Originally Posted by
AlohaDaveKennedy
So prove it - come back with enough points for two free nights in a cat 5 Hilton without spending a dime. We gotta have initiation rights for these newbies!

haha, my response simply was to the original statement of being 'leery of newbies', and i just want to say there's nothing to be leery of!
i can understand wanting to see what a newbie can accomplish with free stuff in order to see how well a newb does at the travel game. takes time tho... i just applied to the AA cards yesterday. gotta see how that pans out!