Official 2013 Category Changes - effective 5 March 2013
#61
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 537
Originally Posted by Braindrain:20284868
But I don't think I care that much.
#62
Moderator: Mileage Run, InterContinental Hotels
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 5,916
This is painful for my stay patterns, as some of my favorite properties are going up, including SR Princeville, W Taipei, Westin Kuala Lumpur, and Danieli, Venice. To be fair, I anticipated all these changes (and they are appropriate), and already booked some 400k points worth of C&P stays when they announced the upcoming C&P devaluation.
#63
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: PWM/MHT/BOS
Programs: UA (lame duck)1K, US Plat,HHonors Diamond, PC Plat, SPG Plat, MR Platinum
Posts: 605
Well looks like I will be increasing my spg activity.
I think I'm done with Hhonors, will probably keep marriott around but not sure. Looks like spg may get 75-100 a year for first time ever, marriott will likely get 3 or 4 meetings and 40 nights and IHG will get 30 or so...
After years of 180+nights at Hilton that dropped 3 years ago to 40-50 and I'm pretty sure will be dropped to zero after yesterday.
Well played spg- thought it would be far worse.
I think I'm done with Hhonors, will probably keep marriott around but not sure. Looks like spg may get 75-100 a year for first time ever, marriott will likely get 3 or 4 meetings and 40 nights and IHG will get 30 or so...
After years of 180+nights at Hilton that dropped 3 years ago to 40-50 and I'm pretty sure will be dropped to zero after yesterday.
Well played spg- thought it would be far worse.
#64
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
#65
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: CGK
Programs: Starwood PLATINUM, BA GOLD, KrisFlyer Blue, GFF Silver, BATS After Work Club, Emirates Silver
Posts: 391
Le Meridien Jakarta up to Cat 4? lol
It was a much better hotel in 2008 when it was a Cat 1
It was a much better hotel in 2008 when it was a Cat 1
#66
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
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#67
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: AA, SPG, HERTZ, BA, UA, CO, JB
Posts: 289
After the news from hilton yesterday, I went and burned all my points for an upcoming trip in Vegas. This is certainly welcome news as I have been staying strictly SPG for the past two years.
#68
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BKK
Programs: World of Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Bonvoy LTP; IHG Plat
Posts: 2,232
#69
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
Sorry to get off topic but how can this make sense? How high are the rates that it would justify even using the devalued points in a city with such cheap hotel rates?
#70
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: EWR
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 519
I just breathed a sigh of relief. Thank you SPG.
#71
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 537
Plus, no matter what dollars cost more than points. You can value them however you want, but I can tell you exactly how much a real dollar is worth.
#72
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: UA 1K/1MM, Marriott/IHG Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 291
Noticed the same thing...Couldn't believe W Taipei is considered as Category 6 (Luckily I already used the Cash+Point for my upcoming trip)
#73
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 599
Wow both hotels in downtown Brooklyn to cat 5... I'm really running low on options for reasonable redemptions in NYC (after exhausting PC, Wyndham, and now Starwood).
#74
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,772
Well this is a relatively pleasant surprise after the HH bombshell.
Now that HH is effectively worthless I may push more non IC stays to Starwood, unless there is some big benefits kicker to "new" HH Diamond.
Now that HH is effectively worthless I may push more non IC stays to Starwood, unless there is some big benefits kicker to "new" HH Diamond.