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This is merely off vacation. I do not travel for work. I've been on a whopping 11 vacations this year as I had 400hrs of time to burn. I can say that it will be at 0 by the end of this weekend. Obtaining Platinum again next year will be rough, but I will try my hardest. I didn't know how long or what SPG will turn into over the next few years so I wanted to experience it at least once.
As for the points, they have so many easy bonuses (like double/triple points for staying on the weekend or stay at a Sheraton twice and get triple points) that it makes raking them up easy as long as you sign up for them as they toss them at you.