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Old Nov 16, 2013 | 5:57 pm
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Originally Posted by darthbimmer
I just went through an interesting thought experiment on this. I have been Plat for several years. This year I may narrowly miss requalifying, racking up only 70 nights, and drop to Gold. The numbers at the top of this thread are no guarantee of what will be offered for 2014 but they did prompt me to ask myself: what would I pay to upgrade from Gold to Plat?
I wouldn't be surprised if they comp you plat, especially if you've been plat for a few years and are just a couple nights short. Year before last (I think) I was at 73 and the "renewed for next year" message popped up. I think in December they start looking at people to comp the higher status to.
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