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.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Sorry, jet lag. I was calculating 10 points per dollar at $100 per night and added an additional zero.
Still, it's only three nights under the current promo, which isn't much to do in a month for a frequent traveler.
Right now it is a three way race:
- 8,000 points due to me through a promotional rate for stays at a specific property that's way delinquent (e-mailed both the GM and Director of Operations and finally today e-mailed [email protected] to get the points due)
- My monthly statement close for the "ancient" Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature is at the end of the month and should generate a good deal of pointage, tho' probably not the 8,275 needed to cross the finish line
- This week's 3 stays at MR properties that together should push me past the 2.0MM (2M) mark with the MegaBonus
Oh, and I will get a few points out of a Rewarding Event but that's not going to do much for my lifetime point total for the Lifetime Platinum race...
Unfortunately, that's it for me until August 1st at this time. We'll see what happens in the next week or so.
And I'll post here. Of course, others who are making the same dash should do so as well!
David