Overview
- Members who fail to requalify in 2025 will drop at most one level: Ambassador to Titanium, Titanium to Platinum, Platinum to Gold, and Gold to Silver.
- Those who re-achieved their tier were renewed in January 2026, while one-level downgrades will be applied and visible in member accounts in March 2026.
- All renewed or adjusted statuses run through the end of February 2027, aligning the 2026 membership year across tiers.
- Silver is the lowest protected tier, so Silver members who do not requalify will lose elite status, and lifetime elite floors continue to prevent drops below a member’s lifetime level.
- Marriott is codifying a practice used for years and revived during the pandemic, with commentators noting the policy could change in future years and may lessen some members’ drive to requalify.