Originally Posted by BigLar

...as those who will not see.

So I'm having lunch with a co-worker. He's up here on TDY, and I found him a nice place at a nice rate at the local Quality Inn. It's the same one I use when I'm working the Choice promos.

I asked him, "Are you a member of Choice Privileges?" "What's that?" "It's like a frequent flyer program for hotels."

"No, I haven't bothered. We have a mileage credit card, and we're doing fine with that.

"Really?"

"Oh yes. My wife just got a ticket to California. Free. 25,000 miles!"

"Oooooh."

"And next year, we're going to dump a huge pile and go to Hawaii! 35,000 miles each"

"Oooooh."

I refrained from mentioning that I had just picked up 47,000 USAir miles over the weekend, that starting next week I'd be getting 2000 WP miles/week, or that I had 175,000 miles with AA and haven't flown them in years. I mean, why bother, right?

Anyhow, I laid it out for him rather quickly:

1. Get the Choice credit card and pick up 24,000 points.
2. With his normal stays, he'd be getting almost 3000 points/week.
3. I briefly outlined the promos coming up, and suggested a minor bit of hotel-hopping.
4. Bottom line, I could see him with over 200,000 points by this time next year, and if we wanted to work with me we could get him 400,000 to 500,000 over the next couple of years.

So he asks me, "What would I do with them (the points)?"

I explained about the Preferred Hotels and how he could spend a nice week to 10 days in 5-star properties like the Landmark in London, some really nice digs in Paris, Rome, Milan, and so on. Even some outstanding location stateside. What's not to like?

"Nah. Can't be that easy. Too much trouble."

End of conversation.

I'm not a missionary.