Originally Posted by
Aero137
So Cat 1-5 packages will map to Cat 1-4, Cat 7 will map to Cat 5. That will be pretty straight forward.
Less clear will be Tier 1-3 packages, but will probably allow redemption at up to Cat 6.
But what happens to Cat 6, 8, & 9 which values are between levels? And Tier 4-5 which value higher than the 8/1-12/31 chart. Refund of points?
Given the approach to CC free night vouchers, I suspect they'll just convert 7-night vouchers into Points Vouchers, i.e.
Cat 1-5 > 150,000 Point Voucher
Cat 6 > 180,000 Point Voucher
Cat 7 > 210,000 Point Voucher
Cat 8 > 240,000 Point Voucher
Cat 9 > 270,000 Point Voucher
Tier 1-3 > 300,000 Point Voucher
Tier 4-5 > 420,000 Point Voucher
That's simple, fair, and allows people to put the points towards whatever they want after 1 August. It also saves Marriott having to awkwardly compare legacy Categories to current Categories.
Per my previous post, I suspect this will be a one-off opportunity for legacy Travel Package certificates that are outstanding at 1 August, and that new packages sold post 1 August will be based on the new tiers (but that's just a hunch).