This thread is a bummer.

I'm with mary2e, SanDiego1K, holtju and others here, and opposed to the concept of the original poster.

Don't fix what ain't broken. FFN has been going on for many, many years now, and the ability to plan in advance is crucial. I don't think anyone should have to risk that they stay a bunch at Hyatt in order to earn FFN's and then have to gamble as to whether they can in fact use their FFNs as desired. Let people have that data opoint up front - by allowing them to book FFNs in advance and/or do conversions.