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Old Mar 1, 2017 | 12:27 pm
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Originally Posted by craigthemif
Yes, it also looks to me that the old Points + Money is basically dead and was replaced with Points + so much money that you'll either spend all points or switch to another chain.
The old Points + Money was so rare for me that losing it is really the least of my concerns. In its entire history, I managed to find exactly one P+M award: Conrad HKG for 3 nights a couple years ago.

Those were a fantastic value to be sure, but they were a needle in a haystack to begin with.
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