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Old Apr 10, 2012, 8:28 pm
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CreditMadeEZ
 
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Originally Posted by iahphx
When I looked at a handful of different properties, I found very LOW redemption prices for every season OTHER than USA summer -- often only 8000 points (kaching!). But from July 1 to Sept. 15, most of these properties jump to 35,000 points. What the heck is that about? It's obviously completely illogical to have that kind of variation, and I wouldn't think that was even the peak travel period for Australia.

Has anyone been watching this and have experience with this fluctuation? Is there just some special promo going on before July 1, and will it likely be repeated next year? I was thinking of visiting in August next year, but might consider visiting in June if it would mean getting most of my accomodations for next to nothing. Of course, I'd need to have enough points!
There is a special promo going through May 15th which has the hotels at 8000 points
http://www.choicehotels.com.au/en/tv-special-promotion/
"After a second qualifying stay, Member will receive enough Choice Privilegespoints to reach the 8,000 point level, which is the amount of points that may be redeemed from 8 March 2012 and 15 May 2012 for a free night at any Choice Privilegeshotel in Australasia."

And yes, it is interesting to see how much the point cost can change at Choice hotels.
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