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Jan 31, 2005, 8:35 pm
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70k points
anyone do anything cool with 70k MR points. i'd like to get something "special" other than a tacky therometer...
Jan 31, 2005, 9:41 pm
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Originally Posted by ktp28
anyone do anything cool with 70k MR points. i'd like to get something "special" other than a tacky therometer...
then convert the 70,000 HA miles to Hilton Honors for 140,000 HHonors points...
then apply for a free Hilton Honors Platinum Amex Card and get 10,000 more free Hilton Honors Points...
With the now 150,000 points - you can get 6 free nights at any Hilton Level 5 or lower as a Silver VIP!
or there is the tacky thermometer!
Last edited by ucsbgrad86; Jan 31, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Jan 31, 2005, 9:53 pm
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Originally Posted by ucsbgrad86
Convert the 70,000 MR Points to 70,000 Hawaiian Airlines Miles...
then convert the 70,000 HA miles to Hilton Honors for 140,000 HHonors points...
then apply for a free Hilton Honors Platinum Amex Card and get 10,000 more free Hilton Honors Points...
With the now 150,000 points - you can get 6 free nights at any Hilton Level 5 or lower as a Silver VIP!
or there is the tacky thermometer!
then convert the 70,000 HA miles to Hilton Honors for 140,000 HHonors points...
then apply for a free Hilton Honors Platinum Amex Card and get 10,000 more free Hilton Honors Points...
With the now 150,000 points - you can get 6 free nights at any Hilton Level 5 or lower as a Silver VIP!
or there is the tacky thermometer!
I just did. BusinessFirst, 767-400 non stop EWR-HNL.
11 hours from Newark to Hawaii. 9 hours or so coming back.
Best trip of my life. Especially in January.
CO btw is stingy with freebie tickets, DL is easier but CO has a better Biz class product, IMHO.
Feb 1, 2005, 1:12 am
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European trip...
Actually, that may be handy....since i"m planning a trip to Italy (Rome and Florence). What sort of hotels are Hilton level 5?
Feb 1, 2005, 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by ktp28
What sort of hotels are Hilton level 5?
Feb 1, 2005, 8:55 am
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Originally Posted by ktp28
Actually, that may be handy....since i"m planning a trip to Italy (Rome and Florence). What sort of hotels are Hilton level 5?
We stayed at both last month. The Cav is absolutely out of this world; award space is difficult, especially if you're not a Hilton Diamond.
The airport Hilton is fine, just not in the same league as the Cav. Very good for catching an early flight out of FCO.
I have no info on Florence.
Feb 1, 2005, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by BigLar
There are only two Hiltons in Rome, the Cavalieri and the Airport Hilton. The Cav is a level 6, and the airport is a 5.
We stayed at both last month. The Cav is absolutely out of this world; award space is difficult, especially if you're not a Hilton Diamond.
The airport Hilton is fine, just not in the same league as the Cav. Very good for catching an early flight out of FCO.
I have no info on Florence.
We stayed at both last month. The Cav is absolutely out of this world; award space is difficult, especially if you're not a Hilton Diamond.
The airport Hilton is fine, just not in the same league as the Cav. Very good for catching an early flight out of FCO.
I have no info on Florence.
See the details at:
http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors...l#going_global
Feb 1, 2005, 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by ucsbgrad86
then convert the 70,000 HA miles to Hilton Honors for 140,000 HHonors points...
Feb 1, 2005, 3:05 pm
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Originally Posted by lanemckenna
How does this happen? I looked on HA's website and could not find anything on converting HA miles to HH points at a 1:2 conversion rate
5000 HA Miles convert to 10000 HHonors Points per:
http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors...change_1.jhtml
Feb 3, 2005, 8:29 pm
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update
i just want to get rid of these points since they're not really doing anything for me. i thought about rome/florence (leaving at the end of the month), but the time period is too short for the hotel. I may try Paris for late summer.