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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
Oct 20, 2012, 1:01 pm
#511
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, AC Elite, Airmiles Gold, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Posts: 785
Actually that's all that I would have liked. A simple recognition upon check-in after achieving LTP. That's all. You are fortunate to have had that simple courtesy extended to you.
Even if it had occurred several stays afterwards (which hasn't happened yet). ... I wasn't looking to be held in any higher regard or whisked by private helicopter to my 5000 square metre suite-palace, but was actually quite surprised that not once in my post LTP stays was it even mentioned.
Of course, a few of those stays I actually had to 'lobby' for my earned, standard, basic Platinum accoutrements (internet, breakfast, lounge access etc). Perhaps that is the issue in the end...
Even if it had occurred several stays afterwards (which hasn't happened yet). ... I wasn't looking to be held in any higher regard or whisked by private helicopter to my 5000 square metre suite-palace, but was actually quite surprised that not once in my post LTP stays was it even mentioned.
Of course, a few of those stays I actually had to 'lobby' for my earned, standard, basic Platinum accoutrements (internet, breakfast, lounge access etc). Perhaps that is the issue in the end...
Oct 20, 2012, 2:44 pm
#512
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: Marriott Titanium & Lifetime Platinum, United Platinum, Delta Silver
Posts: 591
If I end this year with 25 stays (2 of which were from SPG Amex), will this count as a year towards Plat Lifetime status? Or do I need to get 25 stays above the SPG Amex stays (27 total stays) to have the year count?
Oct 20, 2012, 4:20 pm
#513
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ヒルトン大阪
Programs: ゴールデングローブ
Posts: 1,982
As it thas been explained here many times, LT doesn't give you any additional benefits in comparison to year by year status. To me, it's designed to accomodate retirees or people who stopped travelling for business for them to enjoy status further. I am very happy as my career very likely may limit my business travel to 1 or 2 weeks a year at some point. LT may be a tiebreaker if two Plats (or Golds) are vying for a pre-upgrade (if really staff trained well).
Oct 20, 2012, 4:39 pm
#514
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: MR/SPG LT Titanium, AA LT PLT, UA SLV, Avis PreferredPlus
Posts: 30,987
So you can start the year with 300 LT nights, earn PLT with 23 stays/23 nights (actual), which will show as 25 stays/28 nights, and end up with 323 LT nights (iirc, the cc earns 5 nights), but one additional year at PLT for LT status.
Oct 20, 2012, 5:59 pm
#515
Join Date: May 2006
Programs: Starwood Lifetime Platinum; Hilton HHonors Gold; United Premier Gold
Posts: 263
My apologies. How many properties have you experienced this kind of disappointment since you became Lifetime Platinum?
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Oct 20, 2012, 8:03 pm
#516
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Home
Posts: 1,910
Since becoming LTP I had only one agent mention it. It was in Hong Kong and they were excited about it and asked about the card. Since I still haven't gotten the card, I said I haven't even seen one!
In the end, I am just glad to pair my LTP with American LTP for the future when I don't travel as much.
In the end, I am just glad to pair my LTP with American LTP for the future when I don't travel as much.
Oct 20, 2012, 8:24 pm
#517
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, AC Elite, Airmiles Gold, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Posts: 785
Oct 21, 2012, 1:49 am
#518
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: 12,018
Oct 21, 2012, 5:01 am
#519
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,653
yes it will count....you need 25 stays & the spg amex stays count towards that....
Oct 21, 2012, 5:02 am
#520
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,653
Oct 21, 2012, 7:47 am
#521
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
In my case, almost all of them. I'm not exaggerating. Most of them have never seen a Lifetime Platinum card, and I have to explain what it is. The final straw for me was the Springfield MA Sheraton Monarch, where the front desk agent saw my card, and said "oooh, that must be a really old card, what is it?". I didn't get an upgrade, and she botched my simple check-in request to send up all-feather pillows.
You should be happy to have made it out of Springfield in one piece.. The town has seen better days. When you go into town the billboard are of strip clubs. That's a sign..
The next town over (15min away) Hampton and Amherst are much nicer/safer.
Oct 21, 2012, 8:02 am
#522
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,748
Oct 22, 2012, 12:06 am
#523
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Florida
Programs: Delta Diamond 360, AA Platinum for Life, Marriott Platinum Premier for Life, United Platinum, Hertz
Posts: 56
All of the hotels were trained on all of the new SPG benefits before they launched in March and information about them is still posted to the company intranet site.
My apologies for your experiences. It would really be nice, even appropriate, if they offered some additional recognition of the accomplishment, so I'll pass it along.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
My apologies for your experiences. It would really be nice, even appropriate, if they offered some additional recognition of the accomplishment, so I'll pass it along.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Seems BAU.
Oct 22, 2012, 8:16 am
#524
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
Lurker:
Could you suggest that either Starwood agree to give ample notice (sort of like cat changes, but 6 months as AA & Marriott has done;a year would be even better) if any changes to the Lifetime requirements are done?
I don't anticipates changes happening, but if you work your way toward the status, you want to know how its earned doesn't change when you are about there... AA did some changes last yr but everything is based on miles (and people got grandfathered). Marriott is making changes how its earned and already announced it..
Could you suggest that either Starwood agree to give ample notice (sort of like cat changes, but 6 months as AA & Marriott has done;a year would be even better) if any changes to the Lifetime requirements are done?
I don't anticipates changes happening, but if you work your way toward the status, you want to know how its earned doesn't change when you are about there... AA did some changes last yr but everything is based on miles (and people got grandfathered). Marriott is making changes how its earned and already announced it..
Oct 22, 2012, 8:36 am
#525
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
Lurker:
Could you suggest that either Starwood agree to give ample notice (sort of like cat changes, but 6 months as AA & Marriott has done;a year would be even better) if any changes to the Lifetime requirements are done?
I don't anticipates changes happening, but if you work your way toward the status, you want to know how its earned doesn't change when you are about there... AA did some changes last yr but everything is based on miles (and people got grandfathered). Marriott is making changes how its earned and already announced it..
Could you suggest that either Starwood agree to give ample notice (sort of like cat changes, but 6 months as AA & Marriott has done;a year would be even better) if any changes to the Lifetime requirements are done?
I don't anticipates changes happening, but if you work your way toward the status, you want to know how its earned doesn't change when you are about there... AA did some changes last yr but everything is based on miles (and people got grandfathered). Marriott is making changes how its earned and already announced it..