Aug 25, 2017, 7:19 am
Last edit by: Oxon Flyer
It can take up to 7 business days from the day you qualified for your Lifetime Platinum status to be picked up by the system.
Starwood / Marriott merger
Q : What will happen to my Lifetime Status when the programs merge together in the future?
A : Rest assured we will always recognize your Lifetime Status, whether it is today in your earned program or in the future with a new, combined program.
http://members.marriott.com/faq/#what-will-happen-to-my-lifetime-status-when-the-programs-merge-together-in-the-future
Starwood / Marriott merger
Q : What will happen to my Lifetime Status when the programs merge together in the future?
A : Rest assured we will always recognize your Lifetime Status, whether it is today in your earned program or in the future with a new, combined program.
http://members.marriott.com/faq/#what-will-happen-to-my-lifetime-status-when-the-programs-merge-together-in-the-future
Discussion: SPG Lifetime™ Gold and SPG Lifetime™ Platinum status
Apr 17, 2018, 2:30 am
#1816
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,682
i agree....even if i don't spend a single night at spg/marriott, as lifetime plat with spg i'm guaranteed benefits that come with spending 50 nights (minus the suite nights)....i would have gone for 75 nights if it came with the your24 benefit or even for 100 nights if the spend requirement was not there but now i don't see much benefit coming from hitting either one of those targets....i never thought i would be saying this but hilton is going to start getting the majority (if not all) of my business now....
Apr 17, 2018, 2:31 am
#1817
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYD
Programs: UA GS, BA Gold, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Gold, National Exec Elite, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,419
How do you find out your lifetime SPG points? From a private spreadsheet?
Apr 17, 2018, 4:18 am
#1818
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chicago
Programs: United GS 3 MM LT, Marriott Ambassador LT Titanium, HH LT Diamond
Posts: 461
I was about to ask the same thing.
1) How do I find out my lifetime spg points
2) I understand about grandfathering in LTP, but I am unclear of the requirements going forward. This will be my 8th year of SPG Platinum. I have 550 SPG nights ( and also have 100 Marriott nights). When I get 750 combined nights will I make LTP?
Thank you in advance.
Apr 17, 2018, 4:44 am
#1819
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: SPG
Posts: 713
William: Can we get an official statement on this. Marriott did say they would combine status and nights and August. Does that mean they will take in to account current SPG LT Plat member's who have greater then 750 nights and make them the new LT Plat Prem level?
Thanks.
Thanks.
We’ll have three Lifetime Elite tiers, each with its own nights and Elite tenure thresholds starting in August. And when you achieve a Lifetime Elite tier, you’ll never go below it, and your points will never expire. Check out this link for more details: members.marriott.com/benefits
Please feel free to let us know if we can assist you further.
Best regards,
Ahmed El Tagoury
Specialist, Social Media
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC
Apr 17, 2018, 4:47 am
#1820
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 1,150
Countless Marriott LTP's earned their status by achieving 12 years, 1000 nights and over 3M points.
Marriott closed the deal on Starwood so perhaps its fitting/appropriate to give Legacy Marriott LTP's a unique position within the new tiered elite structure.
Marriott closed the deal on Starwood so perhaps its fitting/appropriate to give Legacy Marriott LTP's a unique position within the new tiered elite structure.
Apr 17, 2018, 5:04 am
#1821
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,020
Countless SPG LTPs also have 12+ years, 1000 nights and over 3M points. Why not give them the same treatment to show them that their continued loyalty will be appreciated? Heck, give them a challenge and say "Give us another year and we will give you the same status". Without even a path to get to the same status we will forever have a feeling of being less valued.
Apr 17, 2018, 5:07 am
#1822
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,020
Hello Dshafiee,
We’ll have three Lifetime Elite tiers, each with its own nights and Elite tenure thresholds starting in August. And when you achieve a Lifetime Elite tier, you’ll never go below it, and your points will never expire. Check out this link for more details: members.marriott.com/benefits
Please feel free to let us know if we can assist you further.
Best regards,
Ahmed El Tagoury
Specialist, Social Media
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC
We’ll have three Lifetime Elite tiers, each with its own nights and Elite tenure thresholds starting in August. And when you achieve a Lifetime Elite tier, you’ll never go below it, and your points will never expire. Check out this link for more details: members.marriott.com/benefits
Please feel free to let us know if we can assist you further.
Best regards,
Ahmed El Tagoury
Specialist, Social Media
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC
Apr 17, 2018, 5:34 am
#1823
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 12,483
Apr 17, 2018, 5:35 am
#1824
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
was
1) How do I find out my lifetime spg points
2) I understand about grandfathering in LTP, but I am unclear of the requirements going forward. This will be my 8th year of SPG Platinum. I have 550 SPG nights ( and also have 100 Marriott nights). When I get 750 combined nights will I make LTP?
Thank you in advance.
2. The new LT chart clearly says "10 years of Platinum plus 600 nights". Post-combination, you'll have the nights part covered, but still will need 2 more years of Plat status.
Apr 17, 2018, 5:36 am
#1825
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 12,483
Countless SPG LTPs also have 12+ years, 1000 nights and over 3M points. Why not give them the same treatment to show them that their continued loyalty will be appreciated? Heck, give them a challenge and say "Give us another year and we will give you the same status". Without even a path to get to the same status we will forever have a feeling of being less valued.
Apr 17, 2018, 5:47 am
#1826
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum (3MM), QF Lifetime Gold, Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum, Ex-Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 7,541
The SPG rep I spoke with said that people have until Dec 31st to qualify for LTP w 500 nights/10 years.
After that, the program moves to 600
combined SPG and Marriott nights / 10 years in the combined programs .
After that, the program moves to 600
combined SPG and Marriott nights / 10 years in the combined programs .
Apr 17, 2018, 6:12 am
#1827
Join Date: Apr 2006
Programs: SPG
Posts: 45
Question- if I did platinum challenge with Marriott and SPG and made platinum with both, would 2 years now count towards lifetime?
Not it sure if it was answered already but what’s the new protocol with multiple rooms and night credits? SPG was 3, Marriott only credited 1 room?
Not it sure if it was answered already but what’s the new protocol with multiple rooms and night credits? SPG was 3, Marriott only credited 1 room?
Apr 17, 2018, 7:04 am
#1828
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,020
And thus "we" whether this is Ahmed as an employee of Marriott or us as members of the Marriott loyalty programs, will have 4 tiers. Posting that there will be three tiers is disingenuous.
Perhaps those of us LTPs over the 750 or 1K night threshold need to organize a bit and then approach David Flueck. I've created a FB group for that purpose but perhaps a thread with a wiki here may be just as useful?
Perhaps those of us LTPs over the 750 or 1K night threshold need to organize a bit and then approach David Flueck. I've created a FB group for that purpose but perhaps a thread with a wiki here may be just as useful?
Apr 17, 2018, 7:15 am
#1829
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LCY
Programs: SQ Krisflyer, QR Privilege Club, MB LT Plt (1K+ nights thx MB)
Posts: 1,038
Not without I am feeling a little shafted ... with MR qualification I would have LTPP spg points (x3) 2M+ and 800+ nights with SPG ... but I have only 7 years SPG plat .... so now I am LTG with little or no incentive to stay with MPG .... since my career path have taken me to a role with less travel ... fair enough probably I am not an interesting customer ... so since majority of travel is nowadays personal leisure.... I can feel free to try out other brands and independent hotel ... exception could be if you can find good BRG ... given that they don't manage screw that up ....
A humble suggestion to powers that be: add a points + nights requirement in addition to the existing LT-tiers : That would achieve at least one thing:
It would motivate people in a similar situation as myself be loyal to the brand, i.e. there would give me a reason for me to clock like 20-30 nights /year into MPG otherwise as of now I am indifferent. Anyway probably the cost of doing so exceeds the potential revenue so ....
A humble suggestion to powers that be: add a points + nights requirement in addition to the existing LT-tiers : That would achieve at least one thing:
It would motivate people in a similar situation as myself be loyal to the brand, i.e. there would give me a reason for me to clock like 20-30 nights /year into MPG otherwise as of now I am indifferent. Anyway probably the cost of doing so exceeds the potential revenue so ....
Apr 17, 2018, 7:19 am
#1830
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
Thank goodness I am in my last year of qualifying for SPG Lifetime Platinum with 9 years and 591 nights. Qualifying this year under the "old" SPG rules will put me at 10 years and I've already reached the nights threshold under the "old" program so if I am understanding all of this I should be good. If you combine the two programs nights I would be at over 800 nights but that isn't going to do me any good at this point.