Marriott Rewards Elite Status now based on DC membership / effective 2/15/17

[GreenTea]

MR Status now also seems to be based on MVC status. Has anyone else seen that? I saw it mentioned on FB. Top ownership tiers get platinum or gold MR status. Is this new or have I never seen it before?

 

[bazzap]

This was also news to me until I saw it on fb, but it is on the owner website now

 

[Fasttr]

MR Status now also seems to be based on MVC status. Has anyone else seen that? I saw it mentioned on FB. Top ownership tiers get platinum or gold MR status. Is this new or have I never seen it before?

This was also news to me until I saw it on fb, but it is on the owner website now

Another nice perk to being enrolled in the DC for those sitting on the do I enroll or do I not fence.

 

[mjm1]

This was also news to me until I saw it on fb, but it is on the owner website now

Barry, thanks for sharing this information. We are currently MR Platinum, but probably won't be able to maintain that level going forward. We will always try to maintain Gold, but now won't have to worry about it, since it will be automatic as an enrolled owner or Trust Point owner. Great news.

Best regards.

Mike

 

[m61376]

Will MVC status translate into elite nights, so that Executive level members would only need 25 nights additional to get to Platinum?

 

[frank808]

Will MVC status translate into elite nights, so that Executive level members would only need 25 nights additional to get to Platinum?

You would have to stay 75 nights to get platinum. They do not credit you 50 nights for being executive. Your executive level gets you gold status. But if you want platinum you would need to stay 75 nights in a calendar year.

 

[Venter]

Both of us

I was wondering. Would all the names on the deed be eligible for the status awarded?

 

[dioxide45]

MR Status now also seems to be based on MVC status. Has anyone else seen that? I saw it mentioned on FB. Top ownership tiers get platinum or gold MR status. Is this new or have I never seen it before?

This was also news to me until I saw it on fb, but it is on the owner website now

It seems that they are trying to match what Vistana does for SPG owners. I believe all direct purchase owners in Vistana are gold in SPG. Higher level Elites might get higher status. Not sure. It makes sense that Marriott is offering the same/similar.

 

[DeniseM]

I was wondering. Would all the names on the deed be eligible for the status awarded?

Only the person names on the SPG Acct.

 

[dioxide45]

Only the person names on the SPG Acct.

What do you mean by that? With Vistana, do you associate your SPG account with your ownership through SPG or through Vistana.com? With Marriott, your MR# is attached to your ownership profile on the marriottvacatinclub website. It would be interesting to see how they implement this for MR. Does it apply to all on the deed or only the primary?

VAC had no choice but to do this. As of last week all Vistana owners that bought direct were automatically gold in Marriott Rewards as long as they linked their accounts. While the same didn't apply to Marriott owners.

 

[DeniseM]

When you buy a [developer] Vistana TS, they ask you whose name should go on the SPG Acct. linked to your ownership.

Of course, your spouse can have their own SPG Acct. - with a different number.

 

[thinze3]

MVC Selects and higher are now minimum Gold Elite

Looks like Gold Elite status just got diluted.

 

[ilene13]

We have owned Marriott timeshares since 1988. Marriott did not start counting timeshare stays for elite nights until sometime after 2000. We are lifetime gold with plenty of MRP to be platinum elite. If all the timeshare stays had counted we would have been lifetime platinum years ago. Under the new rules we will be platinum elite because we are chairmen's club. So I am happy.

 

[dioxide45]

This was also news to me until I saw it on fb, but it is on the owner website now

This is actually a big deal and perhaps should have been its own thread. Not necessarily related to the merger.

 

[Ann in CA]

Received email today. Last paragraph "The Marriott Rewards Program may be discontinued at any time." Is this just standard language or do I need to book all my travel packages soon!

Marriott Vacation Club logo
No Images? Click here.
YOU MAY RECEIVE AN UPGRADE TO YOUR MARRIOTT REWARDS STATUS!*
Marriott International® has joined with Starwood Hotels & Resorts® – find out what it means for you.
New Benefits for Owners
Enjoy new opportunities by linking your Marriott Rewards® and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) accounts.

You may receive an upgrade to your Marriott Rewards status.

Receive the same level status in the SPG program.
If you haven't already heard, Marriott International recently joined with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and created the world's largest lodging hospitality company – more than 5,700 properties representing 30 brands in 110 countries.

How does this affect you?

Your Owner usage and exchange rights remain unchanged. And now, you can enjoy the best of the Marriott Rewards and the SPG programs. As a Marriott Vacation Club® Owner, you can link your Marriott Rewards and SPG accounts to receive more value, more access and more offerings than ever!

By linking your Marriott Rewards and SPG accounts, you'll enjoy new opportunities through an expanded portfolio of offerings in great new destinations. You can even transfer your points between accounts so you can start enjoying the best of both programs.**

You may be upgraded.
If you are enrolled in the Marriott Vacation Club Destinations™ Exchange Program or own Vacation Club Points and have achieved the Select Owner benefit level or above, you may receive a Marriott Rewards status upgrade annually! That means you can enjoy all the privileges that come with your new elevated status starting February 15, 2017.

Discover the advantages of your new Elite status.

If you are at the Chairman's Club or Presidential Owner benefit level, your Marriott Rewards status will be Platinum Elite, currently the highest Marriott Rewards member status.
If you are at the Executive or Select Owner benefit level, your Marriott Rewards status will not be less than Gold Elite.
Marriott Rewards Benefits
Gold Elite

• Lounge access and breakfast for 2
• Complimentary room upgrade, if available
• 25% bonus on points for stays

You could be elevated even higher with Status Match.***
Whichever Marriott Rewards status you receive as part of this exciting announcement, you will receive the same status in the SPG program when you link your Marriott Rewards and SPG accounts. Already a SPG member and enjoy a higher status in that program? Then your Marriott Rewards status will be upgraded to match your SPG status when you link your accounts.

*Access to Marriott Rewards® is provided via membership in the Marriott Rewards program and is subject to the Marriott Rewards Terms & Conditions and the terms and conditions as outlined in the applicable Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Exchange Program documents. Actual participating resorts and hotels are subject to change.*******************The Marriott Rewards program may be discontinued at any time. ****************Some Marriott Vacation Club Exchange Program Enrolled Owners will be unable to trade their usage for Marriott Rewards points.

**Marriott Rewards points earned through Marriott Vacation Club ownership cannot be transferred to SPG.

***Applies to highest non-promotional status level.

 

[GrayFal]

When you buy a [developer] Vistana TS, they ask you whose name should go on the SPG Acct. linked to your ownership.

Of course, your spouse can have their own SPG Acct. - with a different number.

And Starwood will link each SPG account to the VSE ownership of each person on the deed. So each person will have that status with SPG and now Marriott based on the ownership.

 

[michael49]

We like this!

-- We have owned Marriott timeshares since 1988. Marriott did not start counting timeshare stays for elite nights until sometime after 2000. We are lifetime gold with plenty of MRP to be platinum elite. If all the timeshare stays had counted we would have been lifetime platinum years ago. Under the new rules we will be platinum elite because we are chairmen's club. So I am happy.--

Same situation with us. We are very happy!!!!

 

[SueDonJ]

Received email today. Last paragraph "The Marriott Rewards Program may be discontinued at any time." Is this just standard language or do I need to book all my travel packages soon! ...

It's standard language. One version or another of it has been on practically every timeshare doc that references MR, including the purchase docs when you buy direct from Marriott. It being on these new notices shouldn't cause any more or less concern then it always has. I don't spend a minute thinking about it.

 

[KathyPet]

THis is a very nice perk. WOnder how often a room upgrade will be granted.

 

[BocaBoy]

One interesting thing about the way they are linking these accounts is that we now have absolutely the best of both worlds. This is great in some respects but I am not sure it was the smart way for them to proceed. By giving all the benefits now with no offsetting takeaways, the net effect is that when they completely merge the programs anything they take away from either program at that time will be a takeaway for all with no offsetting improvements. If they keep all the benefits of each program the combined new program will be unbelievably rich and I doubt they will do go that far. In any event, I think the program now, with the linkage, is far superior to any other loyalty program in existence.

 

[GreenTea]

It is a lot easier to get higher status in SPG than it is in Marriott. My only concern is lack of upgrades and overcrowded lounges now that all are in the same group. I suppose maybe it balances out since a MR member might elect to start in a SPG hotel instead of only Marriott.

 

[thinze3]

THis is a very nice perk. WOnder how often a room upgrade will be granted.

Well, now that there are more of us, not as often. :ignore:

I usually get a room view upgrade (corner room, higher floor etc.., but a few times I've actually received a major upgrade. Just recently I arrived VERY late at the Cosmopolitan and found out upon arrival that the hotel was sold out. I paid for a Bellagio view room and had hoped for an upgrade to a premium Bellagio view using my status. When I got there they tried to put me in a lower tier Bellagio view room instead. I insisted that I had hoped to be upgraded, not downgraded in that Bellagio view category. I also reminded them that I was a very long term Gold Elite member and that the room they issued me was not acceptable. They made me wait for a minute or two and came back with a major upgrade to a 900sf 2-bath suite that was front and center with an amazing view.

.

 

[icydog]

What do you mean by that? With Vistana, do you associate your SPG account with your ownership through SPG or through Vistana.com? With Marriott, your MR# is attached to your ownership profile on the marriottvacatinclub website. It would be interesting to see how they implement this for MR. Does it apply to all on the deed or only the primary?

VAC had no choice but to do this. As of last week all Vistana owners that bought direct were automatically gold in Marriott Rewards as long as they linked their accounts. While the same didn't apply to Marriott owners.

So my friends who bought MGV platinum directly from Marriott have no elite status in Marriott Rewards but a SPG member who bought a week directly from Starwood gets to be Marriott Rewards Gold? How is this fair?

 

[icydog]

We have owned Marriott timeshares since 1988. Marriott did not start counting timeshare stays for elite nights until sometime after 2000. We are lifetime gold with plenty of MRP to be platinum elite. If all the timeshare stays had counted we would have been lifetime platinum years ago. Under the new rules we will be platinum elite because we are chairmen's club. So I am happy.

We are lifetime gold with plenty of MRP to be platinum elite.

Points don't have anything to do with Marriott Elite levels. I could have a million MRP and still have no status. For example I could trade one of my timeshare for 120,000 MRP. Those points would not increase or decrease my elite level. However, you need to have/had a million MRP to be Gold Elite (or maybe that's platinum, I forget)

If all the timeshare stays had counted we would have been lifetime platinum years ago. Yes, you're absolutely correct on that. Every timeshare night counts toward your elite levels. That's why so many of us are Platinum Elite

 

[icydog]

One interesting thing about the way they are linking these accounts is that we now have absolutely the best of both worlds. This is great in some respects but I am not sure it was the smart way for them to proceed. By giving all the benefits now with no offsetting takeaways, the net effect is that when they completely merge the programs anything they take away from either program at that time will be a takeaway for all with no offsetting improvements. If they keep all the benefits of each program the combined new program will be unbelievably rich and I doubt they will do go that far. In any event, I think the program now, with the linkage, is far superior to any other loyalty program in existence.

Boca, I'm going to think positively, and cross my fingers and toes, that Marriott will continue following their path to give us the best rewards program in the realm of reward programs!