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Old Jan 15, 2017, 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
I've got my fingers crossed that this promotion returns for 2017.
me too!!! I already know what would be on my list
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Old Feb 17, 2017, 9:27 am
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I contacted the US Travel Association - they told me they will be sending our preliminary info around March 1, 2017, with the promotion to begin in early April, 2017 - so it will be back
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Old Feb 17, 2017, 12:41 pm
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Originally Posted by dburns
I contacted the US Travel Association - they told me they will be sending our preliminary info around March 1, 2017, with the promotion to begin in early April, 2017 - so it will be back
Awesome news - thanks for doing the recon!
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 4:04 pm
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2017 Participating Partners



Alamo Rent-a-Car





Avis Car Rental




Best Western International




Caesars Entertainment




Choice Hotels International




Expedia




Fairmont Hotels and Resorts




Hertz Rent-a-Car




Hilton Hotels and Resorts




Hyatt Hotels and Resorts




InterContinental Hotel Group




Las Vegas Sands Corporation




Loews Hotels and Resorts




Marriott International




MGM Resorts International




Omni Resorts and Hotels




SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment




Universal Parks and Resorts




Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 4:49 pm
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so excited to hear this news!!! I will be losing a lot of money those two weeks LOL
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 6:15 pm
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This year the competition should be less intense. Buyers who in past years bought hotel points to transfer to Southwest to top off their Companion Pass qualification will no longer have that option post-March 31. Although I'm sure we will see many posts from such buyers expressing their outrage that Southwest changed the rule on this in early January.

I hope the bloggers and floggers of Daily Getaways prominently note that these points will not help you earn a Companion Pass. The closest you can get is to transfer your existing hotel points to Southwest now and buy new points to backfill your hotel accounts.

I predict that Best Western and perhaps even Choice will not sell out this year.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 6:41 pm
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Originally Posted by nsx
This year the competition should be less intense. Buyers who in past years bought hotel points to transfer to Southwest to top off their Companion Pass qualification will no longer have that option post-March 31. Although I'm sure we will see many posts from such buyers expressing their outrage that Southwest changed the rule on this in early January.

I hope the bloggers and floggers of Daily Getaways prominently note that these points will not help you earn a Companion Pass. The closest you can get is to transfer your existing hotel points to Southwest now and buy new points to backfill your hotel accounts.

I predict that Best Western and perhaps even Choice will not sell out this year.
Let's hope so as too Choice, I am really looking forward to maxing out each one as that is the way we take weekend trips, the points from last year have gotten us a bunch of nights, I have 20 nights lat year and still have 59k in my account, granted I also opened up a choice card. and I didnt manage to max out last year. This year I am hoping to get it all LOL vacations here I come!
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 6:43 pm
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Originally Posted by miadukes
Let's hope so as too Choice, I am really looking forward to maxing out each one as that is the way we take weekend trips, the points from last year have gotten us a bunch of nights, I have 20 nights lat year and still have 59k in my account, granted I also opened up a choice card. and I didnt manage to max out last year. This year I am hoping to get it all LOL vacations here I come!
Choice is great in Scandinavia and I mean GREAT.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by hiima
Choice is great in Scandinavia and I mean GREAT.
Thats what I hear, I already matched to the nordic status I'm hoping I can squeeze a trip in this year or before it expires. lets see.
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Old Feb 23, 2017, 10:03 pm
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Originally Posted by miadukes
Let's hope so as too Choice, I am really looking forward to maxing out each one as that is the way we take weekend trips, the points from last year have gotten us a bunch of nights, I have 20 nights lat year and still have 59k in my account, granted I also opened up a choice card. and I didnt manage to max out last year. This year I am hoping to get it all LOL vacations here I come!
With the exception of some oddities (like Scandinavia), Choice is not as good a program as it used to be. I would say they've devalued by about 1/3rd. It's a bit hard to know, because there aren't any bloggers who invest the time to figure out Choice's exact devaluation. But it is very real. I've personally seen many properties that require 2x the number of points they used to. So unless you've studied their chart and have specific redemptions in mind, I'd be cautious with Choice. While there are certainly still some good redemptions for many travelers at certain properties, you probably don't need as many Choice points as you think you do. Instead of it being a great deal, buying these Choice points (assuming the price is the same) is now just one tool among many for finding affordable hotel rooms.
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Old Feb 24, 2017, 2:17 am
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Hmm... I need to be in Universal with the kids in mid April...!
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Old Feb 24, 2017, 2:25 am
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I started a new thread for the 2017 Daily Getaways yesterday, see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...ys-2017-a.html

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Old Feb 24, 2017, 4:18 am
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Originally Posted by iahphx
With the exception of some oddities (like Scandinavia), Choice is not as good a program as it used to be. I would say they've devalued by about 1/3rd. It's a bit hard to know, because there aren't any bloggers who invest the time to figure out Choice's exact devaluation. But it is very real. I've personally seen many properties that require 2x the number of points they used to. So unless you've studied their chart and have specific redemptions in mind, I'd be cautious with Choice. While there are certainly still some good redemptions for many travelers at certain properties, you probably don't need as many Choice points as you think you do. Instead of it being a great deal, buying these Choice points (assuming the price is the same) is now just one tool among many for finding affordable hotel rooms.
Choice is getting worse for use in Scandinavia. A growing proportion of the Nordic Choice hotel rooms are no longer available for Choice (US) reward nights; and the new Nordic Choice properties are ending up at such high prices in points that even the cash+point stays are ending up being a rip-off like crazy compared to even regular paid cash/card rates. There really is no longer a need to stack up on large volumes of Choice points and expose yourself to a massive program devaluation when you can pretty cheaply buy Choice points at any time using cash+points and then cancelling the cash+points stay; and this is a backdoor way to buy Choice points on the relative cheap -- all without hoarding points and getting burned by the next program devaluation or hotel game.
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Old Feb 24, 2017, 5:26 am
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With the start of a new thread for the 2017 promotion, I'm going to close this thread to avoid cross-posting.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...ys-2017-a.html

Thanks,

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