Backup.

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Don't think I'm going to need it, as the theme of the April trip is All Birthday Baller, but I booked a bailout backup if I waver.

4 comped nights, including the weekend night, and $26/night before resort fees made me stick down the MGM CC for Delano, as a backup to the Conrad. I could save myself over $1000 on the booking, and add another $150 in RC and FP from the MGM booking package if I cancel RW and go Delano. For April it's by far the best price/resort combo I've seen within MGM-land.

I just don't want to be sensible on this trip though. Turning 55 is a milestone birthday, one I was never guaranteed to get to, after the events of about 15 years ago. I'd like to celebrate it in big style. I stayed at Delano over Xmas, it's fine, more than enough space for a single guy, and as I've always said I like the MB campus. It would also bolster my chances of regaining Gold this year if I stayed there. AND it's literal walking distance from the airport when I arrive via JSX. Which I will.

But for now, I'm hanging on to Conrad. Unless something happens in the next month that throws a wrench in the financial engine, it'll be the 'Rad. And if that wrench is thrown it'll probably mean I quit the whole trip, not just the resort reservation. Let's not even go there.

However, it doesn't suck to have a very solid backup.

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