Sometimes I wait to post a reply because I sense that someone else may be better at expressing a certain idea. MIA expressed my thoughts better than I could have myself.
I am very new to the game, and don't really have enough experience yet.
Both my preferred airline and hotel chain have expiring points. Account deactivation is new to me. I am not a big fan of Priceline; but if a deactivated account lost me points, I'd figure that hotel-chain loyalty program was not worth it...and hello Priceline.