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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 8:29 am
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I've moved some discussion posts from the rollcall thread to this one.

Originally Posted by TravelinSperry
Also, something is wrong with the way they offer Lifetime Plat imo. I have almost 700 nights and yet only 6 years Plat. Look how many people on the list have just over 500 nights and yet made Lifetime Plat (because they were careful about how they spread out there stays). My extra 200 nights get me nowhere and I'll end up with about 1,000 nights before I actually achieve Lifetime Plat due to the 10 year requirement. And yet others will do it in half that. At some point I think Starwood should take into account all these extra nights (perhaps at 750) and have them count towards status. I mean, that's a lot of extra nights with no reward.
Where would you draw the line ? Is 850 nights and plat for 3 years worthy enough for LTP too ?

One could also argue that, as 12 years elite but only 6 as Platinum, had you shown more commitment to Starwood in the other 6 years, you'd be home and dry by now ....
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