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I was debating with myself whether or not this should go under the closely aligned thread of of Points and Money Rewards but decided it is a different discussion.
I was looking at the Escape to Paradise 20% discount offer and thought the Maldives sounded very expensive (Conrad Rangali Island @ US$500) so I started wondering about how a reward booking stacked up. I must admit, previously I had assumed that the various categories reflected consistant pricings, with Cat.7 hotels being the dearest at 50000 points per night. This was until I looked at Maldives and saw the point burn ranged according to dates, any where between 50000 and 465000. So I was wondering, why have categories when they don't stick to the burn rate? If we have to trawl through dates to find a decent burn rate, why not just ditch the category system altogether?
Have others found this to be common within Hilton? I've done one quick check of my local (HSP) and the burn rate appears to be consistently 50000. From the other thread, it seems to be prevalent with the points+pay method, but I would have thought a set burn rate per category for rewards would have been the original intention of the scheme. Could it be that the hotel is a Conrad?
I was looking at the Escape to Paradise 20% discount offer and thought the Maldives sounded very expensive (Conrad Rangali Island @ US$500) so I started wondering about how a reward booking stacked up. I must admit, previously I had assumed that the various categories reflected consistant pricings, with Cat.7 hotels being the dearest at 50000 points per night. This was until I looked at Maldives and saw the point burn ranged according to dates, any where between 50000 and 465000. So I was wondering, why have categories when they don't stick to the burn rate? If we have to trawl through dates to find a decent burn rate, why not just ditch the category system altogether?
Have others found this to be common within Hilton? I've done one quick check of my local (HSP) and the burn rate appears to be consistently 50000. From the other thread, it seems to be prevalent with the points+pay method, but I would have thought a set burn rate per category for rewards would have been the original intention of the scheme. Could it be that the hotel is a Conrad?
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