Marriott has updated the terms & conditions to add the following:
Select properties may have redemption rates in excess of the Category 8 Redemption Rates.
Currently category 8 is the highest category and that costs either 70,000 (off peak), 85,000 (standard) or 100,000 (peak) points per night. This update indicates that Marriott either plans to add new properties that they want to charge more than 100,000 points per night or plan to make existing properties cost more. I suspect at least to begin with they will only be using this in excess of category 8 pricing for new high end properties such as the North Island in the Seychelles. I guess it’s better than what Hilton is doing where they promised the maximum price would be 95,000 points per night and now regularly charge 120,000 points per night for properties.
Hat tip to OMaaT
