Originally Posted by
1WorldTraveler
I'm confused. Why isn't the benefits of being plat (upgrades, welcome points, ect) worth staying after 50 nights? I'm puzzled why everybody wants to get the plat status and then switch to somewhere else for the remainder of the year in order to get status there as well.
Originally Posted by
fireworksboy
Some of us wander off a bit in order to maintain status in multiple programs so that no matter where we are, we have a good array of hotel options at our disposal that reward our loyalty.
fireworksboy is correct. I like the fact that I can choose between InterContinentals (RA), Hyatt's (Diamond), Hilton's (Diamond), and Marriott's (Platinum) in addition to SPG (Platinum) properties.
This way you can take advantage of all the promotions as well. One quarter SPG's promo might be weak but Hilton's good and so on.
Let's face it. None of these programs is
LOYAL TO YOU. Why not spread the stays so that I can get most out of all the programs?