Originally Posted by
judolphin
As much as the SM program sucks, it still is a fact that 60k SkyMiles (worth $500-$1500) >> 40k MR Points (worth $200-$600).
Right, but don't you have to switch to earning miles to qualify for the SM promotion? I may be wrong about that, as I didn't really pay any attention to the Delta promotion.
If so, there's a significant loss there vs. earning Marriott Points (the amount of which depends on your average nightly rate).
As an aside, $200 for 40,000 Marriott points is awfully low. As an absolute worst case scenario, you can get Marriott gift cards/cheques at better than that rate. Not that that changes your point.
Just from what people say, $1,500 sounds high to me for 60k Delta miles, but as I don't fly Delta or use Delta miles, I'm completely unqualified to place a value on those, so I could be wrong about that.