I’m a newer member, I pay monthly and mine has gone up to ~$210/month (BRL 760).
The value of the reward points is about $180 month so my question now is whether I want to pay $360 per year (which is the difference of $30 per month in value between the reward points I get and what I pay x 12 months) to all but guarantee platinum. This year I will reach platinum easily from where I currently am by a mix of signature status point and points for stays I am making anyway. I might even make Diamond, given my planned forward stays, so I will definitely need a spreadsheet to work out whether I should continue this year or not. I think in the future I might be a 6 month member each year and then cancel….