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
May 3, 2017, 9:03 pm
#1426
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: MR/SPG LT Titanium, AA LT PLT, UA SLV, Avis PreferredPlus
Posts: 31,008
Glad they addressed that - it was needed.
May 5, 2017, 9:18 pm
#1427
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Bonvoy LTE
Posts: 1,881
There's something wrong with my dashboard... It says 498 Lifetime Nights, but the gauge says 1 night remaining to Lifetime Platinum.... :S
May 6, 2017, 6:01 am
#1428
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: AA EXP/CK, SPG LT Platinum(RIP), Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 267
Yep, I can confirm some wackiness on the dashboard. Mine says 0 night and 0 Years to Platinum. 
May 6, 2017, 11:13 am
#1429
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
Opinions on what will happen in my situation... by teh end of this year I will have 9 years elite and roughly have 60 nights to go..... so next year I will make my 10th year and 500 nights.....
ugh.... as with teh merger most likely next year I personally don't think I will make it and will have to hurdle over a more stringent formula which will be heavily scewed towards nights IMO as that is Marriott's deal, nights.
what do you think?
ugh.... as with teh merger most likely next year I personally don't think I will make it and will have to hurdle over a more stringent formula which will be heavily scewed towards nights IMO as that is Marriott's deal, nights.
what do you think?
May 6, 2017, 3:30 pm
#1430
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: wurtulla,queensland,australia
Programs: hh diamond,Qantas club life,AA EX-explat.SPG plat.
Posts: 1,431
I'm in a slightly different position having 9 elite years but 500+ nights at the end of 2017.So even if I didn't spend another night in an SPG hotel in 2018 I would make LTP.So keeping my fingers crossed that they will do that before the merger of programs.
Last edited by drron; May 7, 2017 at 3:06 pm
May 6, 2017, 4:52 pm
#1431
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
How is that possible? I was at 600+ nights last year and 9 years of Platinum status, but I didn't get my Lifetime Badge until I did 25 stays/50 nights this year, which happened over Easter weekend.
May 7, 2017, 3:10 pm
#1432
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: wurtulla,queensland,australia
Programs: hh diamond,Qantas club life,AA EX-explat.SPG plat.
Posts: 1,431
Unfortunately your answer was just what I didn't want to hear.
May 7, 2017, 3:51 pm
#1433
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
Similar to margarita girl, I was at 10 years elite but 1 was Gold last year with 857 nights last year. I did not achieve LTP until I earned Plat this year (which I already did).
The MR LT program is based on LT nights and LT points accumulated while the current SPG LT program counts LT nights and years as gold or plat. You have to have both the required years and nights to earn LT status with SPG as it currently stands. Even though I had 10 elite years, 1 happened to be gold so I had to earn an additional year as Plat before I earned SPG LTP.
May 12, 2017, 12:04 am
#1434
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LCY
Programs: SQ Krisflyer, QR Privilege Club, MB LT Plt (1K+ nights thx MB)
Posts: 1,038
Ok the story pertaining to the missing activity in my account goes on ....have not heard back from SPG until today and I got a call on my cell from one CSR that I have dealt with on this issue since a week ago telling me that "The development team need more time ... so she would get back to me by next week" ... So apparently SPG are taking my request seriously and they are trying to retrieve the data or confirm that the data points are actually gone ...anyway time will tell ... the story goes on ...
May 12, 2017, 9:36 am
#1435
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SE USA
Programs: DL DM/MM , IHG Plat, MR Titanium, HH Gold, EK Frequent Kettle, UA Silver, AA Hater
Posts: 2,020
I'm a little surprised that there is not more discussion here about the topic I am interested in - combined nights/points, etc.
Most of the discussion here seems to be around what happens to current lifetime status, and on the marriott side what will happen with more lifetimes (i.e. watered down bennies)
I am SPG Lifetime Gold and no lifetime status with MR, despite having MORE nights with MR than SPG. I would think there would be a lot of people in similar situations?
Surprised that it appears most folks have stayed mostly with one over the years.....? I have found that very hard to do.
Most of the discussion here seems to be around what happens to current lifetime status, and on the marriott side what will happen with more lifetimes (i.e. watered down bennies)
I am SPG Lifetime Gold and no lifetime status with MR, despite having MORE nights with MR than SPG. I would think there would be a lot of people in similar situations?
Surprised that it appears most folks have stayed mostly with one over the years.....? I have found that very hard to do.
May 12, 2017, 11:11 am
#1436
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
I'm a little surprised that there is not more discussion here about the topic I am interested in - combined nights/points, etc.
Most of the discussion here seems to be around what happens to current lifetime status, and on the marriott side what will happen with more lifetimes (i.e. watered down bennies)
I am SPG Lifetime Gold and no lifetime status with MR, despite having MORE nights with MR than SPG. I would think there would be a lot of people in similar situations?
Surprised that it appears most folks have stayed mostly with one over the years.....? I have found that very hard to do.
Most of the discussion here seems to be around what happens to current lifetime status, and on the marriott side what will happen with more lifetimes (i.e. watered down bennies)
I am SPG Lifetime Gold and no lifetime status with MR, despite having MORE nights with MR than SPG. I would think there would be a lot of people in similar situations?
Surprised that it appears most folks have stayed mostly with one over the years.....? I have found that very hard to do.
May 12, 2017, 1:16 pm
#1437
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: California
Programs: Hyatt Global, Marriot Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,282
I suspect there will be some combination of LT nights and points as Marriott is the successor programme. I attained LT at SPG because I'm being told it will be grandfathered in. How? I don't know, but it is better to do now than have your heart broken later. As for staying with one programme, it is quite easy when they offer a portfolio you love in locations you travel to. Marriott offered tonnes of domestic properties, but their international footprint was either lacking or dangerous (poor on-property security). I do appreciate the fact that I can now use the Renaissance at LHR instead of Starwood's crappy Sheraton hotels. I had a nice stay at the Renaissance in St. Petersburg, but Marriott's brands are boring and uninspiring (much like Hilton). I've never gotten excited about staying at a Marriott quite the same way as a Westin or W or St. Regis. Even budget hotels like aloft and element and Four Points always trumped Marriott's Fairfield Inn, Courtyard and Residence Inn. For Marriott users the experience may be different. That's just my six pence on the matter.
May 12, 2017, 8:14 pm
#1438
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
May 13, 2017, 11:17 am
#1439
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LCY
Programs: SQ Krisflyer, QR Privilege Club, MB LT Plt (1K+ nights thx MB)
Posts: 1,038
This is my conjecture as well but my recent experience tells me that at SPG the backtracking of life time points accumulatuion is not feasible for all accounts, my own SPG account is such an example. I am not sure how the powers that be will address this problem. One possibility is a purely base night type of lifetime program.
May 13, 2017, 1:39 pm
#1440
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
This is my conjecture as well but my recent experience tells me that at SPG the backtracking of life time points accumulatuion is not feasible for all accounts, my own SPG account is such an example. I am not sure how the powers that be will address this problem. One possibility is a purely base night type of lifetime program.