Originally Posted by
pinniped
My only remaining hope is that Hilton will realize how drastic the devaluation was and how it both changes the value proposition of doing future paid stays as well as diminishes the incentive to use HHonors partners. If they returned most of today's Cat 5 and Cat 6 hotels to their proper category, thus leaving us with a 3-5% devaluation, I think I'd be more apt to continue booking HH stays and using the Surpass card.
The other thing they could do is bring back Point Stretchers, or something like that. The problem with Hilton's category system is that a hotel has to stay in one category all year, even if it's "worth" that that category only in some peak season(s). Point Stretchers allowed for it essentially drop a category during slower times. Some other programs, like Choice Priviliges, can have hotels have different reward amounts every couple months, so that a hotel doesn't have to pricey (on points) all year if the demand for its rooms only occurs during two months.