Up to 30% points bonus : time to buy points ?
Jan 19, 2012, 6:45 pm
#1
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Up to 30% points bonus : time to buy points ?
Receive up to a 30% Point Bonus1
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
Could it be a good deal, knowing we can buy 2 nights in cat 6 and one in cat 2 for example ?
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
Could it be a good deal, knowing we can buy 2 nights in cat 6 and one in cat 2 for example ?
Jan 19, 2012, 7:00 pm
#2
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Receive up to a 30% Point Bonus1
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
Could it be a good deal, knowing we can buy 2 nights in cat 6 and one in cat 2 for example ?
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
Could it be a good deal, knowing we can buy 2 nights in cat 6 and one in cat 2 for example ?
You should consider, how you were planning to use these points? Could it be better value to buy Hyatt Stay certificates instead?
These do not qualify for stay credit, you won't get Hyatt Gold Passport points for the "revenue", and your stay won't be eligible for possible Hyatt Gold Passport promotions that they might be running.
Might be worthwhile at Park Hyatt Milan, Park Hyatt Zurich & Park Hyatt Paris Vendome depending what is their price on your planned stay.
Jan 19, 2012, 8:41 pm
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Receive up to a 30% Point Bonus1
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
Purchase points from January 18 through March 15, 2012, and receive the following bonus.
Point Purchase Amount Point Bonus Percentage
1,000 - 9,000 points 10%
10,000 - 29,000 points 20%
30,000 - 40,000 points 30%
So, we can have 40 000 points for 960$
If you only wanted 40,000 points, you would buy the 31,000 points with the 9,300 point bonus for $744.
Jan 19, 2012, 9:17 pm
#6
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I should also consider the 4800 points we don't earn by not spending the 960$ at the hotels...
Jan 19, 2012, 9:47 pm
#7
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Location: San Diego,CA
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Greetings All
With the Starwood SPG point sale before the New Year
20k for $560 dollars for SPG point purchases made some serious sense
20k equals 25,000 frequent flyer miles might be a good value for some aspirational award if redeeming for miles
And Cash and Points and buy 4 nights get one free could also justify the purchase in some instances or a Nights and Flights award
In the case of Hyatt $960 approx dollars buys the same 25,000 frequent flyer miles.
In most cases thats a really bad value proposition
For free night redemption or points/miles
Hyatt Stay Certificates even with their massive devaluation and category creep
still in most cases would be of greater value as shared previously.
Hyatt Revenue rates may still be typically cheaper than buying these points at many Hyatt hotels and one would earn stay credit and points and hopefully sometime again sometime in this new year or the near future in conjunction a promotion
I would seriously still have to consider even at 40% off.
Cheers
With the Starwood SPG point sale before the New Year
20k for $560 dollars for SPG point purchases made some serious sense
20k equals 25,000 frequent flyer miles might be a good value for some aspirational award if redeeming for miles
And Cash and Points and buy 4 nights get one free could also justify the purchase in some instances or a Nights and Flights award
In the case of Hyatt $960 approx dollars buys the same 25,000 frequent flyer miles.
In most cases thats a really bad value proposition
For free night redemption or points/miles
Hyatt Stay Certificates even with their massive devaluation and category creep
still in most cases would be of greater value as shared previously.
Hyatt Revenue rates may still be typically cheaper than buying these points at many Hyatt hotels and one would earn stay credit and points and hopefully sometime again sometime in this new year or the near future in conjunction a promotion
I would seriously still have to consider even at 40% off.
Cheers
Jan 19, 2012, 10:10 pm
#8
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Though you could get another 960 points by using your Hyatt credit card to purchase those points...
Jan 20, 2012, 12:10 am
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Jan 20, 2012, 2:37 am
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I think the Hyatt CC is 3p/$ only on hotel spend.
Jan 20, 2012, 5:41 am
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