<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by divaof travel:
Ken in Phs - I understand I get 2.5 points per dollar as starwood Platinum. That means $4,000 gets 10,000 points which I believe is the requirement for Sheraton or Westin Maui.
With Hyatt I get 6.5 points per dollar. A night at HR Maui or Kauai is 15,000 points, or $2308. I understand I can get 500 point bonuses at Starwood properties, and that helps. But I also seem to always be getting "Faster Free Nights" at Hyatts.
I'm looking for a reason to changefrom Hyatt, as I now have lifetime Diamond status. But it seems I have to spend many more revenue dollars to get to a prime resort with Starwood.</font>
You might want to revise your figures - as you actually get 3 points per eligible dollar at Starwood (I don't know about Hyatt). Another consideration is whether you can get Hyatt points another way - such as whether they have a Hyatt branded credit card (I really don't know anything about the Hyatt program). If Hyatt doesn't have one, I'd say that swings things a lot toward Starwood or Hilton.