If I use my American Express platinum card to get automatic gold delete status with the Marriott Bonvoy program. Then I spend 25 nights at hotels throughout the year. Do I end up becoming platinum or am I still required to spend 50 nights in order to gain platinum status?

I’m taking three business trips soon. Because my travel will be reimbursed by my company, I used my Amex Platinum to book my hotels through Amex Travel, mostly to get the 5x points. All told, I’ll end up with about 25K Amex points after I’m done.

All three reservations are with Marriott properties. Amex claims it can’t add my Marriott Bonvoy number (I’m Gold Elite, so I’d get 25% bonus points) to my reservations. Marriott says it can’t add my Bonvoy number because to do so I’d have to give them the last four digits of my credit card number, and they can’t see the credit card number because I booked with Amex Travel.

Amex says this happens because you aren’t supposed to double dip points.

Any insights? Anything I can do? When I check in, will the front desk add my Bonvoy number?

Hi all, I’m booking a Marriott, but wanting to use a different card, for reasons. Do I still get the Marriott Gold Elite status just by being a Platinum card holder?