How did you get your Platinum? Business or Leisure?
#61
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: JAX
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold MM, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,770
70% busines and 30% leisure in SPG, plus 90% business and 10% leisure in Hilton. I don't have enough time to make Plat on leisure.
#62
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Sol III
Programs: FPC Plat, SPG Gold, HH Diamond, PC Plt Amb
Posts: 1,329
100% leisure
#63
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BKK
Programs: World of Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Bonvoy LTP; IHG Plat
Posts: 2,232
#64
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,748
There seem to be disproportionately more achieving Plat on their own dollar (sorry dimes don't go very far now :P).
Perhaps those 100% on business don't care to say so?
When I started the thread I expected it to be more like 70-80% business.
Perhaps those 100% on business don't care to say so?
When I started the thread I expected it to be more like 70-80% business.
#65
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
flyertalkers seem to be a very different bunch from the average traveler....while i feel the norm would be for more people achieving plat status due to work, getting to 25 stays on your own dime seems very achievable....
#66
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 3,990
Cheers,
#67
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
that's true....while the majority of my stays are for work, by the end of this year i will have almost 40 night on leisure stays, thanks to the 3 rooms i booked for 8 nights for a family wedding earlier this year....
#68
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 642
100% leisure.
I am price conscious, however. If I am traveling in an area with high hotel prices (some parts of Europe, etc), I not pay too much of a premium to stay in an Starwood property if there is a lower priced alternative of a similar caliber.
On the other hand, I try to book Starwood whenever possible in Asia, India, Middle East, etc. I have had some of the best value at properties in those regions (great c&p value, platinum recognition, etc).
I am price conscious, however. If I am traveling in an area with high hotel prices (some parts of Europe, etc), I not pay too much of a premium to stay in an Starwood property if there is a lower priced alternative of a similar caliber.
On the other hand, I try to book Starwood whenever possible in Asia, India, Middle East, etc. I have had some of the best value at properties in those regions (great c&p value, platinum recognition, etc).
#69
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Home
Posts: 1,910
For LTP, I would say the majority of my stays were business. That doesnt mean I didnt take weekends getaways or pay instead of using points to stay Platinum when business travel was at one point almost down to zero. Also, award stays/C&P didnt count and with some great hotels like the St. Regis NY were I was able to spend 5k points a night, they never counted towards my nights/stays.
This year, I could have earned Platinum with my personal stays/nights.
This year, I could have earned Platinum with my personal stays/nights.
#70
Join Date: Oct 2010
Programs: SPG Plat, MR Plat, DM Silver, RR, AA, US, BA
Posts: 226
85% personal
I made Plat this year for the first time, with 85% personal and 15% business. I got engaged on a trip to Maui in January and my fiancee wanted to go to Europe for our honeymoon which we recently returned from. I knew that Platinum status would help us get some nicer rooms on our honeymoon.
I signed up for a Plat challenge and made it fairly easily by doing a mattress run at a Four Points airport location for 17 nights at a very low rate. I spent $1500 on the mattress run, but I earned 15k points due to the Q1 triple points promo, Gold bonus and make a green choice. I actually needed a room the last night, so only 16 nights were mattress run.
We spent 10 nights of our 14 night honeymoon at cat 4-6 SPG properties in Paris, Munich, Venice, and Rome. These rooms were booked as standard rooms using points. Plat status has been worth it as we received several nice upgrades on our honeymoon. The best upgrade was a canal-view room with a large balcony at the Hotel Danieli in Venice. In addition, we received free breakfast and internet everywhere we went. The breakfast would have cost us 50 Euros each per day and internet 15 Euros per day, savings of $1495.
Since these 10 award nights counted toward status and I had several other stays this year, I am now Plat 50 and have 10 suite nights in my account.
I signed up for a Plat challenge and made it fairly easily by doing a mattress run at a Four Points airport location for 17 nights at a very low rate. I spent $1500 on the mattress run, but I earned 15k points due to the Q1 triple points promo, Gold bonus and make a green choice. I actually needed a room the last night, so only 16 nights were mattress run.
We spent 10 nights of our 14 night honeymoon at cat 4-6 SPG properties in Paris, Munich, Venice, and Rome. These rooms were booked as standard rooms using points. Plat status has been worth it as we received several nice upgrades on our honeymoon. The best upgrade was a canal-view room with a large balcony at the Hotel Danieli in Venice. In addition, we received free breakfast and internet everywhere we went. The breakfast would have cost us 50 Euros each per day and internet 15 Euros per day, savings of $1495.
Since these 10 award nights counted toward status and I had several other stays this year, I am now Plat 50 and have 10 suite nights in my account.
#71
Join Date: May 1999
Location: YEG
Posts: 1,578
when I travel then its for work. but because i own my business i can add few days to socialize with friends or to explore the area.
#72
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: SPG Plat / Marriott Plat / Hertz PC
Posts: 174
100% business. I should say though that I am younger and had no personal money to spend on leisure travel prior to obtaining my job .
My Starpoints help to get my back to SPG hotels for free nights where I do my personal spend.
My Starpoints help to get my back to SPG hotels for free nights where I do my personal spend.
#73
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: DL 1MM/DM, SPG Platinum, Pete's Brass Rail & Car Wash Beer Club
Posts: 275
95% business
144 nights with Starwood this year and 95% of that being business travel. I used to love staying in hotels until I started doing it every week and having the front desk staff see me more than my friends back home
#74
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Grayslake, IL
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plat
Posts: 56
I don't know if other business travellers are in this same boat, but I did not respond to this discussion despite seeing it here for months simply because I figured my story was pretty boring and like every other road warrior out there. Mon-Thur stays 40-45 weeks per year netting platinum status isn't much to write home about
#75
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Baltic Sea
Programs: SPG Platinum
Posts: 345
Hospital interviews
I had a bunch of interviews for a job and so I thought to apply for the challenge and added on a few extra stays to hit 18 nights by staying at airport props that were cheap
Since then (feb 2012) I have total 50 nights with a 90% suite upgrade rate..
SMD!!
Since then (feb 2012) I have total 50 nights with a 90% suite upgrade rate..
SMD!!