I know there was a lot of speculation before August about combining accounts if you're trying to make LTG under the old Marriott program. I'm in the home stretch, should make the night number within the next week, and only have ~100k points to go. Definitely will wrap up by Dec 31.
I have a handful of "lifetime" points and nights sitting in my SPG account. Is there any reason that I shouldn't combine my accounts today? Will those help push me over the top under old rules?
Thanks everyone for helping figure out this changing landscape!
YMMV - There are still issues, so it depends on how much '****' you may want to go through if things don't go right.
Keep in mind though, those points MAY NOT COUNT (and should not count) as lifetime points! It has for some members, and hasn't for others. There was no concept of 'lifetime points' in SPG, so you should have no expectation that those points will be added to your lifetime total, but you should be overjoyed if they do actually count!