Normally, a person has to travel quite a bit to reach this level of service. Diamond however, knows how to work the system and managed to earn the upgrade even with his moderate travel schedule.
Marriott had a deal that once you had so many "stays", you would achieve platinum status. Each time you checked in is considered a "stay", whether you stay one night or a week. Knowing this, Diamond spent a week in Toronto changing hotels every single night - daily checking in and out in an effort to accrue the required "stays". And when people came into town for a work conference, he would kindly checked them into their Marriott hotel rooms - under his member number.
It paid off. Being a Platinum guest with Marriott, comes with certain privileges. We get any available upgrades, have access to the concierges lounge and we always get a "welcome gift". (Like this tray of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and sodas!) Since the upgrade, we've stayed in hotel rooms that are bigger than our first apartment. And I'm becoming a bit of a princess - expecting to have a good breakfast (free of charge) and pouting when the person at the desk tells me no upgrades are available. The boys are even worse!
We have a year to enjoy the finer things of life before we go back to living the life of regular travelers. But who knows? Diamond has a week long trip to Vegas coming up. Maybe he can earn some more "stays" if he's willing to live the life of a vagabond. 'Cuz really, I've grown used to my welcome gift...
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I would be pouting over the Pepsi products. Seriously, how dare Marriott treat a platinum guest with Pepsi?!
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