Originally Posted by
pinniped
Who knows: maybe both Marriott and Hyatt - the two most aggressive this summer - will end up with a net positive conversion of HHonors and Starwood guests. Those guests aren't scouring for $50 Courtyards - they're just swapping their $150 Hilton for a $150 Marriott.
I just traded two nights of ~$120 Hilton for two nights of ~$120 Marriott. And it worked. It was better than I expected and an experience I'd like to repeat. It's unlikely I'll be in another Hilton for a long time thanks to the Marriott DL promo...