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
Nov 17, 2017, 6:48 pm
#1606
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
Programs: BMI Diamond Club Gold forever
Posts: 6,367
I finally have the bookings to nail down 500 nights this year. Initially I had planned to divert to somewhere like Phoenix and hit the Sheraton there for how ever many cash+pts nights I needed to cross 500. But then work trips came a calling and those combined with a late Dec trip to ski in Montana (and a few extra nights nearby) means I will cross the LTP threshold the Element Bozeman. For all the exotic SPG stays I have under my belt, it sure is funny that I will hit LTP there! Thought about saving #500 and going somewhere more special for New Years but I just want to be home doing some more skiing so Element Bozeman get me a bottle of Champers chilled for Dec 27!
Nov 17, 2017, 9:56 pm
#1607
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Little dot in Asia
Programs: AA-EP, TK-*G, HL-DM, HY-GLO, MR-LTP
Posts: 25,932
Nov 28, 2017, 11:52 pm
#1608
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
finally made it....the le méridien abu dhabi was where i ended up spending my 500th night....
i was not expecting anything special & was afraid my suite nights won't clear as the hotel was sold out for a special event but 4 days before my stay the suite nights got confirmed....i was further upgraded to a larger suite when i checked in & found the following presentation waiting for me in my room:
my kids loved the chocolates & sweets while my wife was impressed with the presentation so it all worked out well....
thanks to my ambassador & the property for making this stay special....
i was not expecting anything special & was afraid my suite nights won't clear as the hotel was sold out for a special event but 4 days before my stay the suite nights got confirmed....i was further upgraded to a larger suite when i checked in & found the following presentation waiting for me in my room:
my kids loved the chocolates & sweets while my wife was impressed with the presentation so it all worked out well....
thanks to my ambassador & the property for making this stay special....
Last edited by Keyser; Nov 29, 2017 at 2:08 am
Nov 29, 2017, 1:31 am
#1609
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
Hi -
So it looks like the programs will not merge until 2019. I will be about 90 nights shy at year-end. I am going to try to get LTP. I sometime feels like the guy in "Man vs. Food" as he sits down to eat some huge portions of meat. Any words of wisdom to help someone get to the finish line?
So it looks like the programs will not merge until 2019. I will be about 90 nights shy at year-end. I am going to try to get LTP. I sometime feels like the guy in "Man vs. Food" as he sits down to eat some huge portions of meat. Any words of wisdom to help someone get to the finish line?
Nov 30, 2017, 10:03 am
#1610
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
Hi -
So it looks like the programs will not merge until 2019. I will be about 90 nights shy at year-end. I am going to try to get LTP. I sometime feels like the guy in "Man vs. Food" as he sits down to eat some huge portions of meat. Any words of wisdom to help someone get to the finish line?
So it looks like the programs will not merge until 2019. I will be about 90 nights shy at year-end. I am going to try to get LTP. I sometime feels like the guy in "Man vs. Food" as he sits down to eat some huge portions of meat. Any words of wisdom to help someone get to the finish line?
Nov 30, 2017, 12:21 pm
#1611
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
I didn't alert the hotel but my Ambassador had been keeping track and when I hit LTP, she alerted the hotel I was staying at which was a Four Points and they went out of their way to make it a special stay. I know my Ambassador was involved as I received a card from both the property GM and my Ambassador. When I hit 1,000 nights, I was at a Sheraton and there again my Ambassador kept track and made it a special stay.
Nov 30, 2017, 2:35 pm
#1612
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 didn't alert the hotel but my Ambassador had been keeping track and when I hit LTP, she alerted the hotel I was staying at which was a Four Points and they went out of their way to make it a special stay. I know my Ambassador was involved as I received a card from both the property GM and my Ambassador. When I hit 1,000 nights, I was at a Sheraton and there again my Ambassador kept track and made it a special stay.
She also contacted me a week after my milestone birthday in October to ask what was taking me to the St Regis Langkawi (while I was at the Andaman). But that's OK, I'll have another one in 9 years and 11 months.
Congratulations Keyser on your LT achievement! (Aren't you glad you weren't in some cheap airport hotel?)
Last edited by margarita girl; Nov 30, 2017 at 2:45 pm
Nov 30, 2017, 4:49 pm
#1614
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SQL
Programs: SPG Platinum; Hyatt Platinum; UA 1K
Posts: 3,170
Nov 30, 2017, 8:40 pm
#1615
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
Hi -
Thanks for the info about multiple rooms. Funny that there are now a grand total of (2) Cat 1 properties in the US
Thanks for the info about multiple rooms. Funny that there are now a grand total of (2) Cat 1 properties in the US
Dec 1, 2017, 12:36 am
#1616
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
Dec 1, 2017, 1:37 am
#1617
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Belo Horizonte, MG (CNF)
Programs: CM Presidential, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 1,113
Dec 4, 2017, 1:21 pm
#1618
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: JAX
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold MM, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,770
I received an email on Dec. 3 re: SPG Program Updates.
ACHIEVE TODAY. ENJOY FOREVER.
For our members with SPG Lifetime™ status: We’ll always recognize your lifetime achievement. And starting now, your Starpoints will never expire.
Is this confirmation that current SPG Lifetime status will be recognized in the merged MR/SPG/RC program? Starpoints never expire for lifetime status is new.
ACHIEVE TODAY. ENJOY FOREVER.
For our members with SPG Lifetime™ status: We’ll always recognize your lifetime achievement. And starting now, your Starpoints will never expire.
Is this confirmation that current SPG Lifetime status will be recognized in the merged MR/SPG/RC program? Starpoints never expire for lifetime status is new.
Dec 4, 2017, 9:06 pm
#1619
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere between YXU and YYZ
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium Hilton Diamond AC*75K
Posts: 618
End of 2018 I will be a 9 year SPG Plat with approx 540 nights.
Any idea how people like myself will be handled if LT status is merged and is more like the Marriott side?
(I also have approx 150 lifetime Marriott nights)
edit: Just realized I would be only 50 nights away from a combined 750. So if they went that route, 50 nights in what would be my 10th SPG platinum year would get me to the original Marriott standard. (not sure how the points part would work)
Any idea how people like myself will be handled if LT status is merged and is more like the Marriott side?
(I also have approx 150 lifetime Marriott nights)
edit: Just realized I would be only 50 nights away from a combined 750. So if they went that route, 50 nights in what would be my 10th SPG platinum year would get me to the original Marriott standard. (not sure how the points part would work)
Dec 4, 2017, 9:28 pm
#1620
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