Mar 9, 2016, 12:19 pm
Last edit by: controller1
For those with questions regarding the best timing for applying for a Platinum or Gold status match, this is the policy to keep in mind for your individual determination:
Elite Expiration: The Elite Status Challenge entitles members to one full year of elite status, from one renewal period to the next (i.e. the end of February one year to the end of February the next year) and only carries over if they are upgraded on or after March 1st (whereas earning status naturally* gives members elite status for the remainder of the current year, carries over for the entirety of the following year, and expires at the end of February in the third year)
Elite Status Challenge Expiration Example: If a member is upgraded via the challenge on or before February 28th, 2017 they retain status until February 28th, 2018, the following year. If they are upgraded on or after March 1st, 2017 they retain status for the remainder of the year, all of 2018, up until February 28th, 2019.
Elite Expiration: The Elite Status Challenge entitles members to one full year of elite status, from one renewal period to the next (i.e. the end of February one year to the end of February the next year) and only carries over if they are upgraded on or after March 1st (whereas earning status naturally* gives members elite status for the remainder of the current year, carries over for the entirety of the following year, and expires at the end of February in the third year)
Elite Status Challenge Expiration Example: If a member is upgraded via the challenge on or before February 28th, 2017 they retain status until February 28th, 2018, the following year. If they are upgraded on or after March 1st, 2017 they retain status for the remainder of the year, all of 2018, up until February 28th, 2019.
SPG Status Match Request and Challenge Policy : Discussion Master Thread
Apr 7, 2018, 9:09 pm
#826
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
Hello,
I registered for SPG Platinum Challenge on Period Mar-May. I still have not completed the 18 nights yet, but got SPG Platinum recently after matching status from Marriott.
If I complete 18 SPG nights within the timeframe, will I still earn Platinum till around Feb 2020? Currently, my status is valid till end of 2018.
Thank you.
I registered for SPG Platinum Challenge on Period Mar-May. I still have not completed the 18 nights yet, but got SPG Platinum recently after matching status from Marriott.
If I complete 18 SPG nights within the timeframe, will I still earn Platinum till around Feb 2020? Currently, my status is valid till end of 2018.
Thank you.
Apr 7, 2018, 11:16 pm
#827
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 6
As I plan to have many stays on SPG properties on these few months and SPG challenge gives the status till Feb 2020, I find it helpful. So, I do not need to worry on elite nights later of this year and how to allocate nights for Marriott/SPG.
I hope the program combines next year I do enjoy the benefit and hotel atmosphere in both program.
Apr 8, 2018, 8:11 am
#828
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
Hello,
I registered for SPG Platinum Challenge on Period Mar-May. I still have not completed the 18 nights yet, but got SPG Platinum recently after matching status from Marriott.
If I complete 18 SPG nights within the timeframe, will I still earn Platinum till around Feb 2020? Currently, my status is valid till end of 2018.
Thank you.
I registered for SPG Platinum Challenge on Period Mar-May. I still have not completed the 18 nights yet, but got SPG Platinum recently after matching status from Marriott.
If I complete 18 SPG nights within the timeframe, will I still earn Platinum till around Feb 2020? Currently, my status is valid till end of 2018.
Thank you.
Apr 8, 2018, 8:29 am
#829
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
You should not have been signed up for the challenge since you were already effectively Platinum. I suspect (totally a guess here) that SPG will pull it once they realize what has happened. No one knows what the program will look like come next year so counting on particular benefits before the new program is announced may not be wise.
Apr 8, 2018, 8:45 am
#830
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
As I plan to have many stays on SPG properties on these few months and SPG challenge gives the status till Feb 2020, I find it helpful. So, I do not need to worry on elite nights later of this year and how to allocate nights for Marriott/SPG.
I hope the program combines next year I do enjoy the benefit and hotel atmosphere in both program.
I hope the program combines next year I do enjoy the benefit and hotel atmosphere in both program.
Apr 8, 2018, 8:49 am
#831
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
I don't believe granting the challenge was a mistake as OP was not SPG Platinum at the time of the granting. Just because OP was Marriott Platinum at the time, how is SPG to know OP has a Marriott account if the accounts are not linked? That's why it was OP's mistake to link the accounts during the challenge. If OP had finished the challenge, been granted Platinum status within SPG and then linked the accounts, I believe OP would have been able to achieve his intended results of having Platinum status for a longer period of time.
Apr 8, 2018, 9:06 am
#832
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 6
I was not SPG platinum before ( as I could join the program) . That means I also never tried their brand.
I believe it is the win-win situation to extend existing customer base from their own customers when they join their business, rather than letting them to try/stict with other program. ( Which mean I might also dropped out a program to stict with Marriott/SPG, rather than Marriott/other program. Yes, I planned to drop other program.)
All in all, I just asked a simple question on the program rule which I believe SPG can be able to make decision based on current program condition. Nothing is about committing future.
Apr 8, 2018, 9:19 am
#833
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
However, you are SPG Platinum now since you've matched your current Marriott Platinum status. And that is a problem because SPG Platinums are unable to take the SPG Platinum Challenge. I'm afraid you may have shot yourself in the foot.
Apr 8, 2018, 9:31 am
#834
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 6
I actually forgot about this challenge myself and found myself few nights less for the challenge. I just asked the question to see whether what SPG thinks. Then, I may find myself booking a few nights more.
Apr 8, 2018, 9:46 am
#835
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
I agreed. I changed my mind later after joining the challenge. Doing 18 nights without knowing what benefit feel like, seem unreasonable. So, I went for status match and did enjoy the perks first.
I actually forgot about this challenge myself and found myself few nights less for the challenge. I just asked the question to see whether what SPG thinks. Then, I may find myself booking a few nights more.
I actually forgot about this challenge myself and found myself few nights less for the challenge. I just asked the question to see whether what SPG thinks. Then, I may find myself booking a few nights more.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:35 pm
#836
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: MR Plat
Posts: 383
Do the recent announcements affect status challenges in progress...?
Apr 17, 2018, 2:11 pm
#837
Company Representative - Starwood
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Presumably, no. Since you can still link, get status match and transfer points until August. You’ll get a notification in August to combine your accounts into a single account with one number, one status and one points balance.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts LLC
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts LLC
[email protected]
Apr 22, 2018, 3:56 pm
#838
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 33
How about a challenge that includes the month of August? I've got enough stays lined up in June, July and August for the platinum challenge but come May, I'm curious whether I'll be able to select the June-August period.
Furthermore, I've been getting some contradicting infos: Can I apply for both Gold and Plat challenge in the same period (or one after another)? Will multiple paid rooms (no promos) count towards the challenge? The way I understand it is that multiple rooms on one reservation will be counted as eligible stays (at SPG locations) till the end of 2018 but does that apply to the challenge to (or did it ever?). Thanks
Apr 23, 2018, 3:10 am
#839
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,267
Can I apply for both Gold and Plat challenge in the same period (or one after another)?
Will multiple paid rooms (no promos) count towards the challenge?
Apr 23, 2018, 8:02 am
#840
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: MR Plat
Posts: 383
Thanks! Confirmed that I got moved up Plat after my last stay for the challenge posted