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Old Aug 15, 2018 | 3:09 pm
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hbcobra
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Originally Posted by CPRich
Bzzzzzzt.

Cat 8 does not exist until 2019. These properties can be reserved through the 50+ week window for 60K, after August 18, until 2019.

The cost of a redemption does NOT depend on the date of the stay. A reservation made next week for next June at a to-be-Cat-8 property will be 60K/night.

Points required per night going up after a reservation is made does not retroactively change the reservation already made - never has.
Thanks. So to clarify:
  1. Wait until August 18 (or whenever the website is back up and running).
  2. Book future Category 8 hotel for Category 7 rate of 60,000 points per night. It does not matter when the stay will be, so long as it is no more than 50 weeks out at the time of booking.
  3. In early 2019, certain properties will move from Category 7 to Category 8, but we will be locked in to the Category 7 rate.
  4. Profit.
Does that sound right?
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