Originally Posted by
Need
I stand corrected. It is not give away. In my mind, I was thinking more like you could buy top elite status from credit card spent. You can do it with Marriott and Hilton but not with SPG or Hyatt.
It's awfully hard to buy top-tier MR status with credit card spend. After the initial 15 nights from carrying the MR Visa card you'd need to spend $180,000 on the card to earn the other 60 nights required to reach Platinum. Comping status for $180k spend is not a giveaway.