Indeed, but to just to clarify: Poirntbraks properties (a sale of 5k/night at select Priority Club properties, for those who don't know) are only announced for a two-month window, typically only a week (or maybe two) before that window opens. So to use them somewhere far away, you've got to be ready to book your trip at the moment you see them come up. Otherwise, you can only use them if they "happen" to become available someplace you were already going.

But trying to book an award trip to someplace far away on short notice like that can be tricky (especially for the inexperienced) on the miles side, especially if you only have sufficient miles in one airline / one alliance.

I've used Pointbreaks several times, but so far have only managed to use them for domestic travel, because I usually need to plan my overseas travel further in advance. (Still, they've saved me tons of points, while also saving me tons of money, on stays in several cities, including once in NYC, just across the Queensboro bridge from Manhattan at a then-just-opened new Holiday Inn.)

IMHO it takes a very patient mindset to get the Priority Club Select Visa card for the 80k points and then to only use it for Pointsbreak properties. (But it's 16 nights out of just the sign-up bonus only if that's the way you do it!)

By the way, breaking news from the Priroity Club forum (which may or may not apply to new applicants automatically, we haven't figured that out yet for sure):

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...um-status.html

(But before you get too excited, learn what PC Platinum status is and isn't good for.)