Hotel Rewards Programs: The Best and the Rest
Wall Street Journal
But Marriott is better than most, and other chains offer good deals if you know how to play the game. The study found 54% higher loyalty-program payback on average from a stay at a Marriott hotel than from a stay at a Starwood property such as Sheraton. “Hotels value their currency—points—in a certain way, and Marriott has chosen to value its currency higher than the competition,” says Jay Sorensen, president of consulting firm IdeaWorks Co., which conducted the study.