Originally Posted by
jpdx
Another example of overly enthusiastic marketing? How much will they loose on this offer per customer? A skilled FTer can easily get a $500 hotel, or a $1000 flight out of these deals. And even Joe Sixpack's stay at the Des Moines Travelodge will cost them a bunch.
Perhaps they have negotiated low rates to pay the hotels. I've read where Marriott, for example, might reimburse its hotels only abour $30 for a $200 hotel bill when the customer used points.