Originally Posted by
Tacking4541
I'm seeing a lot of people saying that this is dynamic pricing, but it's by definition not? The number of points per day is pre-determined and will not change. This isn't Marriott where checking each hour will give back a different points cost.
OK, so let's call it semi-dynamic. Whatever, the chart has become very complicated.
Originally Posted by
beachfan
VFTW says no greater availability as the revenue to hotels on points stays remain the same,
Yes. VFTW reports Hyatt's CMO Blair says Hyatt will not pay hotels more for redemptions as a result of these changes. That guarantees no upside for program members to offset these higher levels.
As individual hotels continue to seek revenue enhancements where they can actually get it, I expect more Hyatt Places in the middle of nowhere will charge for parking. Maybe some will come up with a compulsory lobby use fee. Guests cannot avoid using the lobby so hard to argue against hotels imposing that.