Marriott platinum for United 1-Ks!
#31
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People who are actually in the business elite don't actually have status anxiety, they'd rather spend time with friends/kids/etc.
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They aren't downgrading those people until their status expires next year either. So why shouldn't it work two ways? All that they said is that if you already had Marriott Gold because of Rewards Plus, you get to keep platinum until it expires in Feb.
This is so ridiculous .. just feeding the populist belief that unearned/gifted status materially impacts those people that have earned it.
-David
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I know a well-known & respected FTer who has access to Marriott lounges due to UA promo. He's primarily a Hilton/IHG guy, but occasionally will stay at MAR due to gifted (pre-8/18) Gold status. He stayed 2 times, yup only 2, in the last year at MAR properties & one of the 2 properties didn't have a lounge, so he got free brekkie in the restaurant instead. As someone noted up thread, if they're not staying enough to get status the hard way, odds are they're not staying enough to really impact other elites regardless of the wailing & moaning on the forum.
Cheers.
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The biggest issue causing Marriott lounge crowding IMO is lounges that are too small, particularly at large properties (e.g., Marquis San Diego).
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Within my function at my company location I know many colleagues who got MR Gold through UA and they stay maybe 10-15 nights a year. Great deal for them, but no wonder benefits and lounge amenities are being reduced at many places. I am hopeful that in 219 things will be back to normal!
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Of course I haven't been to the Times Square Marquis which has been reported to be exponentially worse!
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