Useless female friend of my bro is here :rolleyes:.

I didn't say it would be an improvement — I'm not thrilled with the idea of increases either — but they have held off on award redemption increases for six years. I can't say the same about other major hotel loyalty programs.

I keep zeroing out my BD balance. But it keeps growing back, like some sort of weed. :D

Where are the cheap end of the year PHL fares? I have 2-3 more free weekends this year and would like to plan some more travel...

Good, you're here. If anyone has a sense of what an HHonors point is worth, it's probably you. What would you consider the CC Conversion value of 100K HHonors points to be in:

1. SPG
2. Generic Airline Miles (Not DL $ZWD)
3. Hyatt

Why not leave it to chance with CO Specials and enjoy a weekend trip to Canadia? :-:

I would say ~2.5 to 1 on HHonors to Hyatt.

Thanks. This is the first hard number I've had to work with in theoretical HHonors conversions.

On UA, with the recent enhancements to the coach menu, the food in the back actually surpasses the food up front which is why it's a win.

I may end up having to do that... If offered, YUL is always an option. Otherwise, the EWR specials are usually :rolleyes:.

It's still plane food. Give me free booze any day, and I'll choke down whatever they put in front of me in F (which was actually pretty darn good on ORD-SEA).

Sadly I missed out on that whole deal.

Do they ever offer Moncton, Quebec City, or Halifax?

I didn't even know they had a sign-up bonus until someone pointed it out to me recently. I had a healthy Sofitel Privilege balance that converted into A|Club Points.

Given the AA, HA, MX transfer ratio, I would say ~2 to 1 for HHonors to most airlines (excluding those three - otherwise one does the transfer themselves).