Originally Posted by
craz
+1, also WOH has done away with its Welcome gifts , not getting those extra pts really brought down the earning power that Hyatt used to have. That IMO leaves SPG as a standout in the pts dept, which will probably change once Marriott has put both chains together. Marriott Welcome pots are no better then IHGs and basically useless but at least its better then WOH Zero pts
If you want to redeem for a cat 7 in Hyatt or spg, it's about 30k per night (except for the all suites properties at Starwood that may be double or more. Break-even in points earning between a 50 night spg plat and globalist is 200 per stay, with more expensive stays giving more points with Hyatt.