Not exact matches
I find the Hyatt transfer option the best, considering that an
award night at their most
expensive properties, including many that cost over $ 1,000 per
night, is a mere 22,000 Hyatt points.
British actress Julie Walters was panicking about losing an
expensive on - loan earring at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Awards on Sunday
night (14Feb16).
I find the Hyatt transfer option the best, considering that an
award night at their most
expensive properties, including many that cost over $ 1,000 per
night, is a mere 22,000 Hyatt points.
But the more
expensive award chart means you are unlikely to book as many
nights as you would have in the past, reducing the opportunity to use the greater benefits of Diamond status.
The IHG credit card provides IHG platinum status, 10 percent of your redeemed points back (up 100,000 annually), as well as an annual
award night you can use at virtually any IHG property around the world, including Intercontinental Hotels in
expensive cities such as New York, London or Paris.
Award stays can be as cheap as 5,000 points per
night for a Category 1 property and as
expensive as 30,000 points for a Category 7 property.
We had booked an
award stay, using free
night certificates from our IHG Rewards MasterCard — a great use of the free
night during the very
expensive New Years Eve!
IHG properties are more
expensive now then they have ever been in the past (form an
award night point of view) so it's absolutely critical that you work out the math behind any trip you're looking to book.
Remember, even the most
expensive Hyatt property only costs 22,000 points for a standard free
night award, and some can be had for much less.
Hilton has the most
expensive award rates in absolute terms, reaching as high as 95,000 points per
night.
I suspect that the best use of this will be when people combine the Hyatt Family Rate with an
award night booking to make what would be an otherwise
expensive trip into a slightly more economical one.
Award nights at top category hotels can be
expensive, but the redemptions at low - mid tier hotels a = offer a great value.
In general, though, it is likely to be more worthwhile if you are attempting to redeem an
award night at one of the more
expensive Hyatt hotels.
I didn't fret when Hyatt devalued its
award chart last year because I didn't have any interest in the most
expensive Category 7 properties, but those are now just 24,000 points instead of 30,000 points per
night.
I recall the upgrade to a pool suite was something like an extra 2,000 points or $ 100 a
night on top of what's already an
expensive award redemption.
I find the Hyatt transfer option the best, considering that an
award night at their most
expensive properties, including many that cost over $ 1,000 per
night, is a mere 22,000 Hyatt points.