Originally Posted by
rylan
Sure looks like a significant point devaluation with the merging... and after we just went through the annual hotel cat changes also.
Those higher end hotels are going to end up being cat 7 or 8 and peak, so will be in the 90-100k/nt range now.
My thoughts as well. I'm shocked this isn't being talked about more. I commend Marriott for all the enhancements they've rolled out (esp for lifetime status), but the #1 loyalty reward (IMO) for the entire program, award redemption, is probably getting severely devalued. Those cat 8/9 hotels that were 40k/45k pts a night are probably 60k+ (at minimum) now and more likely in the 80-100 range after you factor in peak times. Heck I stayed at the Ritz Cancun a few weeks ago for 50k a night. No chance that award is anywhere near that in 2019.