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
Jan 2, 2017, 4:44 pm
#1291
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Wayne, PA USA
Programs: DL MM, Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, HHonors Gold
Posts: 7,242
What could conceivably happen is a new LT status would result in SPG LT Plats with 500 LT nights being given the equivalent of MR LT Gold Elite while preserving MR LT Plat Elite for those who have earned more than 750 nights as per the existing MR LT Plat Elite qualification.
Alternatively, there could be a tiered LT Plat status post-program merger similar to the tiered Plat status that currently exists whereby members with 500 nights would earn LT Plat Status while those with 750 nights would earn an enhanced LT Plat Status similar to SPG50 vs SPG75 vs SPG100.
P.S. My Dashboard also shows the correct progress towards LT Plat status.
Alternatively, there could be a tiered LT Plat status post-program merger similar to the tiered Plat status that currently exists whereby members with 500 nights would earn LT Plat Status while those with 750 nights would earn an enhanced LT Plat Status similar to SPG50 vs SPG75 vs SPG100.
P.S. My Dashboard also shows the correct progress towards LT Plat status.
Jan 8, 2017, 10:19 pm
#1292
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
Interesting. I was just looking at an upcoming reservation I have for LM Kuala Lumpur, and I see that my name has been altered. I am now "Margarita LTG Girl" where Margarita is my first name and Girl is my last name. I checked a few other reservations and it's the only one where I noticed this. Kudos to LM for making sure FD agent acknowledges status. 
Jan 9, 2017, 3:37 am
#1293
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,755
Interesting. I was just looking at an upcoming reservation I have for LM Kuala Lumpur, and I see that my name has been altered. I am now "Margarita LTG Girl" where Margarita is my first name and Girl is my last name. I checked a few other reservations and it's the only one where I noticed this. Kudos to LM for making sure FD agent acknowledges status.
Jan 9, 2017, 6:05 am
#1294
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
I misled you. Actually, it says "MS. MARGARITA *LTG* GIRL". So sure looks like it was added as a notation.
Last edited by yosithezet; Jan 9, 2017 at 6:19 am
Jan 9, 2017, 12:34 pm
#1295
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
Interesting. I was just looking at an upcoming reservation I have for LM Kuala Lumpur, and I see that my name has been altered. I am now "Margarita LTG Girl" where Margarita is my first name and Girl is my last name. I checked a few other reservations and it's the only one where I noticed this. Kudos to LM for making sure FD agent acknowledges status.
I hope it does work to get you some recognition even if nothing more than extra water in the room.
Jan 9, 2017, 11:23 pm
#1296
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hertz PC, IC Plat, Hilton Gold, Carlson Gold
Posts: 89
So quick Question: Looking to make lifetime gold before the changeover (presumably Q1 2018). I currently am 80 nights away which is doable by then, but my SPG Dashboard only shows me as having 3 years elite as of today. I first qualified for Gold in December of 2013 (have been Plat ever since), but my question is when do they start the "years elite". Is is the calendar year of status or from the exact date you first made status?
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
Jan 10, 2017, 3:17 am
#1297
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: California
Programs: Hyatt Global, Marriot Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,282
So quick Question: Looking to make lifetime gold before the changeover (presumably Q1 2018). I currently am 80 nights away which is doable by then, but my SPG Dashboard only shows me as having 3 years elite as of today. I first qualified for Gold in December of 2013 (have been Plat ever since), but my question is when do they start the "years elite". Is is the calendar year of status or from the exact date you first made status?
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
Jan 10, 2017, 7:40 am
#1298
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
So quick Question: Looking to make lifetime gold before the changeover (presumably Q1 2018). I currently am 80 nights away which is doable by then, but my SPG Dashboard only shows me as having 3 years elite as of today. I first qualified for Gold in December of 2013 (have been Plat ever since), but my question is when do they start the "years elite". Is is the calendar year of status or from the exact date you first made status?
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
Remember, anything a CSR tells you today may not be in effect at the time of the program mergers. I'd say just roll your dice and see how it ends up. You'll be just as well off.
Jan 10, 2017, 10:16 am
#1299
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
So quick Question: Looking to make lifetime gold before the changeover (presumably Q1 2018). I currently am 80 nights away which is doable by then, but my SPG Dashboard only shows me as having 3 years elite as of today. I first qualified for Gold in December of 2013 (have been Plat ever since), but my question is when do they start the "years elite". Is is the calendar year of status or from the exact date you first made status?
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Jan 10, 2017, 11:12 am
#1300
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
So quick Question: Looking to make lifetime gold before the changeover (presumably Q1 2018). I currently am 80 nights away which is doable by then, but my SPG Dashboard only shows me as having 3 years elite as of today. I first qualified for Gold in December of 2013 (have been Plat ever since), but my question is when do they start the "years elite". Is is the calendar year of status or from the exact date you first made status?
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
I will have 5 years of elite status in the program if you just look at it in the years I've qualified (2013,14,15,16,17) and potentially 18, but based on my dashboard it would imply I would be SOL at the transition, with only 4 years "elite". When I called SPG they weren't able to clarify.
Jan 10, 2017, 4:41 pm
#1301
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
Maybe better throught of as "the number of years in which you qualified for Gold/Plat status"
Jan 11, 2017, 6:50 pm
#1302
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
Jan 11, 2017, 8:44 pm
#1303
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Everywhere
Programs: AA EXP - 3.7MM, Bonv LIFETIME Titan, HH Dmd, Hyatt Glob., Priority Clb Dmd, Ntnl Exec El., Sixt PLT
Posts: 1,680
Jan 12, 2017, 7:40 am
#1304
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
I seem to be having issues with my "Platinum Years" calculation on my Dashboard as well. Last year I was at 8 and the count is still showing 8 even though I requalified for Platinum in 2016. Will send an email to the address William gave.
Jan 12, 2017, 8:09 am
#1305
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,848
Just as a point of clarification, the year you earn the status is the year that counts. If you did 25 stays/50 nights in 2016, 2016 and not 2017 is the year that counts. For the OP that thinks he/she has already qualified for 2017, that is impossible as the credit card nights have not posted yet and even with 3 rooms X 11 nights so far, that is only 33 nights.