Originally Posted by
SHLTP
I've looked for 5 trips and can't find anything reasonably priced. Unless Chase makes changes, I'm out. Since I'm rarely in the US，few of the coupon cutting benefits work for me. I don't like idea of losing the flagship card but I can't make the economics work easily.
HK, Suzhou, Bangkok, Shenzhen. I just can't make it work through end of yr.
I don't think I understand. I picked a random pair of nights in November in Bangkok. Can stay at the St Regis for $750 less the $250 Edit credit or roughly 25,000 ultimate rewards points, for two nights in a St Regis with breakfast and a $100 credit. That seems like a pretty good deal to me. it would otherwise be about 125,000 Bonvoy points, with no free breakfast or credit. Even setting aside the Edit extras and Bonvoy points earned, that converts UR points to Bonvoy points at a 1:5 rate. i think most would be pretty happy with that.
For Shenzhen, the Langham for two nights for 13,750 UR points. Hong Kong, (strangely) no, nothing to be found, but that doesn't make it useless, just somewhat limits it's use. Suzhou is not really an Edit/Fine Hotels and Resorts kind of market