U.S. Travel Association's Daily Getaways 2018
Apr 21, 2018, 6:09 am
#136
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I saw that . I was debating whether to grab some more points via the 14k and then the news of packages hit a certain blog site and poof they were gone.
Apr 21, 2018, 6:04 pm
#137
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Location: Charleston, SC, USA
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I'm surprised that all the Hilton packages have sold out! I thought they'd be slow movers just like the IHG ones!
Apr 22, 2018, 10:47 am
#138
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Something like Choice points are much harder to gin up, and there are more redemption "deals" (underpriced hotels) in the Choice program than there are in Hilton program.
Apr 23, 2018, 8:41 pm
#140
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Location: Miami Beach, Florida
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I want to buy the HHonor's points, for the experiences offered, some would be a great deal, compared with their retail price.
Apr 23, 2018, 11:08 pm
#141
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Plenty of IHG and Wyndham available, though. Gee, I wonder why...
Apr 24, 2018, 4:10 am
#142
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The Hilton points were much easier to get than Hyatt points have been at any point in the past five years at least.
IHG points can be bought relatively cheaply and quickly at just about any time I want them. But given IHG has reduced the value of its points for Pointbreaks and other IHG awards, splurging on them on Daily Getaways has never made much sense to me.
Wyndham and its points program just doesn’t grab as much attention as Hilton and Hilton Honors points, and Wyndham had recently devalued its “GoFast” awards, thus substantially reducing the value proposition of the points for most..
The Hilton points’ sales aren’t great value generally but I know of situations where buying those points via Daily Getaways was akin to getting nearly a month or more of room and breakfast and gym at Hilton Honors properties, so there was some value that way. And since buying Hilton points directly is more expensive than buying IHG points, can’t say I am in the least surprised by the difference in outcomes.
Apr 24, 2018, 1:13 pm
#143
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The Hilton points’ sales aren’t great value generally but I know of situations where buying those points via Daily Getaways was akin to getting nearly a month or more of room and breakfast and gym at Hilton Honors properties, so there was some value that way. And since buying Hilton points directly is more expensive than buying IHG points, can’t say I am in the least surprised by the difference in outcomes.
Needless to say, I don't buy Honors points on Daily Getaways. There is, however, no easy and cheap way to accumulate Choice points this way. So I buy those points.
Apr 24, 2018, 1:15 pm
#144
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We were able to pick up two of the Lowes Packages today for Orlando in my office. Those are a great deal as you can get fastpass in to universal. Anyone else in on the deals today?
Apr 24, 2018, 3:00 pm
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I always assume that the ability to MS for these points affects demand in Daily Getaways. Like with an easily-obtainable AMEX card, it's possible for most Americans to walk into their local supermarket and, for $12, buy 2 $500 Visa gift cards that would net them 6000 honors points. One more buck will get rid of those cards at Walmart (or other stores). Rinse and repeat as often as you like and, for many weeks of the year, I can get those gift cards for zero dollars at my favorite supermarket (and hence get the Honors points for almost nothing, too). You also get a big Honors bonus for getting that credit card from AMEX.
Needless to say, I don't buy Honors points on Daily Getaways. There is, however, no easy and cheap way to accumulate Choice points this way. So I buy those points.
Needless to say, I don't buy Honors points on Daily Getaways. There is, however, no easy and cheap way to accumulate Choice points this way. So I buy those points.
Choice points can be gotten via MS or by buying the points via Choice points+cash bookings that are cancelled.
Apr 24, 2018, 3:05 pm
#146
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Apr 24, 2018, 3:26 pm
#148
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Yeah they all technically sold out later, probably like the choice packages, someones card didnt go through or something.
Nice grab!!
