Originally Posted by tfred

Snobby ? I dont think so. I am the original cheap elite since i stay at mostly FI and CY in secondary markets. I probably average 2,000 +/- points a night. at 80 nights i make 160-200k points with bonuses. at gold level (assuming that there are enough with my travel pattern), a gold at 55 nights would be in the 110-130K That can get you a nice yearly marriott vacation someplace but may put a "grand splurge" travel package in difficult territory without taking the risk of periodic program changes that you know will occur