Originally Posted by BigLar
So he asks me, "What would I do with them (the points)?"
I explained about the Preferred Hotels and how he could spend a nice week to 10 days in 5-star properties like the Landmark in London, some really nice digs in Paris, Rome, Milan, and so on. Even some outstanding location stateside. What's not to like?
You could mention to him that he could buy airline frequent flyer miles or points with the Choice hotel points.
Hotel reward programs can be useful for a few reasons even if one does not anticipate the hotel points being too useful:
a. Collect airline frequent flyer miles or points.
b. Sometimes, hotels give you perks for being a member, even if you have no elite status (e.g. I got breakfast coupons at a Hilton once for having a HHonors account with no status).
c. Some have claimed that hotel reward program members are less likely to be sent to a different hotel in an overbooking situation.