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Old Jan 27, 2025 | 7:43 am
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Originally Posted by Oxon Flyer
FWIW, a European property I was watching for an award redemption this summer has had the award price increase by about 10% - on each and every day - since I last looked a few days ago.

The award rates were pretty much the same every day (around 70k, they all went up to 77 or 78k), so I don't buy a 'dynamic pricing pushing up rates on peak days' explanation.
What is the average redemption value (USD per point) that you are seeing under the new award rates? I suspect that this is part of a larger effort by Marriott to realign redemption rates. Dynamic pricing isn’t just going to affect peak periods.
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