Email from Marriott: "We're excited to announce that we've secured shareholder approval for Marriott International to join together with Starwood Hotels & Resorts..." 😁

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I'm glad my lifetime SPG status will be diluted by peasant Marriott members.

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Elitist attitude are really off-putting. I'd love for you to call someone a peasant to their face.

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Actually getting lifetime status at Marriott is harder than spg

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Fair point. I apologize—a poor choice of words in my part. However, I think the point of a membership program with tiered statuses is élitism. And it's distressing to think that our points and status will be significantly diluted after years of earning it.

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The programs will be run in parallel for a time, according to their email. If I had to bet, they would eventually give 3:1 ratio on Marriott to SPG points, and create a 3rd Category/Tier/XYZ ladder for SPG properties. If they appropriately ratio out your points, it won't water it down much, if any.

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Fuck you Marriott. 😔

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Happy I chose/guessed wisely between the two, earning lifetime Marriott a few years back.

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Marriott is the most difficult to get platinum. But I think the SPG hotels and service are much better quality. I'm more worried the quality will go down than the rewards programs merging.

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