Originally Posted by
scruffy
If you pay with Amex:
Comfort Suites
$120.60/32000=$0.00376875 per point
Comfort Inn
$140.40/36000=$0.0039 per point
Sleep
$91.80/20000=$0.00459 per point
Cambria
$149.40/40000=$0.003735 per point
If I made any mistakes, please let me know.
I think the per-point figures are the same as 2012, except for the Sleep offer, which wasn't offered last year.
Those were the numbers I came up with as well. Sleep Inn not as good a value with the other three a close call. Given the fewer number of 40K packages, a reasonable approach to bidding may be to focus on the relatively larger group of 32K and 36K packages. Priority Club points go on sale the same week and I'll be interested to see how much publicity the bloggers give to the Choice part of the DG this year in comparison with PC given that the PC purchase price is favorable even in comparison with the points and cash trick and that you can exceed the normal annual limit on purchasing points.