Starwood Lurker

No worries. The question was directed to RichardD408 anyway, so hopefully we'll be able to get to the bottom of it when/if he replies.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Marriott International

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RogerD408

I wouldn't hold out on a response from him, but I have been scouring the board and my emails to find my source. Sadly, I have not been able to find the item(s). There was a recent email that linked to a webpage that repeated the same than once merged no legacy earning. But again, not found today. So much is being thrown around it's tough to keep up. I do, however, stand by my claim, and the advice I've given is unless there is a motivating reason, do not merge your accounts right away. There are lots of details not yet released and I am all for someone else being the pioneer.

William, I always have faith in your statements, it's your sources (not pointing at MR) I do not trust.

Starwood Lurker

No worries. I've already said that after August 18th we're all going to be a lot smarter than we are now and we'll discover what we got right, what we got wrong, and possibly what may have just been misunderstood.

And, I realize the choice to merge accounts or not is a personal one, so each member is going to have to weigh the advantages against their risk quotient. However, that being said, I can't come up with any negatives in my own mind. After all, when you combine your accounts, your elite night balance and points will be added together, so you may qualify for a status boost. You'll also have only one login/member number to remember and you'll be able to earn and redeem points across all 29 participating brands using one account.

To me, that's a great deal of return for those who need to combine accounts for a status boost with no risk that I can personally think of. But, I can also see the benefit of waiting until the dust clears since we will have a little over 4 months to get all the legacy qualifying done.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Marriott International

[email protected]

RogerD408

My ONLY concern is regarding getting to LTPP (not that it's that big of a deal). I am 10 & six nights away from LTP in both programs with all the points and nights needed. Every post I've read about being grandfathered into LTPP has been in the vein of either or of the programs and not combined. Yes, I will make MPG LTP after the merge but would rather have LTPP. IF it turns out I have to make LTP in one or the other, I will feel safer doing that with the accounts separated. I have been managing two (actually four) programs already, so not an issue with two MPG accounts. I have learned a lot from you and FT and hope I continue to learn. My travel is greatly curtailed right now, but I do try to keep up.

Thanks for your help over the years and I hope it will be there for many more.