Originally Posted by
UserMark
I have complained about this change from Hilton, but I have to give Hilton credit where it's due. I looked at Hilton Blackpool (UK) for the summer, which used to be a Cat6 (30-50k). Expecting the worst, I was pleasantly surprised to see rooms for anywhere from 16k to 22k. And the next day, the price even dropped. So in this case, the new structure really worked out for me.
The points are lower because the room rate is lower.
You are simply exchanging x points per GBP.
In the past you would have probably paid cash rather than use 30 or 50 thousand points. Now you have a choice.