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I have been traveling tons for work and some fun. Thanks to bonus nights earned from holding certain credit cards and Marriott’s Q1 promo, I just pushed past 75 nights for the year. This is the earliest I have ever requalified for Titanium Elite status and it has me wondering what I should do next.
As mentioned when I did my Q1 status recap, I am also working towards renewing Globalist with Hyatt. That should be no issue with 8.5 months left to the year. I’m just wondering now if I should push towards Ambassador Elite with Marriott or switch some stays to Hilton to maintain the Diamond status that Delta granted me for six months.
I received 25 nights from holding the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card and 15 more from the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card. With that and the promo, I’m at 75 nights with plenty of additional stays planned. I was Ambassador pretty much since it was introduced by SPG (except for 2024). The program has been diluted so much that I no longer strive for this level with its minimal benefits above Titanium Elite, but with my travel up so much there is a chance I will get there.
I need to decide what to focus on and think I could hit Globalist, Diamond, and keep Titanium Elite. I could scrap trying to requalify for Hilton Honors Diamond and instead shift to try to get back to Ambassador, but I’m questioning the value I’d see from that versus being Titanium Elite.
Anthony’s Take: I’ll decide soon what to do and which status to push for this year. What do you think?
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Isn’t there an onerous spending requirement for Ambassador? If not it certainly seems worthwhile to try for it. Globalist certainly seems worth pursuing for a variety of reasons. Hilton is a bit more variable. Without knowing more about your Hilton stays including number of days, where you stay, and whether paid of award stays it’s kinda tough to say. As a wild guess I’d say that if you intend to stay around 14 nights with Hilton on stays where it matters to you about getting Diamond benefits then I’d either get the top tier Hilton card for Diamond and/or stay an awful lot of nights with them. If you’re staying at a nice Hilton in Asia then Diamond can make a big difference, at a HGI in Boise not so much.
What’s next? I can tell you. You’ll be Bonvoyed by greedy franchisees. No upgrades, no breakfast. More “resort” fees. Enjoy your “status”.
Sincerely,
Lifetime Platinum
I’m Lifetime Platinum too and pretty much despise what Marriott has become. Nonetheless, Anthony is no naive schoolboy. He’s trying to make a viable plan for himself, knowing the pitfalls of getting Bonvoyed. He does quite often pay cash for rooms and flights so that is another factor in his calculus. While he’s figuring things out he’s just asking for reasonable suggestions that would contribute to maximizing his benefits. For you and I that means very limited Marriott hotels but since he’s already Titanium for the year he’s apparently seeing things a little differently.