Originally Posted by
Adelphos
I would consider using the portal for certain situations:
1) Independent or boutique hotels where loyalty points or status don’t mean anything
2) Certain flights where I know I will take the flight and where status doesn’t matter much (JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit if I ever decide to try them, etc)
3) Maybe car rentals
The beauty of PYB makes all of this irrelevant. Just cash out the points at the same 1.5x rate and then book direct