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.