stant

where does it stop? that depends on the circumstances. That is my entire point. rigid 'rules are the rules' thinking does not apply well to the real world.

As far as alienating plt100 members in your little scenario goes - it is FAR easier to alienate members by treating them like just a number that you dont care about. it's FAR less likely to alienate anyone when a program goes out of their way to treat members well, even if the member in question is not you. I'm plt100. If I log onto flyertalk and see a thread that says 'thanks spg, you gave me plt100 status with only 89 nights stayed!' and I go on to read that member stayed a THOUSAND nights in the previous three years, I'll think to myself that spg did a good job, and instead of worrying that I might get a little less time with my ambassador this year, I'l be reassured that if next year I miss the mark by a few days maybe I'll get some special consideration too. If YOU read that sort of story as a plt100 member would you say 'to hell with this, I'm going to hilton!'? I doubt it.

dunno282

why even have rules then. why would you think that someone who had 1000 nights in the past 3 years and only 89 nights the most recent year will magically go back up to 300+ nights? if it's going on a downward trend and a huge downward trend. SPG allowed him to do the plat challenge to prove he is going to continuing to stay at SPG. I think that's more than fair enough. you can give all of your scenarios anyway you want to try and win your argument with the DYKWIA attitude. If you would actually read my posts you would see that the point is not the 'rules are rules' argument but you keep on going back to it as your basis of the argument. As I have said before, I agree with you on definitely trying to bend the rules. There is no harm to that. But in the real world especially in the service area, going by the rules is the quickest and easiest way to shut down someone they don't want to appease for whatever SPGs reason with "Look it's the rules". You can't just assume it's bad business based on their end without knowing what evidence they've gone through.

I'm sorry you have to live that way in your world to be successful. But doing business in my world has been great and successful so you go do you and I'll do me.

kaizen7

By giving the person platinum challenge, SPG already bend the rules.
As the rules for challenge is supposedly for people who never have platinum status in the last 5 years

And for "Rigid Rules", it will save SPG from certain headache.

If say Platinum requirements is "flexible", then plenty of people will be upset ....
Someone get plt by staying 48 nights ... then another person who downgraded to gold after stay 49 nights will be royally pissed off
And also the one who manage to stay for 47 nights will demand the same

Imagine the headache ...... (And I bet SPG Lurkers might just delete their accounts here if thats happen )

wbl-mn-flyer

Darn I will have to check on that and probably cancel this card, if so.

I looked for "primary rental car coverage" and just came up with the following link, updated last year

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/cards...ntal-coverage/

skye1

Take them up on the Platinum Challenge. You get Platinum with SPG and make that your "focus" or "preferred" programme for your hotel stays. Marriott would match that. For the odd stays you may still need to have with Marriott, you can simply transfer the points earned from those over to your SPG account as needed toward points- or cash-&-points stays with SPG (comes in handy when you need or want that extra stay or two at an SPG property).