W South Beach
【2020.02.04 更新】大家知道萬豪很早之前就允許原 Marriott 系列品牌可以在特定日期 block 積分房兌換，但原 SPG 系列還一直在執行嚴格的 No Blackout Dates 政策（具體內容下面就是）。但是上周末（2月2號），萬豪又一次悄悄更新了 terms & conditions，現在所有萬豪旗下品牌都可以在特定日期不放積分房了。以下是新條款內容：
3.2.n. The Company has a “No Blackout Dates” policy, which means that, subject to the limitations and exclusions below, Participating Properties have standard rooms available every day for Award Redemptions. These limitations and exclusions are:
i. Participating Properties may limit the number of standard rooms available for redemption on a limited number of days.
本來淡旺季兌換就降低了旺季兌換的積分價值，現在在最熱門的時候酒店更是允許直接不放積分房，對於積分使用價值又是一盆冷水。萬豪你也就別遮遮掩掩還放個所謂的 No Blackout Dates 在網頁上了。積分貶值，限制高價值使用是長期趨勢，希望目前僅存的部分還不錯的會員計劃能多堅持一會兒吧。
【2018.12.15 更新】之前我們在《萬豪新計劃詳解——點數積累和使用》花大篇幅講解了積分房兌換的 No Blackout Dates 政策，這個政策主要是講只要基礎房還在售，會員就可以使用點數兌換基礎房。
然而昨天我們發現，萬豪悄悄修改了這個政策，差不多之前我就是白寫了…新政策給我的感覺就是放棄了 No Blackout Dates Policy:
3.2.n. The Company has a 「No Blackout Dates」 policy, which means that, subject to the limitations and exclusions below, Participating Properties have standard rooms available every day for Award Redemptions. These limitations and exclusions are:
i. Participating Properties from the following Brands may cap the number of standard rooms available for redemption on a limited number of days: The Ritz-Carlton®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Gaylord Hotels®, Courtyard®, SpringHill Suites®, Protea Hotels®, Fairfield by Marriott®, AC Hotels®, Moxy® Hotels, Residence Inn®, TownePlace Suites®.
ii. The following Participating Brands allow only for Points/Miles earnings and do not offer Points redemption: Marriott Executive Apartments® and ExecuStay®.
iii. The following Participating Properties or Brands either do not participate in or do not fully participate in the No Blackout Dates benefit at this time:
● Boscolo Exedra Nice, Autograph Collection
● The Dedica Anthology, Autograph Collection
● JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn® Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
● Marriott Vacation Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club – all properties
● Participating Vistana properties
● Rome Marriott Grand Hotel Flora, Rome, Italy
● Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Hawaii
● Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott – Maui, Hawaii
作為對比，以下是舊條款：
3.2.n. Blackout dates refer to a limited number of dates when a Participating Property could choose not to permit Members to redeem Points for Awards, but the Company has a 「No Blackout Dates」 benefit so that if there is a standard room available for booking by any means, whether by cash, credit or Points, then a Member can reserve the room using Points. The following properties either do not participate in or do not fully participate in the No Blackout Dates benefit at this time:
● Boscolo Exedra Nice, Autograph Collection
● The Dedica Anthology, Autograph Collection
● JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn® Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
● Marriott Vacation Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club – all properties
● Participating Vistana properties
● Rome Marriott Grand Hotel Flora, Rome, Italy
● Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Hawaii
● Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott – Maui, Hawaii
新條款中，原萬豪品牌集體退出 No Blackout Dates 政策，以後他們將可以根據自己需求決定是否放基礎房，可以預見的是旺季積分房將很難兌換，積分高價值兌換機會或許會減少很多！原本萬豪合併之後使用了原SPG的人當 loyalty program 頭頭，而且也可能是為了討好會員，很多政策之前都採用了原來 SPG 的政策。目前看來萬豪可能受到了很多酒店的抗議，於是選擇讓步。
目前看來 legacy SPG 酒店依舊承認 No Blackout Dates 政策，但都是一個集團了，以後紛紛拋棄此政策也是很有可能的。
對此我都不想點評了…大家努力賺錢住四季、文化、安縵吧！