Originally Posted by
Adelphos
I have 9 qualifying nights, and will probably earn 2 more via credit card spend. Is it worth directing 4 nights to get Explorist over Discoverist? Unlikely I will be able to get Globalist, and also unlikely I will be able to get enough nights to move up to the next Marriott status (so don’t see a big opportunity coat here).
While the benefit change from Discoverist to Explorist is relatively small, if there is no cost to moving a few Marriott nights to Hyatt, why not do it, assuming that the locations and quality of the the Marriotts and Hyatts on those stays are comparable? Don't move a JW stay to a Hyatt House 15 miles away, but given comparable hotels for those nights, the move to Explorist might get you an upgrade that you couldn't normally get at a low occupancy Hyatt in the future, where it most certainly won't get you anything with four additional Marriott nights.