Another pathetic cut from marriott : Make a Green Choice >> -67%
Aug 22, 2018, 2:34 pm
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Aug 22, 2018, 2:39 pm
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Aug 22, 2018, 2:52 pm
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I don't need any more little plastic bottles and if I'm traveling alone, there are enough towels to get me through 2-3 days so I'm happy to opt out of housekeeping and would do so even without points. MR is giving us a little incentive to do the right thing but I'm happy to do it when it makes sense and 500 points won't change my behavior.
Aug 22, 2018, 2:55 pm
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Aug 22, 2018, 2:58 pm
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I don't need any more little plastic bottles and if I'm traveling alone, there are enough towels to get me through 2-3 days so I'm happy to opt out of housekeeping and would do so even without points. MR is giving us a little incentive to do the right thing but I'm happy to do it when it makes sense and 500 points won't change my behavior.
now it's not fair anymore and I will consider that as they don't make any effort I will ask for full cleaning daily. And to be honest, I much prefer a whole daily cleaning that make a green choice effort, but I was used to do it for the points. Now I have no reasons to bring extra revenue to the property.
Deal broken.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:00 pm
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I don't need any more little plastic bottles and if I'm traveling alone, there are enough towels to get me through 2-3 days so I'm happy to opt out of housekeeping and would do so even without points. MR is giving us a little incentive to do the right thing but I'm happy to do it when it makes sense and 500 points won't change my behavior.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:09 pm
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Meh. I regularly take the "green choice" option, but sometimes they would still clean the room and it was so few points that I didn't really make any effort to make sure I collected them. I don't see what the major complaint is. Yes, for those road warriors who are 20+ nights in hotels each month this adds up, but for the rest of us, it's just not that big of an issue.
You might also want to edit the OP to note that this is only a cut if you are coming from the SPG side.
You might also want to edit the OP to note that this is only a cut if you are coming from the SPG side.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:09 pm
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MAGC was Behavioral Economics 101...I still liked and wanted housekeeping, but it changed my behavior due to incentives.
Cut the incentives by 2/3, and my behavior changes. I no longer feel like the "cost savings" so to speak are shared with me fairly.
Cut the incentives by 2/3, and my behavior changes. I no longer feel like the "cost savings" so to speak are shared with me fairly.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:13 pm
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Exactly the same for me.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:15 pm
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Meh. I regularly take the "green choice" option, but sometimes they would still clean the room and it was so few points that I didn't really make any effort to make sure I collected them. I don't see what the major complaint is. Yes, for those road warriors who are 20+ nights in hotels each month this adds up, but for the rest of us, it's just not that big of an issue.
You might also want to edit the OP to note that this is only a cut if you are coming from the SPG side.
You might also want to edit the OP to note that this is only a cut if you are coming from the SPG side.
Marriott Gold even become Platinum this year ,)
Aug 22, 2018, 3:43 pm
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Never - ever. One of the perks of staying at the higher end SPG and Marriott chain properties are clean high quality linens. I'm not trading that for points valued at a few pennies.
I would readily agree that 10k (old SPG) was quite valuable, but honestly if I was staying in hotels for that many nights I would focus on another chain that provided better ROI. SPG program was never good for earning points based on hotel spend (as compared to competition) and worst for those who were not top tier or who had longer stays (which diminished the value of the Plat stay bonus, etc.)
The credit card earn was indeed the sweet spot for many of us, and that's now gone. Will be a huge hit for Amex no matter what "incentives" they wave.
The Green Choice nonsense is just fiddling at the margins - most people won't notice or care.
I would readily agree that 10k (old SPG) was quite valuable, but honestly if I was staying in hotels for that many nights I would focus on another chain that provided better ROI. SPG program was never good for earning points based on hotel spend (as compared to competition) and worst for those who were not top tier or who had longer stays (which diminished the value of the Plat stay bonus, etc.)
The credit card earn was indeed the sweet spot for many of us, and that's now gone. Will be a huge hit for Amex no matter what "incentives" they wave.
The Green Choice nonsense is just fiddling at the margins - most people won't notice or care.
Last edited by Boraxo; Aug 22, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Aug 22, 2018, 3:46 pm
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YMMV. Every night I did this I got points that I was able to redeem for about $15 in value.