Originally Posted by
onlysuites
Does the hotel get paid the full price? I thought they only got paid a smaller percentage in which case it would make sense to sell rooms rather then give them through awards.
I don't know if this is 100% accurate but I've heard that for redemption bookings a (Hilton) property gets paid closer to the cash rate (BAR, I presume) the higher the occupancy rate is. The info came from a reputable guest who said that's what he was told by senior staff. Makes sense.
And to those of you making dummy bookings, presumably you are doing 10 rooms for one night each, correct? Not 10 rooms for multiple nights each.