Originally Posted by
mfirst
traveling outside of the US is not a option right now.... I have been earning the points/etc the hard way - actually sleeping in hotel room beds - and typically lower end places across the country (like CY in NE, etc) and since I am doing it on OPM for work, the free nights dont really help much.....hence the interest in using them for something a little nicer/higher. It is just disappointing (like most aspects of this program) that there is little return on the investment
I feel badly for you having made this huge investment. It's hard to imagine anyone doing the Marriott program and being on FT not knowing the basics. And if you are staying at CY on Kauai.....good luck with that one.