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rock4449

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I have 440 bonus points left. I can convert to HH at 1100 points or put towards MF. Thoughts? Not enough to book anything.
Thanks
 

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I think you had a slight typo -- it would be 11,000 Honors points, not 1100.

440 bonus points would be $44 towards your maintenance fees. I have seen that some people value Honors points at $0.005/point which would value them at $55 for 11,000 points, but personally I think that valuation is a bit high. So for me, I see it as a wash either way. If you would use Honors points in the near future, I would tend to lean toward that.

Kurt
 

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I think you had a slight typo -- it would be 11,000 Honors points, not 1100.

440 bonus points would be $44 towards your maintenance fees. I have seen that some people value Honors points at $0.005/point which would value them at $55 for 11,000 points, but personally I think that valuation is a bit high. So for me, I see it as a wash either way. If you would use Honors points in the near future, I would tend to lean toward that.

Kurt
Yes, a typo. I do use HH yearly and it does appear to be the better option versus MF. Thanks for the response.
 

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Just got off the HGVC site. To convert the 440 bonus points to 11,000 HH points it still cost $108 which is about what they are worth. It looks like the $44 towards MF is the best return versus losing them.
 

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Just got off the HGVC site. To convert the 440 bonus points to 11,000 HH points it still cost $108 which is about what they are worth. It looks like the $44 towards MF is the best return versus losing them.

Actually HHonors points are only worth about $0.004 - $0.006/point. Unless you plan on redeeming for Maldives or Tahiti/Bora Bora, then the rate goes up, but the vast majority average at about $0.005/point, which would be $55 if my math is correct.

Definitely better to use the $44 towards MF in this case, I think.

I posted a guide in the sticky that goes over different options and valuations for Bonus Points.
 

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Thanks for the analysis. I will look at the sticky thread.
 
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