May 9, 2018, 11:36 am
Last edit by: rny321
PATHWAYS TO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE STATUS:
1. Legacy Marriott Lifetime Platinum - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 2MM Marriott Rewards points earned - not available after 1/1/2019
2. New Combined Program - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 10 years combined/total as Platinum members previously under MR and/or SPG as of 12/31/2018 - not available after 1/1/2019
From members.marriott.com:
NOTE: Members that reach 750 nights and 10 years at Platinum by December 31, 2018 will be grandfathered into Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite status (notified January 2019).
FAQ from members.marriott.com
Q: CAN I EARN LIFETIME STATUS UNDER THE LEGACY REQUIREMENTS (ACTIVE PRIOR TO AUGUST 2018) FOR LIFETIME ELITE STATUS IN MARRIOTT REWARDS, RITZ-CARLTON REWARDS OR SPG? IF SO, WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF MY LIFETIME ELITE STATUS?
A: Yes, in addition to earning based on the new criteria, members can earn Lifetime Elite Status under the legacy requirements through the end of 2018. If Lifetime status is achieved by legacy requirements, between August and December 31, 2018 you will receive notice of your updated Lifetime Elite status in January 2019. If Lifetime status is achieved based on the new criteria, you will be notified both in August 2018 as well as any time it is achieved through the end of the year.
Example: An SPG member has 300 Lifetime nights, 4 years of Gold Elite Status, and 1 year of Platinum Elite Status after August, 2018. Under the SPG legacy Lifetime requirements, this member would earn Lifetime Gold Elite status which would reflect in their account January 2019.
Q: IF I WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED INTO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE, WILL I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN INTO THIS LEVEL IN 2018?
A: Yes, members can earn Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite in 2018 if they achieve 750 Lifetime nights and 10 years at Platinum Elite status. This requirement is only for 2018 and will not be continued in future years. Members will receive notice of this Lifetime achievement in January 2019.
1. Legacy Marriott Lifetime Platinum - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 2MM Marriott Rewards points earned - not available after 1/1/2019
2. New Combined Program - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 10 years combined/total as Platinum members previously under MR and/or SPG as of 12/31/2018 - not available after 1/1/2019
From members.marriott.com:
NOTE: Members that reach 750 nights and 10 years at Platinum by December 31, 2018 will be grandfathered into Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite status (notified January 2019).
FAQ from members.marriott.com
Q: CAN I EARN LIFETIME STATUS UNDER THE LEGACY REQUIREMENTS (ACTIVE PRIOR TO AUGUST 2018) FOR LIFETIME ELITE STATUS IN MARRIOTT REWARDS, RITZ-CARLTON REWARDS OR SPG? IF SO, WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF MY LIFETIME ELITE STATUS?
A: Yes, in addition to earning based on the new criteria, members can earn Lifetime Elite Status under the legacy requirements through the end of 2018. If Lifetime status is achieved by legacy requirements, between August and December 31, 2018 you will receive notice of your updated Lifetime Elite status in January 2019. If Lifetime status is achieved based on the new criteria, you will be notified both in August 2018 as well as any time it is achieved through the end of the year.
Example: An SPG member has 300 Lifetime nights, 4 years of Gold Elite Status, and 1 year of Platinum Elite Status after August, 2018. Under the SPG legacy Lifetime requirements, this member would earn Lifetime Gold Elite status which would reflect in their account January 2019.
Q: IF I WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED INTO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE, WILL I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN INTO THIS LEVEL IN 2018?
A: Yes, members can earn Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite in 2018 if they achieve 750 Lifetime nights and 10 years at Platinum Elite status. This requirement is only for 2018 and will not be continued in future years. Members will receive notice of this Lifetime achievement in January 2019.
SPG Lifetime Platinums Can Now Qualify For Lifetime Titanium Status
Aug 20, 2018, 5:40 pm
#856
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,167
if they aren’t currently an annual PP, they will get to enjoy their PP benefits a bit earlier than everyone else
Aug 20, 2018, 6:26 pm
#857
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New York
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott LTPP, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 1,079
A lot of us MR Plat legacy/new MR (LT)PP are still showing at the 50 night level and it clearly hasn't been the most prioritized part of the merger.
I'm not mad. I understand, just waiting for a fix.
Aug 20, 2018, 6:30 pm
#858
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: YVR
Programs: AC*SE MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 4,604
Aug 20, 2018, 7:02 pm
#859
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
SPG had the "No connecting door" option as a room preference... Starriott no longer has it on the current "growing pains" websites. 
I'm having problems with the mobile apps... wanted to see if my LTPPE designation is on them.
I'm having problems with the mobile apps... wanted to see if my LTPPE designation is on them.
Aug 20, 2018, 7:13 pm
#860
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 1999
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 15,351
Aug 20, 2018, 7:16 pm
#861
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: KANSAS CITY
Programs: DL DM, MARRIOTT AMBASSADOR LIFETIME TITANIUM
Posts: 453
Aug 20, 2018, 7:20 pm
#862
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 1999
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 15,351
Note: I was not given the offer to merge until I opened a Chrome Incognito window and logged in. I chose to keep the Marriott number and not the new SPG number they gave me.
Aug 20, 2018, 8:47 pm
#863
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: MR/SPG LT Titanium, AA LT PLT, UA SLV, Avis PreferredPlus
Posts: 31,004
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but this is all very hard to follow, especially with Marriott constantly flipping things around.
Is there any way to know whether MR + SPG nights have actually combined? On the Marriott site this morning, it is showing me as lifetime Platinum elite (I was lifetime gold previously) with 667 stays. SPG claims 370 nights and that I am on my way to the next tier of Silver elite (of course.)
I have NOT combined accounts, I had previously linked them.
Does this mean I should actually have 1037 nights and hence LTPP, or have they possibly already combined them? I honestly cannot remember how many Marriott stays I had before moving to SPG some years back.
Is there any way to know whether MR + SPG nights have actually combined? On the Marriott site this morning, it is showing me as lifetime Platinum elite (I was lifetime gold previously) with 667 stays. SPG claims 370 nights and that I am on my way to the next tier of Silver elite (of course.)
I have NOT combined accounts, I had previously linked them.
Does this mean I should actually have 1037 nights and hence LTPP, or have they possibly already combined them? I honestly cannot remember how many Marriott stays I had before moving to SPG some years back.
When you combine accounts, your combined account will show combined account numbers.
Aug 20, 2018, 8:47 pm
#864
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: MR/SPG LT Titanium, AA LT PLT, UA SLV, Avis PreferredPlus
Posts: 31,004
Aug 20, 2018, 9:15 pm
#865
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: York, PA
Programs: MRSPG LT Tit, HH Diamond, Hertz Pres.
Posts: 1,737
So my android phone apps:
spg app shows legacy MR number, lt silver and MR stays for the year
MR app shows the same, but with MR logos
PC, who knows, cant log the heck in.
Now the cool part.
Ipad,
SPG app is almost correct, point total tripled, yers as a plat correct, correct night count
But only shows me as a silver.
MR app shows same as android
spg app shows legacy MR number, lt silver and MR stays for the year
MR app shows the same, but with MR logos
PC, who knows, cant log the heck in.
Now the cool part.
Ipad,
SPG app is almost correct, point total tripled, yers as a plat correct, correct night count
But only shows me as a silver.
MR app shows same as android
Aug 20, 2018, 9:31 pm
#866
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
Aug 20, 2018, 9:54 pm
#867
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta Diamond, WOH Globalist, Marriott LT Titanium, MSC Dia, Nespresso Club, ZTL Queen in Italy
Posts: 304
1) I really wish that I could've kept my original SPG number. 
2) I combined both accounts, and my MR number is listed as the acct number.
3) My combined totals show 807 nights & 11yrs Plat. (Which i actually have 12 Plat.) But my Lifetime Status shows "Lifetime Platinum Elite".
I really don't want to wait until January.... to get LTPP. Am I missing something or is that what us Legacy LTP SPG members need to do? Wait until January?
**Edited**
Now that i went upstream and read more of the this long thread.... i now understand that because I didn't have 750+ SPG nights. but rather 750 combined..... that's why i have to wait until January.
2) I combined both accounts, and my MR number is listed as the acct number.
3) My combined totals show 807 nights & 11yrs Plat. (Which i actually have 12 Plat.) But my Lifetime Status shows "Lifetime Platinum Elite".
I really don't want to wait until January.... to get LTPP. Am I missing something or is that what us Legacy LTP SPG members need to do? Wait until January?
**Edited**
Now that i went upstream and read more of the this long thread.... i now understand that because I didn't have 750+ SPG nights. but rather 750 combined..... that's why i have to wait until January.
Last edited by travelista; Aug 20, 2018 at 10:03 pm
Aug 21, 2018, 12:08 am
#869
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
Aug 21, 2018, 12:22 am
#870
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: +61
Programs: SQ*PPS, QF-WP1 & LTG, VA-Gold, Marriott*LTT, Hilton*Gold, Accor*Platinum
Posts: 5,735
I earned lifetime platinum entirely through SPG (and qualified for SPG LT Plat in 2018, before August). However I only show Platinum Elite at this point...