For years I would occasssionally stay at a Marriott or Starwood property. I found it difficult to earn a lot of points in either program and SPG’s small coverage is why. I was staying at Hiltons the most. Then I paid particular attention to the changes with Marriott during the merger with Starwood. I began to find much better redemptions with Marriott. For example, the Courtyard in downtown Boston yielded me 2.6 cents a point. In my most recent search I found that the lowest point redemption for a 6 night stay at a Hilton property in Munich will costs 288K HHonor Points, while the cheapest Marriott redemption at a comparative property that costs about the same in $ will costs only 105K Marriott Points. Taking all this into consideration plus the fact that there are now more ways to earn Marriott points, I am concentrating on earning Marriott points for the foreseeable future and leaving Hilton behind. So I’m curious have others also found this to be true?