Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian320
I feel like this has to be a devaluation on the Marriott side on the higher tier properties. For example, I stay at a Marriott Caribbean property every year, a cat 8 or 9 which is 40/45k. That now will get bumped up to at least a cat 6 (50k) and possibly even a cat 7 (60k). No way it gets moved down to a cat 5 (35k).
All the bloggers are raving about all the additional points that will be earned in the new program. My gut tells me that we will need it once they come out with the hotel award categories.
It was brilliant marketing ploy for them to announce all these "positive" changes in April and then, later in August, reveal the hotels that will be in each hotel award category. I also see a large devaluation coming.