Thank you for sharing, David.
Based on the above, it strikes me as though these benefits are, of course, nice, but not overwhelming - obviously there are tiers as well.
I find it obnoxious they have to explicitly disallow back-to-back bookings as a method of doubling up on the benefits – not on the program’s part, but because people would actually do that.
Regardless, is your opinion that it still makes the most sense to book via STARS, vs other avenues, ceteris paribus?