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Old Apr 23, 2018, 2:15 pm
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Originally Posted by bgriff
Curious if anyone with history from the current Marriott program can shed more light on how categories have typically been set there? I don't know if it was ever stated officially, but my impression was always that SPG set categories strictly on average daily room rate.
The paradigm for determining categories at Marriott has been based on demand for reward redemptions. Going forward the only thing I have seen is a blurb that they were creating a new chart based on price and demand, but they didn't specify whether it was $ or point demand.
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