Accounts not yet linked - Am I OK?
Aug 18, 2018, 2:23 pm
#1
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Accounts not yet linked - Am I OK?
Partly procrastination, partly got too busy this last week: I never LINKED my two accounts. It seems silly, but I'm gonna be able to still convert my SPG points over, right? I have a boatload of starpoints and it puts a pit in my stomach thinking they could possibly vanish.
Edit: Linked, not merged. Sorry.
Edit: Linked, not merged. Sorry.
Last edited by JaytheBarber; Aug 18, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Aug 18, 2018, 2:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2017
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I don't think anyone has merged accounts yet. At least I've haven't seen communications on how to merge.
Aug 18, 2018, 2:45 pm
#3
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Marriott will provide instructions how to merge accounts in the coming days. Points will not be lost.
Aug 18, 2018, 2:49 pm
#4
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It’s been months that my two accounts are merged. I just followed the instructions prevailing at that time.
Aug 18, 2018, 2:56 pm
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Aug 18, 2018, 3:01 pm
#6
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You’re right. I have only linked my accounts.
Aug 18, 2018, 3:40 pm
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Aug 18, 2018, 4:43 pm
#8
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I meant linked accounts. I never linked my two accounts. Sorry for confusion.
Aug 18, 2018, 4:57 pm
#9
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FWIW, I've tried a number of activities throughout the day including merging accounts, a link for which was present earlier, but now the site is Upgrade in Progress. Note I said I "tried" and was able to login to marriott.com and also signed into spg.com with my old spg sign-on, and while it went through 2 or 3 screens it ultimately came back with an error.
Aug 18, 2018, 8:15 pm
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The new term is "combine your accounts". Apparently merging programs and merging accounts was too confusing (probably to MR) they are now calling it combine. And from what I read, we will be told, via email, when we can combine our accounts sometime AFTER the new SPG account numbers are assigned and all the data merged with MR data. We will be able to choose which account we want to keep by logging into that account and then specifying the other account(s). There doesn't seem to be any issues with keeping both accounts for now UNLESS you are due a higher status once they are combined. I would be cautious jumping the gun because they may need to roll things back a time or two before it's all ready to go.