Originally Posted by
asovse1
But just a thought crossing my mind...what did you all do in the pre-promo years, anyway? Sure, there were global promotions for bonus points, but none as ubiquitous as double nights for a 3-month stretch...
While I'm a newer hotel loyalty program member (joined each program in 2018), these promos have never seemed like a norm that I should expect every year, they felt reactive to lower travel demand during pandemic travel recovery
You know, Bonvoy is not that old and loyalty program promos in general used to be better.
The big problem with Bonvoy is that is that it is the biggest American program and they very much know how to exploit Americans' higher willingness to pay. Bonvoy rates are more out of sync with local norms than the other chains. Bonvoy has the scale advantage for members. But when (still uncertain) they cut the most essential promos, IMO there is no reason left to be dealing with them.