Originally Posted by
Visconti
For my purposes, the shifting of some Cat 7s to Cat 8s (didn't they say this wouldn't happen?) repricing from 25K - 30K to now 40K - 45K is a pretty big friggin deal. So, how's that off peak crap working out for the aforementioned Cat 7s to 8s? Good? At least when WOH was just focusing on the PC branding, it was just corny and didn't actually cost me anything tangible. Now, it has.
PS - Oh, even forgot about PH Sydney going to Cat 8. Probably forgot about many others since the past couple of years I've been more of an Isolationist than a Globalist.
IMO the lack of any material improvements in the program for such a massive devaluation
clears the runway to stay less with Hyatt
Don’t plan to be hitting the 100 nights a year routinely like the good old pre pandemic days
They have made redemption less desirable
and made me lose interest in the major draw breakfast as clubs closed & restaraunt offerings
have declined since the pandemic at least for now
Despite my disliking IHG I had some great opportunity with Kimpton and InterCons in the past few months
with deeply discounted reward redemptions @ 20% off and 4th night free over the past number of months.
Elite Status is offered to anyone with a pulse that is still breathing much like Hilton
Aa for Park Hyatt Sydney the higher redemption cost going forward and the current word on the street
of a new less WOH friendly management has me likely not returning very soon