Originally Posted by
KathyWdrf
HHonors Point Stretchers were NOT just "1 tiny hotel on 1 day of the year." At least, not until the program started to dwindle (probably an intentional phaseout).
Priority Club Point Breaks are an excellent value (5,000 points as compared to 15K, 25K, and up for normal reward bookings) IF you can manage to snag one you actually want on dates you want. But since there are no restrictions on booking them, the really good offerings tend to get booked up quickly, leaving slim pickings in terms of location and desirability. (FlyerTalkers are among the people who make lots of speculative Point Breaks bookings that they don't end up using. And those cancellations don't necessarily go back into Point Breaks inventory.)
Well that is my gripe with PS vs PB. Yes PB seem to go quickly at the "best hotels" (eg IC), but I've NEVER had a problem booking a PB hotel in the city I want on the date I want when it is listed on the website. And to be honest, goto the website and there are LOTS of hotels.
Compare that to HH where the PS site lists currently NO hotels.
Originally Posted by
saad
ok....before this gets out of hand, let me put in my two cents worth....i feel hilton is raising their redemption & property categories at a very bad time.....
Agree, but also should point out there never is a good time.