Hotel award charts are subject to regular «enhancements» (see: devaluations), as such rather than posting the award charts here we've provided you with direct links to all of these charts on the official websites.
Not exact matches
In contrast, frequent flyer miles and
hotel points invariably lose value over time as companies change their
award charts.
The
award chart for World of Hyatt is one of the best out there for
hotel stays.
See our Complete Guide to SPG, Marriott, and Ritz - Carlton Changes for analysis of the changes and the latest on upcoming announcements, such as where
hotels will be on the new
award charts.
In contrast, frequent flyer miles and
hotel points invariably lose value over time as companies change their
award charts.
A free night
award chart is being introduced in 2019 where the amount of points required for a free night will depend on peak, standard and off - peak pricing at all
hotels.
Currently, the lowest
award level for each
hotel is the same as when Hilton had an
award chart.
In 2017, the Hilton Honors loyalty program was reconfigured; it no longer uses
award charts like other major
hotel loyalty programs such as World of Hyatt and Marriott Rewards.
The
award chart for World of Hyatt is one of the best out there for
hotel stays.
See our Complete Guide to SPG, Marriott, and Ritz - Carlton Changes for analysis of the changes and the latest on upcoming announcements, such as where
hotels will be on the new
award charts.
Expedia + does not utilize an
award chart like a traditional frequent flyer or
hotel loyalty program.
Remember, Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides
hotels into categories, so you won't be able to easily predict how many points an
award stay will cost.
Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides
hotels into categories, though, so you won't be able to easily predict how many points an
award stay will cost.
Award charts are key when considering
hotel cards — Just because it's easy to rack up points on a
hotel card doesn't mean you'll become a resort regular for free.
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Award charts are key when considering
hotel cards
While Hyatt doesn't have as many properties as Marriott or IHG, they do have some amazing
hotels and a competitive
award chart.
While my takeaway from my point density
charts is that paid
hotel stays are an incredibly inefficient means of generating sufficient points for
award stays, that only holds if you're paying for your own stays.
Like other
hotel brands, Hyatt's
chart is split into categories that determine the number of points required for an
award stay.
Others pointed out, as I have, that in some cases
award charts need to be inflated if points are earned and redeemed based on spend, a feature of most
hotel loyalty programs.
In the last two days the community has been abuzz with Wyndham's announcement that they're doing away with their
award chart entirely and implementing a new «one size fits all» pricing of 15,000 points per night for all the
hotel chains in their portfolio.
After the
award chart was dropped, Hilton stopped releasing updates on rate changes, so the only way to know if a
hotel got more affordable or expensive was to just keep an eye on the rates of that specific
hotel.
Something to keep in mind is that Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides
hotels into categories, so you won't easily be able to predict how many points an
award stay will cost.
When it comes to
hotel stays, the
award chart of Hyatt Gold passport is counted amongst the best in the industry.
We've covered a lot here, considering the
award chart possibilities for a multitude of carriers and in this feature spent time looking at some of the best
hotel stay redemption options, as well.
In early 2017, Hilton ditched their
award chart and has given up classifying
hotels by category like World of Hyatt, IHG Rewards Club, and many other
hotel groups do.
Starwood has a reasonable and straightforward free nights
award chart across the seven different
hotel categories.
In March, when I stayed there, it was a Category 5
hotel, costing 35,000 points year round under the old
award chart.
The Hyatt
award chart is straightforward, with one price per room type per
hotel category.
The
award chart for World of Hyatt is one of the best out there for
hotel stays.
Currently, the lowest
award level for each
hotel is the same as when Hilton had an
award chart.
I'm in the process of updating my
hotel elite status comparison
chart, and as part of that process I need to collect information on the different
award tiers and the points earned with each stay.
Hyatt exhibits a bimodal distribution centered on Categories 2 and 6, meaning they have a lot of
hotels at the top or bottom of their
award chart and not many in the middle.
Hotel rates for Hilton
awards fluctuate and so the prices you see below in the
chart might not directly correspond to your own searches.
Below is the standard Marriott
award chart for their
hotel properties.
The other reason I like Hyatt's
award chart — and this could also be a negative — is that it doesn't have a lot of spread between its super luxury
hotels and those that are merely luxurious.
It will be interesting to see how the other
hotels chains react when it comes around to their turn to tweak their
award charts.
Sometimes I can't catch a break - I take two days out to do something other than watching what the various loyalty programs, airlines and
hotel chains are doing and then Marriott goes and buys Starwood and American Airlines announces an enormous
award chart devaluation.
The changes to the
hotel categories mean little without some context, so here is the Hilton HHonors
award chart which shows how many points are required to book a night at each category of
hotel:
Starwood will argue that their regular
award chart is for standard rooms only and that guests booking into these
hotels would be booking into suites... but that doesn't quite work for them either.
Here's the Hyatt
award chart showing Cash & Points redemptions across all of Hyatt's
hotel categories:
As I show more fully below,
hotel rates for Hilton
awards fluctuate and so the prices you see below in the
chart might not directly correspond to your own searches.
Keep in mind that Hilton does not have an
award chart that divides
hotels into categories, so you won't be able to easily predict the required points for an
award night.
Some of the best include the following: United Airlines, which opens up access to the huge Star Alliance network of carriers; British Airways, offering great value on short - haul nonstop flights due to their distance - based
award chart; Korean Airlines, with amazing
award availability in their first class cabins; and Hyatt, which is widely recognized as offering some of the highest value point redemption opportunities of any
hotel chain.
You can check on a
hotel that you have in mind with the Hilton Honors Calculator But because Hilton is eliminating
award charts and categories, it will also make it much easier to adjust the points needed (aka devaluate them) until they also reflect a value of 04 - 0.5 ct / pt, eliminating great value options at the lower end of the Hilton brands, like the Hilton Garden Inn on Bali where I stayed for 5,000 points per night when the rate was $ 87 / night a 1.7 ct / pt value or the Doubletree Kuala Lumpur where I paid 10,000 pt / night instead of $ 127 / night, a 1.27 ct / pt value.
Take advantage of a flat 15,000 - point
award chart Wyndham Rewards has a flat
award chart where all their
hotels are just 15,000 points per night, which means you can pick from any of their oceanfront properties.
I'm always looking for these, so I've gathered
award charts from the most popular airlines and
hotels in one place to make it easier for you to plan your next trip.
See related:
Award charts are key when considering
hotel cards, Learn the reward points double - transfer trick, Eat out often?
See related:
Award charts are key when considering
hotel cards, How to keep points from a company credit card
See related: 13 luxe airport lounges you can access with a credit card, High - end reward cards offer luxury
hotel perks,
Award charts are key when considering
hotel cards
This has been a horrible year so far on the
hotel front — Priority Club has devalued their
award chart, Starwood has increased the cost of cash & points, Marriott added a category nine and increased the cost of 36 % of their properties, and now this, which is by far the worst.