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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Guava
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You can build a rich stack of hotel points through credit card for example.

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In terms of hotel stays, .........
the earning/spending power of SPG points earned through stays is quite a bit weaker than others.

See this thread here:
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...r-value-2.html

And specifically, my analysis here:
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SPG vs. Hilton & Marriott

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Wow! that got me thinking!

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I am not sure I agree

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agreed, for points earned via hotel stays Hilton may be the best, per your calc in #4,

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but for those of us who do it via cc spend, SPG has best value in redemptions on choice of airlines.
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