Originally Posted by
davevt98
I really like Hyatt but this leaves a tremendously bad taste in my mouth. Marriott / SPG seems to have a lot going for it including a tremendous footprint. This will be interesting to see the vast migration from Hyatt.
Yes, the mid tier status (Explorist) is really not terribly compelling compared to Marriott and Hilton, especially when considering what it actually costs for (US) customers to acquire the status. I am Explorist this year because I had 35-ish nights (but only 10-ish stays) last year, but I am not going to renew. Might actually have to check out that El Mangroove property; we have had Costa Rica on our to-do list for ages.