Originally Posted by
CommentatusMaximus
One of the lurkers stated at one point that all platinums are identified the same in the system. The only difference comes when a specific benefit is passed along (eg, Your24) which can only come from a P75+ but still just shows the user as a Platinum.
Oddly, as a regular Platinum myself, I've sometimes been offered the Your24 benefit.
As a quick calculation, if one were at 74 nights and simply paid $100 for an extra room night to bump up to 75 nights, it would take roughly 30 nights at $150/night to breakeven on points valued at $0.022/pt.
If the lurkers said this they are wrong, the system identifies P100 differently in the system (can't speak to P75 however). I have been greeted at numerous hotels as "Platinum Ambassador and P100". For agents to greet me in this way proves the system at least identifies the Plat 100s separately.