Originally Posted by
joshua362
Yeah that makes sense but then how to explain when an entire new higher reward category is created and the annual shifting of properties where the number of upwards far exceeds the downshifting. If it was simple supply & demand between properties, it would be a zero sum game.
Your $100 room that earned you 1000 points several years ago may now be $150, earning 1500 points, but the same in terms of purchasing power based on inflation. 20 of those nights today can buy you a 30K point room today vs. a 20K point room, een though you spent the same amount in adjusted dollars.
Either the points per category need to go up with inflation or properties need to jump up categories roughly in line with inflation.
In a non-zero-inflation world, trends in category changes will always go up.