Originally Posted by
ffgap
While I agree qualitatively with the statement "there's still value to be had", it's increasingly the case that you might get more value by buying and burning another hotel program's points...
I am also skeptical about buying points, but I did find that buying a bunch at 100% match was worthwhile. I bought and used the points within a month. Holding points too long subjects them to devaluation risk, which I don't like one bit.