But for all the other programs, holding a co-branded credit card offers a greater
discount on award nights than holding status.
But now there are a handful of IHG hotels where you can pay $ 90 cash for a 15,000 IHG point
discount on your award night.
Not exact matches
For a week's stay
on the island, Marriott's property would require an eye watering 240,000 points, which is actually a
discount from the normal daily rate because travelers receive a 5th
night free when booking 4
award nights with Marriott.
Three new perks: you will get 4th
night free
on award stays, 20 %
discount on points» purchases, plus Global Entry reimbursement...
The ability to buy points with a 20 %
discount could be useful but I don't think I'd get as much use out of the 4th
night free
on award stays as I'd like to — my IHG stays tend to be 2 - 3
nights in length and a 4th
night would, ordinarily, be more than I needed... I'd be staying somewhere for the sake of staying.
When you participate in SPG's Nights and Flights deal, you get a
discount on a 5
night Category 3 or 4 hotel
award stay combined with the transfer bonus to an airline partner (at the 1:1 transfer rate only).
However, in my analysis of SPG
Nights and Flights
awards, I described how — if you keep the cost of the free
nights the same as a normal redemption — it is equivalent to getting a
discount on the miles.
Parallel to these changes, Chase is rolling out two new cards, including a Premium card that offers a free
night (with the same limitations), a 20 %
discount on purchased points, a 4th -
night - free
award and 10 points per USD spent for an annual fee of $ 89.