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Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

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Anonymous
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

Marriott points are kinda sucky for value. And by kinda I mean REALLY. I believe 140K Marriott points is the current tradein for 50K AA miles which can be really flexible valuewise.
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jsucool76
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?


@Anonymous wrote:
Marriott points are kinda sucky for value. And by kinda I mean REALLY. I believe 140K Marriott points is the current tradein for 50K AA miles which can be really flexible valuewise.

All hotel points (except starpoints) transfer crappily to airline miles. You'll almost always get the best value by using points for their intended purpose. You can get well over a cent per point with marriott points on the right redemption. Just needs to be an expensive time of year. 

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Creditaddict
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?


@Anonymous wrote:
Marriott points are kinda sucky for value. And by kinda I mean REALLY. I believe 140K Marriott points is the current tradein for 50K AA miles which can be really flexible valuewise.

REALLY?!

 

What about British vs AA?

 

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

This is true. If award availability is even available though. I have rarely gotten over 1 cent per point value on Marriott points. I think 1.4 was the record so far.
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jsucool76
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?


@Creditaddict wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
Marriott points are kinda sucky for value. And by kinda I mean REALLY. I believe 140K Marriott points is the current tradein for 50K AA miles which can be really flexible valuewise.

REALLY?!

 

What about British vs AA?

 

 


It's just a bad idea UNLESS you use a hotel + air package. Great value there. 

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jsucool76
Super Contributor

Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?


@Anonymous wrote:
This is true. If award availability is even available though. I have rarely gotten over 1 cent per point value on Marriott points. I think 1.4 was the record so far.

That's about what I got for my NYC trip. The value skyrockets on stays of 5+ nights because of the 5th night free. 

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Anonymous
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

Id take AA miles vs BA for long haul, particularly premium cabin air travel. BA for short haul/cattle class.
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Creditaddict
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

so sounds like keep gold and pay for the base hotel and get upgrades and such for marriott and ritz but putting $25k+ spend a year wont' be better than 2% fidelity or 3% AARP.

and AA unless I spend more than $50k a year I don't see how I can even get 2 tickets a year for free without doing actual travel to earn some of the in-betweens and our travel is limited I just want to travel better when we do!

 

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

There are always ways to earn miles without significant spend, young padawan.
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jsucool76
Super Contributor

Re: Difference in Ritz and Marriott?

+1 to Tulomne Smiley Tongue

As far as what cards to use, to me the marriott card isn't a spend card, neither is the ritz card. I put a few charges on my marriott card to keep it active, and I put 10k on my ritz card to maintain gold status. I'll also put any marriott hotel spend on my ritz card (unless I booked it with 4th night free through citi prestige).

All my AA spend goes on my aviator card, and most of my other spend goes on my forward or prestige.
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