Originally Posted by
deboca
For what it is worth
Last year I redeemed points towards a cruise at the following formula
145000 points for a $ 1000,-- spent checking for this year it has gone up to
190000 points for a $ 1000,-- to be spent . I find this to be a sizeable increase and I am strongly considering cancelling Marriott/Chase card
I am investigating recommendations for another card with a bigger bang!
I am retired - fly for family visits and for vacations
Thanks for your comments
For 360,000 points you can get seven nights in a Cat 8 Marriott plus 120,000 airline miles. And I've checked recently and there are some 60,000 Delta tickets out there. If you calculate he hotel room as worth $400 per night and the airline tickets at $1,200 each, that brings your total value to $5,200.
Seems a waste to spend all those points to get two measly cruise certificates. If they go up in price enough that you won't buy them Marriott is doing you a favor.