Originally Posted by
MD/DC Flyer
I completely agree. Plus, while Hilton do not have published categories, they do have categories that establish the absolute maximum for a standard room, and those are not changed often (despite the recent change - it has been couple of years since the last one). Therefore, one can at least get a ball park of what will be needed. The real shocker of the Hilton program is the redemption of none standard room that is pegged to the cost - but than again, you can book every room with points if you have them.
On the other side, Hilton have much less aspirational properties compared to Marriot (thanks mostly to SPG).
Hilton still has some choice properties and brands. Conrad/WA/LXR (especially overseas) are still very nice, and they have a nice collection of properties under their Curio umbrella. They seem to be heavily expanding their footprint via smaller, more boutique hotels that are not of the cookie-cutter DoubleTree/HGI/Embassy Suites variety.
Originally Posted by
Blake22222
Agreed here. This also opens the discussion to IHG/etc and how they can take note of these changes. Though their luxury portfolio isn't as strong as SPG, the partnerships with Six Senses, Mr & Mrs Smith, and acquisition of Kimpton actually offer some good possibilities. Then running the 20% point redemption promos and topping off of the 40k FNAs, it actually may be one of the stronger programs after the Bonvoy deval. I think we corporate travelers all may be at an impasse trying to decide where to direct our Concur spending now that the Bonpesos have less value than ruble in 2022.
I'm not too familiar with IHG, all I know is that their card is notoriously difficult to be approved for. I should probably start moving towards Hyatt especially now that I have high-level Aadvantage status. I just don't travel that much any more for work and Hyatt has a tiny footprint.