China BMW owner can match Gold status with lounge access
Sep 6, 2018, 2:02 am
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I think the odds of all LT Golds Worldwide boycotting MAR/SPG properties due to a limited promotion in China that probably won't crowd exec lounges much is slim to none.
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Sep 6, 2018, 2:14 am
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Not sure why you would care as it doesn't hurt you. You wouldn't have had lounge access anyway and didn't have it as gold before. If someone has a complaint, it should be plats who have slightly more crowded lounges in China.
BMW and Marriott reach some sort of promotional agreement ... so what? Who knows how long it will last?
BMW and Marriott reach some sort of promotional agreement ... so what? Who knows how long it will last?
Sep 6, 2018, 2:24 am
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BTW - (devil's advocate) - that 'average Joe driving a Mercedes' might indeed be worth more than the 'average Joe'. But odds are the AJWAM might be at St.R or RC vs. JW or MAR, so think your outrage overall is a bit misplaced.
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Sep 6, 2018, 6:13 pm
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Interesting. BMW nor any dealers I bought a BMW from has reached out to me about this - I don't need it as LTP anyway. But from a business perspective it makes sense especially as Marriott got hit earlier this year by having listed Taiwan as a separate country. Their website in China was blocked for a full week. I don't think this will clog stuff up too much.
Sep 6, 2018, 7:38 pm
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I wonder how the number of BMWs in China will compare to the number of people with the special comped Gold status that includes lounge access in China. Any bets?
Sep 7, 2018, 8:53 pm
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Sep 7, 2018, 9:51 pm
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China auto sales statistics for BMW only include the models that are locally produced in China through the BMW-Brilliance Joint Venture with local manufacturing partner Brilliance Auto and excludes import models.With total BMW brand sales (including imports) of 425.765 units in 2014, the three locally produced models account for about two thirds of this figure. BMW started production of the 2-Series Active Tourer MPV in China in 2016, followed by a front-wheel drive compact sedan 1-Series in 2017 and the X3 midsized SUV, which will increase local production capacity to 400.000 annual units.BMW
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http://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/bmw/
Ooops! There were nice tables when I pasted it but then FT turned them into very hard to read mumble jumble stuff...
For the first time in 2 years BMW trails Mercedes and Audi in China Market...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...es-drop-in-may
So BMW needs that promo.
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Sep 8, 2018, 12:20 am
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BMW is hurting in China because of lack of new models... The new 5 looks like the old 5 too. Mercedes has launched the new extended E Class and other more localized products. Like Ford, BMW in trouble if it can't come up will new models soon.
They need deals like this tie in w Marriott. But again, I have not been called so I doubt this will cause a major uptick in lounger overflows. As of not just not being pushed have.
And since BMWers here are 2-3 times more the price than in US the promo makes sense for Marriott to attract a wealthy consumer have just starting to be loyal to hotel chains.
They need deals like this tie in w Marriott. But again, I have not been called so I doubt this will cause a major uptick in lounger overflows. As of not just not being pushed have.
And since BMWers here are 2-3 times more the price than in US the promo makes sense for Marriott to attract a wealthy consumer have just starting to be loyal to hotel chains.
Sep 22, 2018, 8:44 am
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Instead of all boycotts mentioned in this thread simply due to a promotion limited to mainland China(funny), urge new similar worldwide promotions for solid business reason which offer access to the lounge as remedy for Gold is actually what you may need.
Sep 22, 2018, 12:54 pm
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On top of that, I suspect many BMW-driving Marriott guests in China are already paying for rooms with lounge access.
Sep 22, 2018, 5:14 pm
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I still have not been called or made aware of promo so i highly doubt lounges will be overrun.
Sep 22, 2018, 5:41 pm
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I've never understood lifetime status. That shouldn't be a thing.
Sep 25, 2018, 10:40 am
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(What I can't understand is why I am not upgraded every time I check into a hotel. After all everyone else is boycotting!)
Sep 25, 2018, 6:26 pm
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I the the bigger revelation is that there are people in a “communist “ country that drive BMWs and stay at Marriots