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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
No, it's simply not accurate to say that 9 stays is less than 18 nights. It totally depends on how long the stays are.

For me, 9 stays is easier because I do lots of overnights. But there are many here whose travel patterns are completely opposite, for example, consultants who typically do four or five night stays then go home for the weekend. For them, the SPG challenge would be MUCH easier.
Which is also what I said in my post above re: it depends on stays/nights. In some instances MAR is better; in other instances SPG is better. It's a case of YMMV (and you and I are in agreement ). Letting someone know of both options vs. just one is helpful when we don't know up front what their individual stay/night patterns are & which would work best for them.

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