Originally Posted by
GrizShel
Yes these are all very good points, well reasoned. I'd still like, however, a way to get the 7-night points + miles redemptions at a level similar to what they currently are (at least not so much as a 50% increase for the hotel portion). Or at least add an option to add on the miles to a 5-night stay as well as a 7-night stay. Don't know how likely it is that you could tweak the new system in either of these ways, but I'd sure appreciate it if you could.
Based on my math, I'll earn 15.4% more when getting credit for my stays due to the increase in the PLAT bonus. My CC spend is obviously unchanged, but increasing due to inflation (
). My favorite travel package redemption is effectively increasing by 13%. My
new points are essentially worth 2.4% more under the new system. My old points are devalued by 13%, but I'm can fix that before the end of the year as my balance is <1million for the first time in a long while.
I fail to see how the sky is falling. I'd rather things stayed the same, but between the "wash" on my travel package when considering the increased platinum bonus and the nature of my other redemptions, it isn't as bad as it could be.
At least we know what Marriott has in store for us in 2009 now. Hopefully this will discourage any further "enhancing" of the program until 2010.