Originally Posted by
BigLar
Not that I doubt you, but where did you hear this? AKAIK, akmost every property ex-US was at the 8000 point level - I find it hard to believe that a)only Paris and Nice complained, and b)their complaints were enough to change the whole structure.
Which one was that?
I don't know why the properties would complain. The amounts they get credited (by the "loyalty" program operator) for a guest's redemption stay are denominated in real money terms and are not denominated in points. An 8k point redemption or a 25k point redemption, a property owner can end up doing just as well financially in real money terms when it comes to a guest's redemption stay -- that's because the payout is based on a previously fixed, mutually-agreed upon formula that doesn't even reference the number of points, rather the formula relies upon denomination done entirely in real money terms.