Originally Posted by TravelTheWorld66

I noticed that some hotels are now offering three tiers of points+cash options.

There are two options that have always been there:

5k points for $40 ($0.008 per point)
10k points for $70 ($0.007 per point)

But now there is a third option that is cheaper:

15k points for $95 ($0.0063 per point)

It makes sense that points are cheaper now given the recent increases in points required to book (i.e. some IC properties going from 45k to 60k per night). But for the hotels that didn't increase, this is a nice option to have to buy more points for even cheaper than before.

For those of you not familiar with points+cash, you can book a room using this option and then cancel the reservation. The points you purchased will be redeposited into your account.