I'm a bit late with this post since I've been busy with end of summer construction/start of semester activities. I feel that we've been busier than usual at work given the amount of projects we're working on including planning for FY20 learning space work. My travel pattern really picked up in late spring as well which is nice though was unexpected from my assessment early in the year.
I'm pretty satisfied overall on how much I've travelled this year. Strategic use of CC's along with regular spend patterns has helped with overall points accrual as well. Normal daily CC spend is still one of the best strategies for the points and travel game.
American
No status presently on American even though I took advantage of a brief status match in late spring. I was able to leverage some new CC spend and have increased my miles balance ahead of some fun travel hopefully next fall.
United
United is still primary for me as I travel given the close proximity to Newark (not my favorite by any stretch). My travel for work so far this year combined with personal travel has positioned me to get back to 1K if all holds steady. I have one additional November trip to confirm as well. My upgrade pattern has been about 60-70% with no real complaints as planes are typically full. Looking forward to a full month of travel ahead plus trips through the New Year. And I'm still leveraging MP Dining and CC use for miles regularly.
Hyatt
I've easily matched Explorist status again for the year, though there is an outside chance I may be able to get to Globalist. I'll need to make a decision on that in a few weeks otherwise the window will close completely for next year. CC spend for nights plus the extra 4x on stays has been helpful for future trip planning.
I'm pretty satisfied overall on how much I've travelled this year. Strategic use of CC's along with regular spend patterns has helped with overall points accrual as well. Normal daily CC spend is still one of the best strategies for the points and travel game.
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