Marriott Gets Petty Awarding Status Credit, Surely The Juice Ain’t Worth The Squeeze Here Right? [Roundup]

by Gary Leff

News and notes from around the interweb:

  • Is awarding only 50% elite nights at Protea Hotels the most Marriott Bonvoy thing ever? And doesn’t carving out a single brand for reduced status-earning overcomplicate a program where no one can remember all the brands, let alone what they stand for, as it is? Surely the juice can’t be worth the squeeze here, can it?

  • Dad jokes.

  • Lufthansa Detroit – Europe awards 55,000 miles roundtrip in business class

  • These were for sale, I only wished I had a vision for how they’d fit in my home.

  • Personal finance advice: Fly Spirit. Wear fake jewelry.

  • You have a choice whether or not to fly Southwest Airlines again. You don’t have a choice whether to use the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization. Which one do you think will improve?

  • Not really travel, but still.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  5. MR already does half points on a couple brands so no, this doesn’t surprise me. I have avoided a lot of nice RIs for paid stays just on principle.

  7. Let me fix the content error for you:

    You mostly don’t have a choice whether or not to fly Southwest Airlines again (it’s the only choice in many routes!). You have a vote on whether to improve the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization. Which one do you think will improve?

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