@ DL-DON

Please don’t take it personal: As you slept almost 2/3 of a year at Marriott properties, you missed out a lot of opportunities in the past! It’s a clever move to shop around as you will spend less for you stays; but after a while you might agree that independent from your preference every chain has their strengths and weaknesses.

Although I was hit by MR decision to devaluate my preferred Travel Package by 20% (= +50K MR points) and to close lounges from Friday midday to Sunday midday, I will slightly increase my nights at Marriott’s this year while my overall nights will decline by 10%. But you should know that my decision where I stay goes by location, cash spend (rate & reward) and service level (in this order). Especially Global Rate Break, use of EEO´s and Bonus Bucks brought me to Marriott.