Official 2013 Category Changes - effective 5 March 2013
Feb 20, 2013, 12:42 pm
#61
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 537
Originally Posted by Braindrain:20284868
But I don't think I care that much.
Feb 20, 2013, 12:55 pm
#62
Moderator: Mileage Run, InterContinental Hotels
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 5,904
This is painful for my stay patterns, as some of my favorite properties are going up, including SR Princeville, W Taipei, Westin Kuala Lumpur, and Danieli, Venice. To be fair, I anticipated all these changes (and they are appropriate), and already booked some 400k points worth of C&P stays when they announced the upcoming C&P devaluation.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:01 pm
#63
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: PWM/MHT/BOS
Programs: UA (lame duck)1K, US Plat,HHonors Diamond, PC Plat, SPG Plat, MR Platinum
Posts: 605
Well looks like I will be increasing my spg activity.
I think I'm done with Hhonors, will probably keep marriott around but not sure. Looks like spg may get 75-100 a year for first time ever, marriott will likely get 3 or 4 meetings and 40 nights and IHG will get 30 or so...
After years of 180+nights at Hilton that dropped 3 years ago to 40-50 and I'm pretty sure will be dropped to zero after yesterday.
Well played spg- thought it would be far worse.
I think I'm done with Hhonors, will probably keep marriott around but not sure. Looks like spg may get 75-100 a year for first time ever, marriott will likely get 3 or 4 meetings and 40 nights and IHG will get 30 or so...
After years of 180+nights at Hilton that dropped 3 years ago to 40-50 and I'm pretty sure will be dropped to zero after yesterday.
Well played spg- thought it would be far worse.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:14 pm
#64
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
Feb 20, 2013, 1:18 pm
#65
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: CGK
Programs: Starwood PLATINUM, BA GOLD, KrisFlyer Blue, GFF Silver, BATS After Work Club, Emirates Silver
Posts: 391
Le Meridien Jakarta up to Cat 4? lol
It was a much better hotel in 2008 when it was a Cat 1
It was a much better hotel in 2008 when it was a Cat 1
Feb 20, 2013, 1:20 pm
#66
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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Feb 20, 2013, 1:29 pm
#67
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: AA, SPG, HERTZ, BA, UA, CO, JB
Posts: 289
After the news from hilton yesterday, I went and burned all my points for an upcoming trip in Vegas. This is certainly welcome news as I have been staying strictly SPG for the past two years.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:34 pm
#68
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BKK
Programs: World of Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Bonvoy LTP; IHG Plat
Posts: 2,230
Feb 20, 2013, 1:35 pm
#69
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,651
Sorry to get off topic but how can this make sense? How high are the rates that it would justify even using the devalued points in a city with such cheap hotel rates?
Feb 20, 2013, 1:37 pm
#70
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: EWR
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 519
I just breathed a sigh of relief. Thank you SPG.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:42 pm
#71
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 537
Plus, no matter what dollars cost more than points. You can value them however you want, but I can tell you exactly how much a real dollar is worth.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:42 pm
#72
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: UA 1K/1MM, Marriott/IHG Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 291
(Luckily I already used the Cash+Point for my upcoming trip)
Feb 20, 2013, 1:50 pm
#73
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 599
Wow both hotels in downtown Brooklyn to cat 5... I'm really running low on options for reasonable redemptions in NYC (after exhausting PC, Wyndham, and now Starwood).
Feb 20, 2013, 2:00 pm
#74
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,760
Well this is a relatively pleasant surprise after the HH bombshell.
Now that HH is effectively worthless I may push more non IC stays to Starwood, unless there is some big benefits kicker to "new" HH Diamond.
Now that HH is effectively worthless I may push more non IC stays to Starwood, unless there is some big benefits kicker to "new" HH Diamond.
Feb 20, 2013, 2:00 pm
#75
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: All over
Programs: Most
Posts: 10,839
