Difference between revisions of "Template: Status Marriott"
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| − | <li>'''If you have some upcoming stays with Marriott, you may be able to take advantage of their status challenge'''. It is open to people who don't already have status with Marriott (Silver is okay) | + | <li>'''If you have some upcoming stays with Marriott, you may be able to take advantage of their status challenge'''. It is open to people who don't already have status with Marriott (Silver is okay), have status with one of the other hotel programs, and have completed at least one stay with that program over the past 12 months. As soon as they approve your application, you'll have corresponding status (usually Marriott Platinum) and can enjoy the benefits on any upcoming stays. </li> |
Normally, you'd need to spend 8 nights in 90 days to lock-in Gold status and 16 nights in 90 days to stay qualified for the much more valuable Platinum status. But for the current promotion, they've dropped it to 5 and 15 nights respectively. [//status-match.marriott.com/en-us Status Match Webpage]. | Normally, you'd need to spend 8 nights in 90 days to lock-in Gold status and 16 nights in 90 days to stay qualified for the much more valuable Platinum status. But for the current promotion, they've dropped it to 5 and 15 nights respectively. [//status-match.marriott.com/en-us Status Match Webpage]. | ||
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<li>'''Each Marriott card also gives you either automatic Silver or Gold status''', but this doesn't provide that much in the way of benefits. Silver only entitles you to the potential for late checkout and 10% bonus points on stays. Gold bumps the bonus points to 25% and gives you a small points boost on each stay, enhanced internet access, and the possibility of an upgrade to a slightly better room. Spending $35,000 per year on one of the cards that normally gives you Silver status will bump your status to Gold, but this is almost certainly a bad idea.</li> | <li>'''Each Marriott card also gives you either automatic Silver or Gold status''', but this doesn't provide that much in the way of benefits. Silver only entitles you to the potential for late checkout and 10% bonus points on stays. Gold bumps the bonus points to 25% and gives you a small points boost on each stay, enhanced internet access, and the possibility of an upgrade to a slightly better room. Spending $35,000 per year on one of the cards that normally gives you Silver status will bump your status to Gold, but this is almost certainly a bad idea.</li> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:32, 5 June 2021
Normally, you'd need to spend 8 nights in 90 days to lock-in Gold status and 16 nights in 90 days to stay qualified for the much more valuable Platinum status. But for the current promotion, they've dropped it to 5 and 15 nights respectively. Status Match Webpage.
