Originally Posted by
blackavar
#2 - [...] If your question is should you book 9 unneeded hotel nights in order to achieve gold status, I would advise against that as I don’t think the earned benefits would be worth the money spent on hotel nights, even if you were only spending $75/night.
Yes, that's what I was really asking. I know one of the strategies some people use is to book unneeded hotel rooms just to get the points. Thanks for clarifying that for me.