#1 Transportation cost to get to locations with many Marriott properties (and 5/6/7 lower-cost properties doesn't solve the cost). It will cost me a differential from where i am , approx $500 one-way and $400 to 5000 to return or onward location.
#2 how many nights you have at Feb 25 ? and what status / number of nights , are you going for? eg going for 50 (Plat) or 75 Titanium (75)
#3 rates per night at existing / repeat nights at same brand. Well, when you have discovered quite low cost propert(ies) before-tax in the $30's and $50's ,(and low-cost points at 9k and below per night) .... maybe you will realize it's better to stay where you are and try to ping-pong between long cost roperties VS go to KL.etc low priced properties ah higher prices per night.
#4 A.I. searching. Tried this to try to help plan , but AI relatively useless as it can't grab real-time info ... and Promo's were changing and/or not-yet-announced.
I will go brand-by-brand and then ping-pong in one city and then switch cities for minimal cost , then stay new brands and ping-pong some nights. Added to this are existing nights as of Feb 25 and should reach near 50 nights by mid-ish March . then it will be a Hyatt and IHG remainder of the year (Hilton just time-waiting for the 10 years, for Lifetime).|
Things to think about
Originally Posted by
Expatriate
quite t the point that the wording leaves room for questions / uncertainty.
"standard" wording: how are members to know this is "stadard" wording ? are members uposed to search prior year Promo's wordings (which might be different, so why search for them to begin with ?? ) ?
Perhaps familar to you
Oxon Flyer but not familiar to all, and perhaps wording and/or definition of wording is changed from year to year.
As a literal reading, when is something/ a stay complete? after checkout , of course (logically it's not complete before check-out).
Suggest Marriott use more definitive wording and / or provide examples as found in some IHG (and Hilton?) Promos.