My hotel program needs seem to change every year. A couple years ago, IHG points got us an awesome trip in Bora Bora. But IHG has only one property in all of Hawaii which we will visit next year. SPG does have some stunning resorts there so while I have neglected SPG the last few years, they are back to the top of my list. We know we are going to Europe in 2014 (there is a special event there in Sept) so when Club Carlson came out with the Free Nights Promo, we did a cheap mattress run nearby knowing that we would get expensive European hotels for free later on. So you really need to be able to plan ahead and see who has hotels where you want to go.