I did write them up last year in this post about their Go Fast
Cash and Points option, though, which can be a tremendous deal.
They've also made some improvements like adding the ability to
use cash and points for suites and premium rooms.
So
with cash and points, you're getting an even better value because you're getting 5.4 cents per point.
Also remember that you get the fifth night free — on free night awards and on
cash and points awards — when you book a longer stay.
One of the new benefits is the option to use a combination of
cash and points for an award stay.
While I know that's a popular method of calculating mixed
cash and points redemption, personally I think it only applies if you're particularly cash poor and points rich.
Tip # 4: Look into the option to use
cash and points at a discount for both for redemptions.
I found myself short and had to decide
between cash and points or buying the points I needed for a full award stay.
Both offer free breakfast, confirmed suite upgrades,
cash and points awards, and reasonably good value on award stays.
As the table below shows, the sweet spot for
cash and points booking is with the Category 6 properties where you're effectively buying Hyatt Gold Passport points at 1.2 cents each... which is a very good deal....
I'm glad to see that award nights count towards status, and really hope that Hyatt adds this as a feature to all award stays instead of just the new
cash and points rates.
Each hotel on the list costs 5,000 points a night, which you can purchase for $ 35 using the IHG Rewards
Cash and Points trick, which I wrote about previously.
The Drivatar can compete online with other Forza 5 owners and be able to score
cash and points if they win.
That means I actually spent $ 2,367
in cash and points combined, which gives us an actual total CPM of 7.87.
Nights can be booked for a rate of 50,000 points each, typically,
though cash and points nights are also offered from time to time.
Starwood and Hyatt both
offer cash and points options that allow you to stretch your rewards even further.
The Andaz Napa is a Hyatt category 5 hotel, so a free night is 20,000 points, or you can
do cash and points for 10,000 points plus $ 125.
Now getting back to this Maldives example, although you can get this stay entirely on points, let's talk
about cash and points.
Army Extreme Driving 3D game features — Good arcade style steering — Day and Night time driving —
Earn cash and points during police pursuits — Show your driving skills and don \» t get shaking off — Build up your own car collection of unique and rare cop cars in this extreme car simulator 3D game — Army Extreme Police chase car racing action with one of the best racing physics on google play store today
Given that other Hyatt Places are available just a few miles away for just 5,000 or 8,000 points per night — and with similar breaks for
cash and points bookers — I would only stay at this location when paying the cash rate.
You can also use
SPG Cash and Points to book directly into upgraded rooms or suites, which is not available with Marriott's version.
Purchasing 20,000 Starpoints is enough for a couple free nights depending on the hotel — particularly if you find some
good cash and points award availability.
With the Chase Freedom credit card, you'll start out earning cash back — with the option to move back and forth between
cash and points once you are a cardholder.
It's not a
great cash and points redemption, but Starpoints are very valuable, so in this case it made more sense for us to contribute some cash.
In February, Hilton announced the rebranding of Honors, while adding more benefits
including cash and points bookings and family accounts to pool points.
-LSB-...] offers a recap of hotel points devaluations in 2013 and focusing specifically on the big changes at Marriott and Hilton (and the less drastic changes at Starwood, like increasing the price of
cash and points -LSB-...]
At the high end Hyatt points can be worth quite a bit, especially for category 5 and 6 properties during high season and even more so
when cash and points awards are available.
it does, however, affect the analysis of whether a free night award
vs cash and points makes sense if the stay if 5 nights.