SPECULATION:
I did a little math and came up with what I think the Travel Packages will cost in the new program. I calculated this following what seems like the formula for the current program.
For Travel Package
#1 :
Category.....50,000.......70,000....100,000....120 ,000
..........1-4.....200000
.....220000
.....250000
.....270000
.............5.....260000
.....280000
.....310000
.....330000
.............6.....350000
.....370000
.....400000
.....420000
.............7.....410000
.....430000
.....460000
.....480000
.............8.....560000
.....580000
.....610000
.....630000
These are using the Standard Rates from the table on the website. I'll speculate on a few questions everybody will surely have.
1) What about Peak Rates? I believe they will require supplements such as upgrade certificates (e.g., one cert for each 5K point increment).
2) What about Off-Peak Rates? I believe the member will have to eat the value from the TP certificate. I believe this is basically what happens in the current program.
3) What about the significant disparities among properties in any particular category? Again, I'll bet this will be managed through those hotels requiring upgrade certificates. I'm guessing we will see this mostly for those high-end Cat 7 properties and "ultra-premium" properties that will eventually be in Cat 8.