Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
You'll surely earn the needed points, 8,275 by my arithmetic, before August 1st won't you? That would be approximately satisfied with one paid night in almost any Marriott family hotel that earns full points, so you just need to avoid RI, TPS, etc. and award nights.
We must stay in very different hotels. My average stay is $150 - $200 per night.
$200 x 15 base and plt bonus points per $ = 3000 points per night
With the current mega bonus, it would be 3750 points per night.