Consider too, that the cost of airline tickets does not necessarily reflect the
cost of miles. An international first class ticket can be bought with miles
that cost $3200, but the real ticket can cost $12,000. By this logic, we
should be able to buy $27 worth of points (2700 points) to get a free room
night at a $100 hotel. Instead, the cost just went up to $200 worth of
points. This is why in an earlier post, I equated PC's move to be equivalent
to United jacking up the award miles needed for a first class ticket, to
1.45 million miles.
I think 10,000 points is fair for most HIExpress. Others seem to disagree.
Fairer yet, I think $100 rooms should be 10K points, $120 rooms should
be 12K points, etc... It's the fairest solution overall IMHO.
J