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Old Jun 20, 2023 | 8:48 pm
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Originally Posted by josephstern
I'm wondering if Daily Getaways is just buying the Hyatt points at the regular price and selling them at a lower cost just to keep some of us paying attention. That would explain the basically useless quantities.
If not that, then the basically useless/reduced quantities could be a function of USTravel.org’s partners cutting back on their own marketing expenditures funding the sale of discounted items.

Originally Posted by gil123
No I was thinking the same. Just crazy and taking all the fun and usefulness out of it. Only thing I can say is whoever/whatever is buying everything seems to be too stupid to realize what is a good deal and what isn't
If going with the broker/bot narrative, then that would suggest the fast grab/purchases is the action of sophisticated buyers with a better sense than the average Joe for what makes for good return on the $ spent on these packages.

IHG awards nights are now eligible for elite status benefits; and there is that fourth night free thing that has some people wanting as many IHG points as possible.

I am thinking Wyndham also will get grabbed faster this time. Best Western? Well, there was the value gotten on the night of the Beyoncé concert in Stockholm that has me almost thinking maybe I should consider buying more BW points. [Not likely.]

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