SanDiego1K, thank you very much for the summary; it's great. I would say you pretty much 'nailed' my thoughts.
I will probably overcomplicate this by going with Hyatt as #1 and Marriott #2 for a while. I'll see how that works and if it satisfies my wife's travel desires. When I first met her in 2002, a Motel 6 was fine. Unfortunately, I've given her enough of a taste of the 'suite' life that Motel 6s for vacation don't cut it anymore. Bad move on my part.
If we run out of destinations with Hyatts, I'll just opt to go with Starwood at some point and slog through rebuilding status. I would think that we could stick with Hyatts for at least 3 years; I'm in no hurry to get to Greece.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
I might finish reading your response a few posts above - if you add some paragraph breaks to make it easier to read than one big paragraph
DOH! Fixed; my apologies. That was an unintentional oversight on my part.