It's not clear whether that's because he derives income from HHonors for award stays (in which case a loss for him is a direct win for HHonors) or whether paid stays are being harmed because of
the lower value of points earned.
Not exact matches
This may seem
low, when compared to the
point -
earning of other cards - however, Starpoints carry a significantly higher
value than other rewards
points.
First people
earn money for their own comfort, but in the
low tens
of millions
of dollar range and up, most people who
earn great wealth struggle to spend it as fast as they
earn it, because at that
point many
of the things that they purchase (e.g. real estate and art) don't get used up and decline in
value after you buy them.
This may seem
low, when compared to the
point -
earning of other cards - however, Starpoints carry a significantly higher
value than other rewards
points.
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The card's
earning rate is high enough to help offset the
lower value of the
points, but still, you'll need to keep in mind before you apply for the card — the rewards aren't quite as valuable as they seem.
Marriott offers
low - level status for free, and one night stay after each $ 3,000
of spending, but
earning only one Marriott
point per dollar spent on most purchases is a poor
value.
It shows you that you can get great great
value out
of the
lower categories and easily be able to spend a couple
of weeks in Hilton hotels with the amount
of points earned from these cards.
If you
value Hyatt
points at 1.5 cents per
point (which is on the
low side) that's a return
of 8.25 % back, which is actually a very competitive
earning rate for bottom tier status compared to Hilton, SPG, IHG, etc..
(Similarly, the Ultimate Rewards ®
points you
earn with a Sapphire card can be redeemed for cash back, but this method
of redemption is considered to give you the
lowest per -
point value.)
The bottom line: It's as easy to redeem Marriott
points as it is to
earn them, and you can get a ton
of value out
of your
points by choosing properties in the
lower category levels.
Because
of the card's
lower redemption
value, cardholders will need considerably more
points to
earn a free flight.