Originally Posted by
arlflyer
Not always when normalized by ease to acquire. I've posted example math elsewhere before. All else held constant, for a high-tier elite earning on stays and spending on a co-branded credit card, the comparative ratio of points earned at Hilton versus Marriott is often higher than the ratio of points required for a comparable room redemption between the two chains.
Sure, but that has nothing to do with what the points themselves are worth. If you have 100,000 Marriott points and 100,000 Hilton points, which do you think you'll get more value from? Of course you can incorporate ease at which the respective currencies are earned, and in that case Hilton may come out on top even when considering the objectively lower value of Hilton points outside of perhaps a few extremely expensive resorts. Not saying OP shouldn't move to Hilton, just noting that Marriott points are in fact worth more.