Originally Posted by
Ambraciot
Do other people book most of their award nights for the weeks between promotions? I wonder if the promo schedules alter enough people's behavior to noticeably affect overall booking statistics.
I "follow the promos". Ie, I jump around from one hotel program to another depending on who's got the best promo for my buck (which btw in my case is all personally paid and thus price sensitive). So I'm staying at Marriott like crazy through the end of April, just one stay short of maxing out MegaMiles, but no Marriott stays planned after that until the next promo.
Besides Marriott, I also belong to Best Western, Choice, Club Carlson, Hilton HHonors, IHG Priority Club, SPG, and Wyndham Rewards, so with all that, almost always someone has a promo going that at least slightly interests me, and so I can pick whoever's got the best promo for me (with properties I can afford on my budget available to me where I need to stay at that time).