Read more: http://thepointsguy.com/2011/08/maximizing-starwood-preferred-guest-points-cash-and-points-awards/#ixzz4C52ZWmcj
To see if Cash & Points makes sense for you, I always recommend doing a cost/benefit analysis. With C+P I’d expect at least 3 cents per point in value. For example, let’s check out a high end and lower end example.
Westin Paris for a random date in March: Lowest rate, 395 Euros ($565) or 20,000 SPG or 8,000 SPG and $150 under C+P:
Westin Paris for a random date in March: Lowest rate, 395 Euros ($565) or 20,000 SPG or 8,000 SPG and $150 under C+P:
If we used 20,000 points to save $565, we’d be getting 2.8 cents in value.
If we did Cash & Points, we’d pay $150, so 8,000 points would save us $415 ($565-$150), 5.2 cents in value.
You need to take into account that you don’t earn points or elite status on award stays, but for the sake of these examples, we won’t try to factor in that “lost value” into the examples.
If we did Cash & Points, we’d pay $150, so 8,000 points would save us $415 ($565-$150), 5.2 cents in value.
You need to take into account that you don’t earn points or elite status on award stays, but for the sake of these examples, we won’t try to factor in that “lost value” into the examples.
Read more: http://thepointsguy.com/2011/08/maximizing-starwood-preferred-guest-points-cash-and-points-awards/#ixzz4C52oeyDg
With the exception of Venice- hotels on Cash and Points seemed to be only loaded up through close to year end. When can expect to see Cash and Points loaded up for March and April for Rome? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starwood-starwood-preferred-guest/1371302-cash-points-italy-hotels.html
ReplyDeleteEvery property that is required to participate in Cash & Points has the rate loaded to sell through December 31, 2013. If you are not finding availability for a given travel date, it is an availability issue, not a loading issue
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