've yet to concisely communicate the policy.
Aug 23, 2018, 1:24 am
#134
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The benefit choice URL now redirects here - probably before it was a test version that slipped online.
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rds/comingsoon
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/...rds/comingsoon
Coming soon.
MEMBERS WITH AT LEAST 50 ELIGIBLE NIGHTS CAN CHOOSE THEIR BENEFIT.
We’ll unveil our Annual Choice Benefits soon and invite eligible members to select the new benefit that suits them best
Aug 23, 2018, 4:54 am
#135
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I fully understand the disbelief, but doesn't surprise me. It just doesn't make sense to flood the market with everyone having over 75 nights getting 10 SNAs right now. Seriously doubt that will happen. SNAs are troublesome as they are, can't imagine what would happen if they flooded the market. There's so much "first year only" issues.