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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 3:12 pm
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CJKatl
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BDU
Programs: DL:MM, Marriott:LTT
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I'm not someone who ever asks for UGs, but since turning PP in January, my UG% is spectacular. Prior to that, as a Plat for years, my UG% was close to nil. When I'm at a FS or Ren, I'm probably hitting over 75% on suites.

This includes awesome two room suites at the Charleston SC Ren, the Ypsilanti FS, the Lavonia MI FS, Houston Marriott Galleria, Dallas Medical Center FS, STL Airport Ren, Little Rock FS (one of the few renovated rooms) and Mobile Riverview Ren. It may be that Gold and Plat just aren't high enough on the totem pole to get UGs when there are PPs in the house. If the often cited statistic that PP is the top 3% of guests, and a hotel has 200 rooms, including four suites, if you aren't PP, there's a good chance you're not close to being the top guest in the hotel that night. In that example, only the top 2% could be accommodated with suites, and only if nobody actually purchases them or there not being used as part of a conference package, and there is likely a higher percentage of PP staying that night.
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