Originally Posted by
Razor1973
but there's no amount of extra stays that would make me go hotel hopping. I don't need the status that bad.
Be careful, you may be banished from FT with that attitude
I don't find it that hard. I rarely unpack on business trips, so it's a matter of throwing a bundle of clothes back in my bag, zippering it up, carrying it to the car, carrying it back out that evening, and checking in one more time. I still drive back and forth, I still walk back and forth, etc. Oh, I guess I need to unzipper my bag again at the new hotel and toss my bag on the bathroom counter
Originally Posted by
Razor1973
Just kidding, but [almost] everything you can achieve with status, you can achieve with money. It's just a matter of deciding whether the extra status (= money) is worth your hotel hopping troubles.
How are you going to buy status? You can't buy extra nights - a reservation without actually checking and and out doesn't get you credit, even though you have to pay for the no-show. Some airlines now have status purchases, but I don't believe SPG does. I suppose you could make reservations, hire someone to pretend to be you, create a fake ID for that person at check-in, etc.m, but that seems harder than hopping
btw, I'll re-qualify for PLT tomorrow with 18 total nights.