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Old Dec 7, 2018 | 3:02 am
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Originally Posted by CCIE_Flyer
Does this response account for the new "peak" thing? I mean sure, the off-peak rates deviate from standard equally to peak and so are on paper offsetting, but who wants to vacation during the rainy season/dead of winter/etc. I confess to not having dug into to it much as yet, but my sense is that peak rates will become the new norm, and that's where the true devaluation has been hidden from view (for the time being), no?
Remains to be seen. If "off-peak" is set centrally, monthly, etc. then there will be some sweet spots left open. If the hotel gets to define on a day-by-day basis what "peak" is, then this is a massive devaluation. (although that would save some noob members from spending excess points when cash rates are low)
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