Uuuhhhhhh.... I just checked into a Marriott about 20 minutes ago. At check-in, they asked me "Would you like bonus points or your Platinum Gift?"

I'm thinking "I'm Gold, and I have no idea what the gift is." So I say "bonus points", thinking maybe they're just being nice to me since I stay here all the time.

On a hunch, I decided to log in to my account and see. Sure enough...Platinum! ^ My 15 nights posted about a week ago, but those 15 nights don't give me 75, even with rolling calendar. Only thing I can think of is that the 15 nights do give me about 40 nights since about October, so maybe that triggered a bump in status.

I had been beginning to "sleep around" on Marriott a bit with Starwood: this will certainly cause me to be more faithful.

So what is that gift, anyway? (Yeah...I know...I'll do a search. )