At years end I will be exactly 5 nights away from platinum premiere elite. If I choose 5 elite nights as my platinum award to get to the premiere level, will I now have another choice as a platinum premiere? If yes, this seems like a no brainer. Am I missing something?
Yes. That's exactly what I did. I chose the 5 elite nights credit as my platinum choice benefit. This brought me to exactly 75 nights for the year, whereupon I qualified for platinum premier and received a second choice benefit.