Going to be ~5 nights short to maintain Marriott/SPG platinum status. Any options?

Already have the Amex card.

Thanks!

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Maybe a weekend away with your SO and then a couple nights “staying” at the cheapest point redemption option near you. The bump from gold-> plat is 25% vs 50% point bonus so you’ll likely come out ahead even if you need to burn points for 2 or 3 nights.

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Book a meeting room for an hour in the cheapest property near you. 10 nights right there.

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Check if the 10 nights for first meeting benefit is applicable once a year or once per life of an account. If later, hold back on it when you are going to be 10+ nights short and need that boost to make status.

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D1 - is that real?

Ten nights for the first meeting

That’s incredible. Going to look into it. 🤔 thanks for the tip!

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