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Originally Posted by escape4
(Post 31208608)
The problem is that not a lot of people going to Bali will stay at the airport, except for one night only.
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Originally Posted by Delectatio
(Post 31208514)
What happened to dynamic pricing when paying with points??
I now see plenty of hotels selling cheap weekend nights (+-100 EUR) for the same amount of points as their more expensive weekday nights (200-300 EUR)?? There are a lot of people who don't care about loyalty programs because of the "the points are going to be worthless and I will never earn enough before they expire" attitude. If the loyalty programs keep changing the goal post for redemptions, more people are going to feel this way and not bother. Maybe that is what they (Hilton,United, etc.) are trying to do but it makes no sense. |
Originally Posted by nk15
(Post 31208668)
The location plays a role, and the hotel's value is now at 1c/p, which makes it a great deal. I hope they are smart and keep it that way. Even if they raise it to only 10k/night, the value becomes .5 c/p, which is average, and loses much of the appeal.
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Originally Posted by escape4
(Post 31208608)
The problem is that not a lot of people going to Bali will stay at the airport, except for one night only.
Curious about Jaimito Cartero's view, since you have stayed there. I hate haggling with taxi drivers in Bali, is Grab reliable nearby? (I know it's a no-go in Ubud). |
Originally Posted by italdesign
(Post 31209473)
It's pretty close (but not walkable) to some tourist areas like Kuta, Jimbaran, and maybe Seminyak. It has a free shuttle to Kuta once or twice a day, I believe. Kuta and Seminyak seem a bit touristy for me. I enjoyed Sanur this time (where Hyatt Regency is) - it has a good balance. $50 USD goes a long way in Bali accommodation, I'm not sure it's worth the inconvenience to stay at this hotel. It may work for some. I will say this kind of limitation did not stop me from enjoying the somewhat remote Le Meridien Chiang Rai, whose resort environment probably makes it just a bit more convenient. Personally I'd probably save the points for something centrally located like HGI Hanoi, which was still 10k as of 2 days ago. Then again that's one of the last nicely located sweet spots left that I know of (I'm 90% sure it will devaluate in a few months); there's hardly anything left in the low levels...
Curious about Jaimito Cartero's view, since you have stayed there. I hate haggling with taxi drivers in Bali, is Grab reliable nearby? (I know it's a no-go in Ubud). I’ve had good luck with the online transport companies. I have not been here much since Uber sold off, but will next month, so will report then. |
Originally Posted by italdesign
(Post 31209473)
I hate haggling with taxi drivers in Bali, is Grab reliable nearby? (I know it's a no-go in Ubud).
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Loyalty Lobby published today a list of 1,000 properties that went up in June, most by 10k points....my condolences for your points….
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Originally Posted by escape4
(Post 31208608)
The problem is that not a lot of people going to Bali will stay at the airport, except for one night only.
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Conrad Algarve going up to 90k is disappointing! I’m also very surprised they are raising so many hotels in Turkey since paid stays can typically be had at a good rate right now. |
Peculiar that categories don’t exist and the jumps are all 10k like the categories were. Lol. There is no evidence they exist. 90k for Conrad Algarve! What a joke! 95k is the WA AMS. I feel that ceiling (exc WA Maldives) is going away before the year is out. |
Strange Logic.
This latest points devaluation is very strange because, at a standard 10K points increase, the lower end properties are seeing 30-100% increases in price, while the higher end properties might see only a 10-20% increase. It's almost as if someone screwed-up in IT and just did a flat, brute-force increase without thinking about the logic behind it.
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Originally Posted by zombietooth
(Post 31214271)
This latest points devaluation is very strange because at a standard 10K points increase, the lower end properties are seeing 30-100% increases in price, while the higher end properties might see only a 10-20% increase. It's almost as if someone screwed-up in IT and just did a flat, blunt-force increase without thinking about the logic behind it.
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Pretty funny that the Hilton SF Union Square and Parc 55 are both 70,000 points while the St Regis SF is at 60,000 Marriott points. At the 35,000 to 50,000 point level, you can get a whole lot more with Marriott. Obviously Hilton points so much easier to earn, but still... |
Originally Posted by nk15
(Post 31213368)
Loyalty Lobby published today a list of 1,000 properties that went up in June, most by 10k points....my condolences for your points….
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Originally Posted by nk15
(Post 31213368)
Loyalty Lobby published today a list of 1,000 properties that went up in June, most by 10k points....my condolences for your points….
Link here: https://loyaltylobby.com/2019/06/17/...ges-june-2019/ Pdf file (32 pages long !) https://loyaltylobby.com/wp-content/...-June-2019.pdf |
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