Survey: Tell us what you think about our partnership with Marriott Bonvoy
Oct 31, 2019, 1:27 pm
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: UA 1K 1MM (finally!), IHG AMB-Spire, HH Diamond
Posts: 60,155
It would be nice to see UA negotiate Plat on MB for 1K. Especially since 1K will become much harder to achieve going forward.
Oct 31, 2019, 1:28 pm
#33
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat; *A Gold; Marriott Gold
Posts: 351
Yeah, I was part of that crowd and I can see where Marriott "residents" would be annoyed. Gold, however. seems pretty useless. It doesn't entice me to overpay for a Marriott when I can stay at any number of equivalent-quality hotels in London and get breakfast, too. If Marriott were to provide free breakfast to 1K/GS, that would get me back. That shouldn't annoy the "residents".
Oct 31, 2019, 1:29 pm
#34
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: UA 1K 1MM (finally!), IHG AMB-Spire, HH Diamond
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The linkup with Marriott wasn’t targeting you. Perhaps they should have filtered people like you out of receiving the email.
Oct 31, 2019, 1:33 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Rowley, MA / Edgartown, MA / Christiansted, St. Croix (USVI)
Programs: UA LT GS/4.96MM, Marriott LT Titanium, IHG Platinum, Global Entry, TSA Pre✓, Korea SeS, APEC
Posts: 579
The survey simply didn't work on any of my gadgets, iPad or Mac, so I deleted the email, this weeks round of Apple OS updates are causing a bunch of problems. I got the impression it was nothing more than a sales pitch, to get you to sign-up for a Marriott Bonvoy membership. In my case, not needed, I'm already LT Titanium Elite. The funny thing is before the merger I was mostly loyal to Marriott but since the merger 90% of my nights (112 so far this year) are in SPG properties. The SPG lounges are much better than Marriotts, on average. My travel is 95% international and primarily in Asia.
Oct 31, 2019, 1:36 pm
#36
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,813
(full disclaimer: so am I, though I am getting close to earned-through-nights Diamond this year after basically shifting most of my Marriott-through-UA-status-enticed stays over to Hilton)
I didn’t get the survey (yet), but I am double-Marriott-Gold through UA and Amex Plat. Unlike the old Gold status, the new one is really no significant incentive. I don’t blame UA for that - it was a benefit that came out of the blue a few years ago and did its job of shifting stays to Marriott that otherwise would have gone to a competitor. It’s Marriott’s loss, as far as I am concerned - there’s pretty much always a suitable alternative for me and if I get better benefits elsewhere, that’s where I go.
Last edited by notquiteaff; Oct 31, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Oct 31, 2019, 1:42 pm
#37
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,597
UA Silver is better than Bonvoy Gold.
E+, Premier Access boarding/bag handling, possible first class upgrades, reduced fees
Oct 31, 2019, 1:51 pm
#38
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Everywhere but home far too often
Programs: Too many
Posts: 401
I second that. I’m in the same boat as you.
Oct 31, 2019, 4:01 pm
#40
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
IMHO it's a very bad partnership as we have seen this month. They are Bonvoying their frequent flyers who fly tens of thousands of miles every year with them and giving them no status for their patronage! At least Marriott had the decency to provide status with their branded AE credit cards 
-James
-James
Oct 31, 2019, 4:33 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Springfield,MO,USA
Programs: UA 1K MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,604
This survey was very annoying to complete as it did not like Firefox on desktop or the Samsung Browser on my phone, probably because of the various addons I use, so I had to restart the survey several times to get it right. But since I am Lifetime Titanium with Marriott, the whole thing does nothing for me and I would be better off if United had a different hotel partner.
Oct 31, 2019, 4:44 pm
#42
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: UA 1K, Alaska Gold 75k, Marriott Amb
Posts: 66
Im a GS. i get bonvoy gold from 4 different sources (including being lifetime bonvoy gold...). frankly, the downgrade of GS from platinum to gold as a benefit made the bonvoy/united benefit worthless.
Last edited by iainmc; Oct 31, 2019 at 4:49 pm
Oct 31, 2019, 5:28 pm
#44
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Redondo Beach, CA USA
Programs: UA 1KMM, Bonvoy LTE+A, HH D, Nat'l EE, Hertz Plat, Avis PC
Posts: 3,710
Oct 31, 2019, 5:37 pm
#45
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,317
It seems Hyatt’s World of Hyatt program and AAdvantage have a better package of benefits for top elites.
As a Globlist, I get AA Platinum status after linking the two accounts and offered fast track to Platinum Elites.
ConciergeKey members get Globalist status.
Perhaps UA and Marriott can match the same benefits as Hyatt and AA are offering to remain competitive.
As a Globlist, I get AA Platinum status after linking the two accounts and offered fast track to Platinum Elites.
ConciergeKey members get Globalist status.
Perhaps UA and Marriott can match the same benefits as Hyatt and AA are offering to remain competitive.