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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 9:41 pm
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
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.
I have said this many times. This is one reason why I have moved a lot of my stays to PC properties. Actually, I'm on a PC Pointbreaks stay right now at 5K/night for 3 nights. HH, please bring back PS and make them real...
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