Originally Posted by
craigthemif
A Category 1-4 is worth at most 18,000 points which cost $324 during the standard buy points promotion. Comparing to retail prices is fun for some FTers, but is completely wrong. Nobody would pay you $350-400 for a Cat 1-4 certificate.
Since the brand explorer certificate is valid for a year, one might not apply as much of a value discount due to the short life meaning it gets used sub-optimally fairly often. $250-$300…
I’m suggesting a redemption value vice an acquisition value. I’ve redeemed several Cat 1-4’s and several 15,000 or 18,000 award nights at ski resort Hyatt Places (Park City, Keystone) in lieu of $350-$425 peak ski season desirable date reservations in 2022 and 2023.
Originally Posted by
craigthemif
… paid an extra $30 ...
You’re probably an outlier in that regard, it’s entirely likely that other people pay an extra $100 to $200 for the same thing.