Do point costs fluctuate?
Oct 9, 2025 | 10:59 pm
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Do point costs fluctuate?
So I’m looking at a one night stay in San Diego end of June. I see several properties for 40k points. I’d like to wait until I get my 35k CC award. Which I get around February 1. Besides the chance of hotels selling out can they/will they possibly have an increase in number of points for a particular night?
Oct 10, 2025 | 12:36 am
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So I’m looking at a one night stay in San Diego end of June. I see several properties for 40k points. I’d like to wait until I get my 35k CC award. Which I get around February 1. Besides the chance of hotels selling out can they/will they possibly have an increase in number of points for a particular night?
Oct 10, 2025 | 4:03 am
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More details in the FT thread :
29 Mar 2022 : Introduction of Dynamic award pricing and removal of award chart
and Marriott FAQ :
https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-33250
which includes :
29 Mar 2022 : Introduction of Dynamic award pricing and removal of award chart
and Marriott FAQ :
https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-33250
which includes :
How frequently can Redemption Point values change?
Redemption Point values can fluctuate daily.
Oct 10, 2025 | 4:18 pm
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Oct 11, 2025 | 6:15 am
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Just make sure the terms/fees don't change on you, or you are ok with the updated conditions
Oct 11, 2025 | 8:21 am
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Here's an odd one I just experienced. I booked 5 nights at the Sheraton Cebu for 152K pts. It dropped to 149K pts so I modified the reservation. Then out of the blue it jumped to 217K pts. (The first 3 nights had gone from ~35K pts to 60K pts.) I figured that meant any further decreases were out of the question and the place had been booked for a wedding over the weekend, but no, 2 weeks later it dropped to 147K pts, so I collected those 2000 pts. 
Oct 11, 2025 | 11:18 am
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Here's an odd one I just experienced. I booked 5 nights at the Sheraton Cebu for 152K pts. It dropped to 149K pts so I modified the reservation. Then out of the blue it jumped to 217K pts. (The first 3 nights had gone from ~35K pts to 60K pts.) I figured that meant any further decreases were out of the question and the place had been booked for a wedding over the weekend, but no, 2 weeks later it dropped to 147K pts, so I collected those 2000 pts.
Got back a big whack of points, last minute, Waikiki, go figure
Oct 11, 2025 | 11:58 am
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They can change every day. I currently have three properties booked in Thailand for February/March 2026, and I check every morning sometime after 10 a.m. PDT, which is midnight in Thailand. I've already saved 76,000 points across the three properties.
Oct 19, 2025 | 1:47 am
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Just this year I had the Westin Grand Cayman booked 5 nights for 379k and then it went on points saver so I rebooked for 299k.
I had other hotels go down much smaller amounts which prompted me to rebook.
While the points rates generally go up over time, it is still worth watching to see what happens. At least there is one benefit to dynamic points pricing.
I had other hotels go down much smaller amounts which prompted me to rebook.
While the points rates generally go up over time, it is still worth watching to see what happens. At least there is one benefit to dynamic points pricing.