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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:56 am
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mecabq
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20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Arab Emirates & Arizona, USA
Programs: UA MM/1P, EK Ag, Marriott Life Ti, Hilton Dia, IC Dia, Hyatt Glob, Accor Pt
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Yeah, this year I qualified for top-tier status with Hyatt (25 stays, 21 nights, taking advantage of some double-credit promotions), Hilton (28 stays, 33 nights over the last year), Starwood (25 stays, 25 nights, also with some double-credit bonuses), as well as Marriott and InterContinental Group on nights (thankfully). Plus about 20 nights, often one at a time, at luxury chains or non-chains. I think that I've moved from one abode to another something like 180 times in the 300 days of the year so far. Painful at times -- and a sign of illness, or at least irrationality -- especially given that much of this was indeed business travel that required expense submission.

Of course, the plus-side is that I am now an expert -- having stayed at virtually every major hotel -- in a handful of cities (e.g., Albuquerque, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Istanbul) and have made quite a dent in some other places where one could not realistically hope to stay at every major hotel (e.g., Washington DC, Dubai, Atlanta).
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