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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #60 on: November 18, 2015, 09:31:26 AM »
Bloomberg is interviewing TPG about the implications this will have in terms of points. Airing shortly on radio.

This was on Bloomberg TV yesterday.
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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #61 on: November 18, 2015, 09:32:04 AM »
How would he know? Nothing's been confirmed yet about the points programs.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #62 on: November 18, 2015, 09:39:47 AM »
How would he know? Nothing's been confirmed yet about the points programs.
Yeah, hes just speculating and hoping.
I just find it interesting how this made it as a story on Bloomberg.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #63 on: November 18, 2015, 09:42:01 AM »

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #64 on: November 20, 2015, 07:26:46 AM »

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #65 on: November 20, 2015, 07:58:39 AM »

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marriott-starwood-merger-top-priority-people-arne-sorenson?forceNoSplash=true
Says they won't ruin the loyalty programs
"To state the obvious, devaluing points or member benefits is not the way to preserve and strengthen these programs, which is our aim."
Gotta love that sentence :) good find, but would take with a grain of salt...

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #66 on: November 20, 2015, 11:54:35 AM »

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #67 on: November 20, 2015, 12:00:48 PM »
I was thinking that even if SPG does get devalued somewhat, it could be offset from Marriott's end. Ie- Until now Marriott points were basically worthless and a redemption value of 1 cpp was great. That may change now

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #68 on: November 20, 2015, 12:24:08 PM »
At least someone is positive about merger http://fusion.net/story/234938/marriott-starwood-points-after-merger/
That person is an idiot.  All they say is that Marriott has more leverage against OTA's. 

I wish Hainan Airlines Group would have bought them, or the Chinese wealth fund.  They would have left things the way they are.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #69 on: November 20, 2015, 02:16:25 PM »
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marriott-starwood-merger-top-priority-people-arne-sorenson?forceNoSplash=true
Says they won't ruin the loyalty programs
Like how Smisek promised he wouldn't close the CLE hub and wouldn't devalue the programs?
I don't see how SPG escapes unscathed unless they keep SPG exactly as it is and migrate Marriott points to SPG at a 2:1 ratio. And that's highly unlikely to happen.
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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #70 on: November 20, 2015, 02:20:41 PM »

Like how Smisek promised he wouldn't close the CLE hub and wouldn't devalue the programs?
I don't see how SPG escapes unscathed unless they keep SPG exactly as it is and migrate Marriott points to SPG at a 2:1 ratio. And that's highly unlikely to happen.
How long do you think we have until the massacre starts?

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #71 on: November 20, 2015, 02:23:58 PM »
Like how Smisek promised he wouldn't close the CLE hub and wouldn't devalue the programs?
I don't see how SPG escapes unscathed unless they keep SPG exactly as it is and migrate Marriott points to SPG at a 2:1 ratio. And that's highly unlikely to happen.

dont see how their customers (those who dont know points & stuff) will accept such a move.. basically you are telling them you are taking away half their points.. majority dont know redemptions etc & will scream bloody murder

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #72 on: November 20, 2015, 02:25:49 PM »
How long do you think we have until the massacre starts?
At least a year.

dont see how their customers (those who dont know points & stuff) will accept such a move.. basically you are telling them you are taking away half their points.. majority dont know redemptions etc & will scream bloody murder
If you show them that awards will be less than half as much I think they'll manage.
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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #73 on: November 20, 2015, 02:26:09 PM »
I was thinking that even if SPG does get devalued somewhat, it could be offset from Marriott's end. Ie- Until now Marriott points were basically worthless and a redemption value of 1 cpp was great. That may change now
Much more likely that they will bring the value down to Marriotts rather then bring Marriott up to spg.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #74 on: November 20, 2015, 02:33:40 PM »

If you show them that awards will be less than half as much I think they'll manage.
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they will then see that they have been ripped off all these years  :o :P

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #75 on: November 20, 2015, 03:08:16 PM »
Much more likely that they will bring the value down to Marriotts rather then bring Marriott up to spg.
I'm hoping they will at least meet somewhere in the middle. Even if its more torwards the Marriott end.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #76 on: November 21, 2015, 05:06:40 AM »
Marriott:SPG at 2:1??

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #77 on: November 22, 2015, 05:57:45 AM »
Source?

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #78 on: November 22, 2015, 06:22:46 AM »
Source?
i think hes asking on this

I don't see how SPG escapes unscathed unless they keep SPG exactly as it is and migrate Marriott points to SPG at a 2:1 ratio. And that's highly unlikely to happen.

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Re: Mariott will buy Starwood
« Reply #79 on: November 25, 2015, 12:31:49 AM »
"In the meantime, rumors have been swirling on social media pages as loyalty program members report what they have been told by the hotels’ call center staffs, with one saying he was told Marriott would look to adopt the SPG program as its own."  From this article http://m.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Hotel-loyalty-members-staffers-gain-few-details-6652212.php
But then again, it's only rumors..