How did you get your Platinum? Business or Leisure?
Sep 18, 2012, 5:40 am
#31
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: UAPlat; *Gold; Hyatt Diam; SPG Plat; PWP goddess
Posts: 16,524
100% leisure, here.
Sep 18, 2012, 7:27 am
#32
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
100% leisure, with 120- 150 nights a year people wonder why I bother having a house!
Sep 18, 2012, 7:56 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MSP
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM (FO soon), A3 Gold, TK Classic Plus, SPG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Diamond, National EE
Posts: 1,003
There's a big difference between hardly being there to enjoy Plat vs. being in a position to have 50 nights + or 25 stays dedicated to leisure in areas where one hotel company has good options available.
Sep 18, 2012, 8:13 am
#34
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Puget Sound
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Plat Premier, SPG Plat
Posts: 228
Business gets me to 50-60 nights, personal travel sometimes bumps it up past 75.
Sep 18, 2012, 12:11 pm
#35
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: San Marcos, CA
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum ; Hilton Gold; Hertz 5*, Delta DM. Hyatt Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 215
Mostly business...say 40-45 nights a year, then 10+ for leisure. I'm enough of an addict that if I have a conference at a non-starwood hotel and I can find a starwood alternative within walking distance I will stay there.
Sep 18, 2012, 1:31 pm
#36
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: All over
Programs: AA-LTP, HH-DIA, Marriott-LT+AMB, Hyatt-Globalist, Hertz-PC, UA-GS
Posts: 6,825
All for leisure and on my own dime. Over 10 years of plt that way.
Sep 18, 2012, 1:32 pm
#37
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,765
100% leisure/self paid stays.
Sep 18, 2012, 7:09 pm
#38
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: ua mm, aa plat, starriott LTPP, ihg plat, hh gold.
Posts: 13,016
all leisure, self-pay. ^
Sep 19, 2012, 1:46 pm
#39
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southern California
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy LTTE, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt
Posts: 215
Another leisure traveler here too. Glad we reached Lifetime Plat as it was getting more difficult to reach the stay/night level each year due to retirement and economy putting a damper on our travel. No more mattress runs and that's great!!!
Sep 19, 2012, 3:10 pm
#41
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
Programs: AA PLT,AS,UA PP,J6,FB,EY,LH,SQ,HH Dmd,Hyatt Glbl,Marriott Plat,IHG Plat,Accor Gold
Posts: 10,820
Mostly business.
Sep 19, 2012, 3:30 pm
#42
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
Programs: SPG LT Plat, Hilton G,Priorty Club G, AC E
Posts: 2,979
Almost all business...
...and I redeem for leisure.
I sure miss the wide availability of C&P, as i used to make 50% of my holiday bookings using it.
Not so widely available anymore
I sure miss the wide availability of C&P, as i used to make 50% of my holiday bookings using it.
Not so widely available anymore
Sep 19, 2012, 6:15 pm
#43
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,748
It's really encouraging that there are so many 100% leisure travellers here with status. And that some have been doing mattress runs too. Makes me feel less "silly" which is what some have called me :P
Sep 19, 2012, 7:17 pm
#44
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 22
Mostly business...I'd say 90/10. About 80 nights last year. Probably around 110 nights by this year's end.
Having someone else pay for status is very nice, but there's a big price to pay for being away from your family.
Having someone else pay for status is very nice, but there's a big price to pay for being away from your family.
Sep 19, 2012, 7:28 pm
#45
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: UA 1K 3MM , Marriott Amb, Hyatt D, HH D, Hertz PC
Posts: 851
100% leisure having moved most of stays from Hilton to SPG in 2010 due to Diamond devaluation. I'll make over 100 nights (and therefore gain an Ambassador) in 2012.
