Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Costs of rooms in points is going to be rising as costs of rooms in cash is going to be plummeting = many more points for a much cheaper room.
Agreed. As I stated in my earlier post, I do not understand why they are raising point redemption amounts. This would make sense if the economy was humming and the avg nightly rates were going up and thus causing point inflation by the more MR points being out there. This is definitely Marriott corporate trying to sneakily tidy up their balance sheet b/f the economy gets worse.
Originally Posted by
kctigers
a lot of people are missing the boat on this one... marriott hands out free nights like candy, EEO certificates, bonus bucks, premium pounds, etc.......and also, i think that a lot of people that are complaining are on the companies dime. this makes a huge difference, as i am on my own dime.... people, please look at these other factors and all, that marriott does for us.
Wow, that post gets a huge
1) Gives out free nights like candy? That's garbage. The BBs and PPs are just discounts at the top rates. Most of the time we can't even use them as a promotional rate or our corporate rates are much cheaper. As for the free nights, that is also figured in the rate and is a part of doing business. Everyone does it as a way of marketing, so you argument has no basis.
2) Who cares that most people here are on their company dime. Don't you understand that most people staying in hotels are business travelers? And most of us
choose where we stay on business. We want a reputable brand that rewards us for our loyalty. Otherwise there would be no point to be loyal and everyone would choose based on cost. We understand point changes are inevitable, but we don't appreciate it when a company lies to its best customers about doing so and claims it as a benefit to the majority.