Originally Posted by
cfabar1
I am simply saying, for those of us who are unlikely to stay in luxury hotels, the footprint isn’t really “that limited”.
I would be willing to say, that Marriott has a more robust network when you consider vacation properties. Hyatt is getting better at this with Destination by Hyatt, and by adding the Welk timeshares as well. But Marriott is way better with resort properties, at least in the southeast I have to say.
The footprint for most travelers, traveling for work, or who are visiting major city centers, really isn’t that limited.
My experience is that Hyatt is also typically more expensive than Marriott, across similar hotels. This is obviously highly anecdotal but this has been one of the things that dissuaded me from Hyatt beyond the (for me) poor footprint. It is very uncommon for me to not find an option I'm happy with in pretty much any city in any country that is not adequately covered by Marriott (and Hilton Diamond as backup). Marriott gets a ton of criticism on Flyertalk which I suspect has to do with FT being quite US-centric. As a Europe-based Titanium member that stays globally, but more in Europe, Middle East and Asia I must say that Marriott recognition is great and I'm super happy with how my loyalty is rewarded. Is it perfect? Hell no, but it's pretty good and that's all one can ask for I think in the current travel climate.