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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by AkiraStylez
That would net a cost of $3200/year to reach platinum

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invest $35,000 over a 10 year period to reach lifetime platinum status for the perks for the rest of your life?

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I do not travel for work at all.
I will admit, I do not know that much about the platinum benefits. But spending $3,200 a year just to have status at a hotel group where you only need to spend less than 10 nights a year seems like a really high price to pay for status.

There are so many things that could happen in the next ten years that could make this 'investment' be a poor one.


Originally Posted by clublounger
Invest your money in a financial vehicle that doesn't come with the fine print that states " we reserve the right to change or discontinue the program...............".
This would be my advice, as well. Just think, if this money was well invested, you could use it to just outright book a suite at a fancy hotel whenever you travelled.
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