Originally Posted by
Smiley90
That's not how the categories work though. Think of the opposite:
If they suddenly introduced 8 new categories, making them go from 1-15. Surely you wouldn't say that "today's category 8 will be valid for future category 8, i don't see what the problem is. Clean and simple, no remapping" if all hotels move up categories to adjust for the new structure. People would be VERY unhappy about that.
yet and that's devaluation and everyone would be rightfully upset.
keeping cats as stated on certs otoh would cost mr very little - minor difference in payout to properties - a minuscule cost on the scale of integration that prevents a massive customer service mess