Originally Posted by
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Pardon the naive question from an IHG newbie. As I understand it, the experts view IHG points as worth .64 cents to .7 cents depending on who you ask. In other words, burning 266k points should save me at least $1700, not $1000. And the points you get back from spending the $1000 are worth less than a tenth of the difference. Is the value gained by earning the nights high enough to make up the difference? Or is the valuation I quoted way off? Or is there something else I'm missing?
Thanks.
It depends what you understand as "savings". If you always find the place with a high cash rate and a cheap point rate, than you might be right. I personally stay 90% at IC hotels and most of these are so expensive on points (compared to corporate rates) that points do not make sense. Using these cards, I further get the upgrades due, all benefits, points and cashback. Most of my stays are business stays and this allows me to charge the stay properly to my customers. The other stays are with family and I need bigger suites - the standard points room does not do the trick for me. This makes the math by far more complex than just comparing 0,64 cents to 0,32 cents. And my major argument: As a RA an need revenue stays to requalify....