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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 4:15 am
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craigthemif
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The only "monetary value" of any night credit comes from:
  1. If you would otherwise pay for a club room, but could use the club upgrades instead
  2. If you would otherwise pay for breakfast out of your own pocket, but instead get it for free
  3. if you would otherwise pay for an upgraded room/suite/etc.
  4. If you would otherwise buy 15,000 points for a Cat. 4 stay or 30,000 points for a Cat. 7 stay
If you wouldn't pay for these items, then there's no "monetary value"... there's only the warm and fuzzy feeling of having some form of elite status and staying a couple of nights for free at nicer hotels than what you might normally pay for. That warm and fuzzy feeling is quite valuable, but not in terms of a $ equivalent. I might probably prefer being a Globalist to having an extra $2000 in my bank account, except I wouldn't pay $2000 to be a Globalist...

That said, a real and tangible benefit is the bonus points you get on paid stays thanks to your level of status and the $100 at 40 nights. (which you reminded me of an old $100 code I have unused due to COVID - glad they don't expire)

Last edited by craigthemif; Sep 13, 2020 at 4:20 am
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