"Having more hand positions" is a non-issue to me. A flat bar with bar ends have many hand positions also. Like wahoonc, I have bikes with drop bars, bikes with flat bars, a bike with North Road bars, a bike with butterfly bars and a bike with bullhorn bars. They are all good. Just go with whatever you like.

I prefer flat bars on touring bikes. I like the wider grip while standing with a full load. But more importantly, I have short fingers, so I can brake much better with a flat bar lever than I can with road levers. With road levers, I just can't place my fingers low enough to get good leverage on the levers. Not really an issue on just my road bikes, but when fully loaded, going down a hill, the flat bar levers offer superior braking for me without over tiring my hands.

But, I have toured with drops and it wasn't bad, just not as good as flat bars for me.