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Aug 25, 2015 | 4:41 pm

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Rusdude

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: IAH

Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, IHG Gold Ambassador, Marriott Gold

Posts: 523

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smiley90

I think generally MR are valued so high (like 2.5cents personally) because they're so flexible - have a stay or flight coming up where a specific hotel chain or airline has the best redemption value? Transfer it from MR. If MR to SPG was a 1:1 transfer that would be the obvious solution... But it's not. So their value really depends on a particular redemption. The fact that it can be so many things make them so valuable.

Think of it like an FFP with the redemption opportunities of all their transfer partners combined.

Edit: i think SPG points are generally also considered around 2.2-2.5 cents each

MR and UR aren't worth 2.5 cents, IMHO. 1.7-2 would be a better value. It's especially true now that we don't see too many MR transfer bonuses.

SPG points are a more valuable given a constant 25% bonus.

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