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UA-NYC
Same boat - will be LTPPE and while I may still hit 100 Marriott nights annually, slim chance that I make $20K as I will probably only have 70-75 paid nights, and I'm not going to average near $300/night.
I would love to check out Hyatt too (primarily to be able to sample PHs on vacation, and also as I have boatloads of URs I can transfer to them)...but I'd also like to have status without actually doing a challenge or otherwise paying for it
Have liked trying out non-big chain hotels too on past vacations and that could also be a good option going forward.
Wanting status without actually doing a challenge or otherwise paying for it? Isn't that the definition of a freeloader?