JonathanIT
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It has recently been revealed that HHonors is going to increase the amount of points required for award stays, including VIP rewards in January, 2010. In addition, the big change coming is a new Category 7 class of top tier hotels. The Waldorf=Astoria brand of point redemption will remain, but at increased levels.
It hasn't been officially announced yet so all the details are not known. The big question is if they will reshuffle all the hotels into new categories, or they will simply move a few top tier properties from 6 to the new Category 7 level. Properties like the Conrad Maldives and the new Hilton Bora Bora Nui in Tahiti come to mind.
Here is a point chart for the VIP rewards under the new system:
VIP Rewards 2010
If the current level of Category 6 remains mostly intact, it means just a 5K point increase for a six night stay (from 175K to 180K). This is reasonable to me, as it seems to have been quite a few years since the current levels have been the same. I like that there is a new option for fewer than 6 nights, this used to be only available to Amex card holders.
But the final verdict will come when all the details are released. As I already mentioned... it will all depend on what they define as the new Category 7 properites.
It hasn't been officially announced yet so all the details are not known. The big question is if they will reshuffle all the hotels into new categories, or they will simply move a few top tier properties from 6 to the new Category 7 level. Properties like the Conrad Maldives and the new Hilton Bora Bora Nui in Tahiti come to mind.
Here is a point chart for the VIP rewards under the new system:
VIP Rewards 2010
If the current level of Category 6 remains mostly intact, it means just a 5K point increase for a six night stay (from 175K to 180K). This is reasonable to me, as it seems to have been quite a few years since the current levels have been the same. I like that there is a new option for fewer than 6 nights, this used to be only available to Amex card holders.
But the final verdict will come when all the details are released. As I already mentioned... it will all depend on what they define as the new Category 7 properites.