Originally Posted by
HollyGlen
108 nights, all paid at full-service "five-star" establishments, 12k spend.
If your travel is mostly in SE Asia and you aren't staying in St Regis or LCs (of which there aren't many), you will probably end up roughly where I am spend-wise. You could also spend a lot, lot less.
Agreed.
I finished with 152 nights and under the 20K USD threshold.
Marriott is very US-centric is this regard, which is fine as I do not miss my Ambassador, just need a knowledgable Platinum agent of which there are none.
I have already cancelled three Starriott stays in favour of Hilton and Fairmont (ugh, Accor) and Hyatt.