Originally Posted by
Michael19887
Doubletree Times Square NYC now as low as 49,000 in the winter. Nice properties in NYC as low as 30,000. Previously it was impossible to find NYC less than 60,000.
The standard reward points in NYC usually wasn't fewer than 60,000. However, for those taking the time to look thru all the rates would find some nice easter eggs. I stayed Sat & Sun night Superbowl weekend at a Hilton Garden Inn for 36,000 per night. A Hampton was going for around 32k per night, same weekend.
Originally Posted by
lkar
I assume that we're going to see people posting all sorts of these examples but it's very curious that there wasn't more discussion of this when Hilton announced these changes. It was obvious points and cash was being taken away as we knew it. What did people think "linear" was going to mean?
I'm ok with devaluation outrage. But I'm surprised now that people seem to be surprised.
From the day they announced this, the math was pretty much knowable.
Totally agree. And it doesn't help that people appear to be looking for and posting their findings related solely to devaluations. Those that are hellbent on finding and posting devals seem to be overlooking and ignoring hotels in their posts where you can get better point rates than before. A few have even gone as far as posting specifics on devals (hotels names, before and after rates)...then hinting ever so slightly they found better rates at other hotels without posting any info.
Obviously, this doesn't apply to everyone as some have posted positive changes!