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Old Oct 1, 2012, 1:07 pm
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Originally Posted by GoPhils
I know, I'm just saying that if it were easier to reach Plat status, then the benefits would surely be even more watered down. If 50% of the guests at a property are plats, then the requirements to reach it must not be that "ridiculous."
Note that with Marriott's use of Roll Over nights and CC nights, the actual number of BIB can be significantly reduced. So I guess one could make an argument that the number of nights required for Gold/Plat have been watered down.
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