Originally Posted by
Happy
Again, it is all YMMV on what are worthy redemption - to us, IHG has both the high end and the low end that fit our needs when the corresponding BonVoy properties ask for twice or thrice pts!
I can say quite candidly that I've found redemptions this year where Marriott smokes IHG on a points stay (stays in London higher end, Phoenix low end) as well as IHG smoking Marriott (SF low end OR high end, Singapore high end), as ones where the points value is pretty close in overall value (Seoul mid-to-upper market). It really is YMM and depends on the local market conditions as far as I can tell. Makes me happy that I have options in IHG/Hyatt/Hilton/Marriott.
Originally Posted by
Jon Maiman
Finally for many folks they may desire to stay at different property types for vacation versus general leisure stays. So, they may wind up using more than one program to meet the collective needs for all of their stays.
Very true, I've stayed or will be staying at anything from a HIX or Residence Inn to a Waldorf Astoria/Intercontinental this year on leisure travel. Sometimes I just need a clean bed and a shower, sometimes the hotel is really integrated into the experience.