Originally Posted by
amanuensis
Exactly. The old version was a backdoor way of selling discounted rooms without seeming to. Since the new version is so transparent as to the underlying value of Honors points, they would not want to continue to use P & C for that purpose. I expect Priceline and Hotwire to soon get greater room inventory from Hilton-branded properties.
This.
Would be interesting to see how this thing plays out in the next 6 months - it may not turn into something what the management of Hilton Corp has hoped for.