Originally Posted by
dabis
Is there that big of a difference with hotels or am I flippin out about nothin and should shut up @:-).
After all the hard earned points are mine because of a good inghts rest.....
I got them for sleeping
It used to be that there were some reasonable deals for converting HH points to airline points and VV. However, the "value" of trades has diminished greatly in the last few years. My guess is that its due to the decline in profitability of the airline business in general since 2000.
As to trading points for retail items, its almost never a good deal to do so with any program's points (airline or hotel). The "prices" are always a poor value vs. paying cash when compared to the potential value of redemption for stays or flights. The real value is in using a loyalty program's points within the group that they were earned from in the first place.