In the past, I’ve written about how to decide whether to pay cash or redeem miles for flights. In this post, I’d like to take a look at how to decide whether to pay cash or redeem points for hotel stays.
I often see people on the fence about whether they should pay cash or redeem points for hotel stays, especially as hotel loyalty programs increasingly move closer to being revenue based. While the math is sometimes straightforward, other times it isn’t. So let’s discuss some of the things that you should consider.
Of course you should redeem 30,000-40,000 World of Hyatt points for a night at Alila Ventana Big Sur, if the stay would otherwise cost $2,000+ per night. Other times the math isn’t so straightforward. For example, should you redeem 80,000 Hilton Honors points for a night at the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok, if the rate would be $400 per night?
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
