Originally Posted by
drnilescrane
“Hey MGM, all these guests we’re charging you for are low value scammers. We made it way too easy to re-qualify for status and now, after the promo has ended, regret it. Can you create a whole bunch of work for yourself by turning off mobile check in and dealing with the fallout”
"A whole bunch of work" was probably a 10-minute programming change, and MGM was probably obligated to do it regardless since WoH T&Cs require
stays and not simply paid bookings, and yet MGM clearly didn't verify or enforce that.
Originally Posted by
Matt4200
Hyatt EQN’s are definitely worth more than $25 I would value them at $45-$50 minimum.
$50 x 60 for Globalist that’s only $3,000 to “buy” Globalist status even at a $50 value. That’s insanely good. But let’s factor that if you’re “buying” EQN’s you’d most likely be staying at least 30 nights a year so really only $1,500 to “top off” to Globalist which is great. At $25 it’s impossible to pass up as it’s a steal.
Also, you’re not factoring the earnings on those nights and bonuses like the Q2 one with 2k bonus points with every 2 nights. So stay 30 nights during that and you net an extra 30k points, on top of EQN’s and base earnings.
If Hyatt sold a “buy an EQN” option you’d have thousands of people buying them if they were sold at $25-$30.
I was talking about what MGM pays Hyatt for the EQN, if anything. It's certainly not anywhere near $25.