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Nov 9, 2023, 8:01 am

#1111

fly2nrt

Join Date: Mar 2009

Posts: 3,519

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophoclefr

298 nights (will probably add another 40 by year end) and 758k base points (will probably miss the 1m points in a year)…

Holy carp! 😳

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Nov 9, 2023, 8:16 am

#1112

VegasGambler

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 10,904

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphy

Wow, you must stay in much nicer hotels than me! No wonder you spend so many nights there! I just hit 60 with only 40K base points.

Lol I was at 31 nights and 600 base points earlier. I had a paid stay since then though, and I'm in the middle of another one, so I will be getting some base points this year. But everything was so expensive in the first half of the year it was all points bookings, mostly at 3+ cents per point redemption value. It's only recently that I'm seeing reasonable cash rates.

Nov 9, 2023, 8:33 am

#1113

NJNY

Join Date: Jan 2013

Programs: Marriott LT Plat, Hyatt Globalist, AA Plat

Posts: 199

Ha, I’m at 73 nights with 21K base points. I used up a lot of points this year!

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Nov 9, 2023, 8:58 am

#1114

Visconti

Join Date: Aug 2012

Posts: 6,752

I'm at 63 and will probably end up at around 70. Mostly used points this year since most of my frequented properties offered much better deal in points than cash.

Nov 9, 2023, 9:44 am

#1115

xooz

Join Date: Jul 2002

Posts: 3,642

Looks like I will squeak by again this year. 56 stays and a 5 night planned stay in MIA for Art Basel should get me barely over the finish line.

Nov 9, 2023, 3:05 pm

#1116

sapguy

Join Date: May 2003

Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris

Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat

Posts: 3,331

Already past 60 nights, headed to 70, and possibly 75 nights

Nov 9, 2023, 3:32 pm

#1117

Visconti

Join Date: Aug 2012

Posts: 6,752

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophoclefr

298 nights (will probably add another 40 by year end) and 758k base points (will probably miss the 1m points in a year)…

What? Are these bonus nights, or actually nights you stayed in a hotel? I mean, there's only 365 days in a year!

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Nov 9, 2023, 3:37 pm

#1118

scubadu

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: AUS

Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat

Posts: 7,043

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophoclefr

298 nights (will probably add another 40 by year end) and 758k base points (will probably miss the 1m points in a year)…

I'm curious, given that you are already LT Globalist, is there a reason that you don't use points for a lot of your stays. Given the high number of base points you have implies a lot of paid stays, but if already LT Globalist it seems you are just "running up the score"

I guess the obvious answer would be if most those base points are from work/business stays?

Regards

Nov 9, 2023, 5:42 pm

#1119

Chewie

Join Date: Jan 2005

Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver (Thanks Marriott!), Marriott Lifetime Titanium & Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 643

Currently at 76 nights and 70,445 base points.

10 more nights booked through end of year.

Nov 9, 2023, 7:02 pm

#1120

Neric

Join Date: Apr 2015

Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Delta GM (Former PM)

Posts: 234

70 nights with 66,693 base points.

13 more nights still booked and 30k more base points this year

Nov 9, 2023, 7:40 pm

#1121

TravelinSperry

Join Date: Feb 2013

Location: Miami, FL

Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres

Posts: 6,018

Quote:

Originally Posted by Visconti

What? Are these bonus nights, or actually nights you stayed in a hotel? I mean, there's only 365 days in a year!

Could be credit card nights too.

Nov 9, 2023, 8:04 pm

#1122

Tonyr4

Join Date: Jul 2020

Posts: 490

I'm booked out to hit 100 nights on the dot by year end with around 80k in base points. 30 of the 100 nights this year will come from the credit card.

Nov 10, 2023, 12:00 am

#1123

Sophoclefr

Join Date: Mar 2015

Programs: Hyatt Lifetime Globalist, Marriott Gold, BA Gold

Posts: 683

Quote:

Originally Posted by Visconti

What? Are these bonus nights, or actually nights you stayed in a hotel? I mean, there's only 365 days in a year!

No bonus nights…

Quote:

Originally Posted by scubadu

10 nights on points and 1 with a FNC all others cash.
Many reasons one (probably not the most important) being that I was not LTG at the start of the year…

Quote:

Originally Posted by TravelinSperry

Could be credit card nights too.

I would say probably 25-30 nights business paid for (not with an unlimited budget though…).

Nov 10, 2023, 12:58 am

#1124

Dave_C

Join Date: Jan 2003

Location: London, UK

Posts: 5,656

Currently at 53 nights and 45K base points, and in the middle of a 19 night stay at the Grand Hyatt Al Khobar. Got another 20 or so booked for next month, so might squeak 90 this year.