Hilton HHonors - 50,000 Hilton HHonors Points Promotion: 2001

Updated on Aug 2, 2001
Code : EWRDC ( E Rewards Gold Challenge )
Offer Starts : April 1,2001
Offer Expires: Expired according to the original date but code still valid for signup ???

Along with the instant Gold VIP, you are enrolled in a 50K bonus challenge.
To complete the challenge, you need to have 4 stays within 90 days of enrollment.
Stays are posted retroactive from April 1.

Stays at all HHonors hotels are counted.

For Blue & Silver Members: Instant Gold VIP + enrollment to 50K challenge.
For Diamond members: Enrollment to 50K challenge.

Points posted as :-
1st Stay : 5K
2nd Stay : 10K
3rd Stay : 15K
4th Stay : 20K
http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/enroll/corporate/indexewrd.asp?id=ewrd1


[This message has been edited by Bourne (edited 08-02-2001).]

and what about for people who are gold already? Can we also get the bonus points?

sorry...but I just wanted to make sure

thanks

Bourne --

Thanx!

As you can see, Sofwedog was unaware of it, as well!

Sofwedog --

It appears that we CAN take advantage of it! TravelManKen reported that it was good for BOTH Diamonds AND Golds!

We can await others who post to this thread, but in the interim, I suggest that you go to the thread re obatining a new Gold Card, as this new promo was buried in that thread about 1/2 way down!

I am sure that there are others like you an me who were unaware of this promo!

Thanx Bourne and TravelManKen, as well as all the other contribitors to that thread who brought this to light!

[This message has been edited by DOC 2 BE (edited 04-23-2001).]

Just got off the phone with HH and got some additional information (pardon if this has already been said)

1st stay w/i 90 day period - 5,000 pts
2nd stay w/i 90 day period - 10,000 pts
3rd stay w/i 90 day period - 15,000 pts
4th stay w/i 90 day period - 20,000 pts

For a grand total of 50k. So, looks like even if you don't complete all 4 stays you still get bonus points.

Hope this is helpful.

Luke

I just got off the phone with HHonors where I was able to sign up for the EWRDC bonus points program even though I am already a GOLD HHonors member.

50,000 bonus points after 4 stays http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

The HHonors agent who signed me up didn't seem to be so sure of himself regarding EWRDC, but supposedly I am now signed up. I'll probably check again later today to make sure that I am really signed up.

Are there any catches to this new promotion to current Gold Card members? Do prior "stays" within the past two weeks count?

I called and signed up. The operator told me that the entry of the code caused me to revert to Gold (I'm actually Diamond). She confirmed that I would get the bonus points commencing with my next stay. A check of the website after I hung up confirmed that I now appear as gold.

I am going to leave it that way for the duration of the promotion, get my 50M points, and then call HHonors to have them correct my status. Anybody else have an alternate fix?

Mike

I participated in the Hilton 50000 points offer and recieved them quite timely. It was too easy, lol. Happy travels.

As much as I This whole promo is so strange. I called without a code regarding to en email from e-rewards and was upgraded right away. My wife called an hour later and needed a code. We took the BT2YM for 4 stays w/i 90 days for gold VIP. Today I called for my best friend and asked the csr what was going on, complaining that my friend allready has been upgraded without the four stays. She was such a nice woman and told me, that several DIFFERENT promotions were send out. So I suggest, try without any code. If it doesn´t work, call again and use the BT2YM code.

BTW: there is another code EWRDS going around. As much as I know, it gives you Silver VIP after TWO stays w/i 90 days.

Have fun
Thomas

[This message has been edited by servus73 (edited 04-26-2001).]

Can anyone confirm that you need to pay for each stay with a Diners Club card to receive the bonus?

Indeed, this link has no mention of Diners Club:
http://www.e-rewards.com/pro/pro.asp?FT=BPJPBZX681DR0

Can anyone confirm?

Originally posted by Mikey likes it:
I called and signed up. The operator told me that the entry of the code caused me to revert to Gold (I'm actually Diamond). She confirmed that I would get the bonus points commencing with my next stay. A check of the website after I hung up confirmed that I now appear as gold.

I am going to leave it that way for the duration of the promotion, get my 50M points, and then call HHonors to have them correct my status. Anybody else have an alternate fix?

Mike

Can anyone else confirm that a Diamond member would revert to gold?

For the other recent fast track promos, I was warned the same thing but that never happened.

I did after all get to take advantage of the 50k and keep the diamond status the entire time...

Called up and confirmed.

The promo is not dependent on Diners Card payments.

Originally posted by Bourne:
Called up and confirmed.

The promo is not dependent on Diners Card payments.




Thanx Bourne and Tulane!

For those of you who would like to know this is taken directly from the webpage referenced by Tulane:

"If you're already an HHonors member and would like to take advantage of this offer, call 1-800-548-8690 and mention the promotion code EWRDC.

Hurry! You must enroll by June 1, 2001."


Let's earn some More points!

By the way, this AGAIN beats Hyatt's/Starwood's/ and certainly Marriott's summer promotions!

Can you double dip on this one? I mean getting points from both the Diners 50K promo and from E-rewards 50K promo for the same stays?

Thanks guys. Always nice to pocket easy 50K.

Here is the official HHonors page for this offer.
http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/enroll/corporate/indexewrd.asp?id=ewrd1


[This message has been edited by FoxPro (edited 04-23-2001).]

So does anyone know if we can use upcoming stays to count towards both the Fast Track and e-rewards promos? Meaning one stay might net you the 10,000 bonus for the first promo and the 5,000 bonus for the second promo.

I'm cautious of signing up for this one because I'm already enrolled in the Fast Track -- I don't want to mess up a good thing!

-Sabrina

OK,

Here are some questions.

1). What is E-rewards?

2). I am already enrolled and a Gold in HHonors AND I can access my account via the web. Do I have to do anything to enroll in E-Rewards or am I already enrolled since I can access my account via the web?


3). Aside from this promo, which is open to HHonors members by calling the # listed above, what are the benefits of E-Rewards?

Thanx for your responses!

it really depends on who you tal to - the 1st rep said I couldnt do it as I was already gold..the 2nd one said "oh erewards...fo course....now you';ll get a nice bonus"

Ref: Program code EWRDC

50,000 points upgrade to Gold for 4 stays within 90 days of registration. I just registered and am currently at a Hilton property for a week. I intend on checking in and out everyday this week to qualify.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif

Originally posted by ddorrer:
I just registered and am currently at a Hilton property for a week. I intend on checking in and out everyday this week to qualify.

That won't work - consecutive nights at the same property count as only one stay.

Just signed up...no problem...wahooooo!!!!

After speaking with the service center, the agent said that if you sign up and are presently Diamond, you will keep that status.

No need to pay with a certain CC. Just complete the stays within 90 days to take full advantage of the promo.

Thanks everyone

So which promo code to use if:

1. I don't want those e-rewards things.
2. I don't have Diners Club.

So many promos, so little time.

dupe

[This message has been edited by dingo (edited 04-23-2001).]

Originally posted by chix:
After speaking with the service center, the agent said that if you sign up and are presently Diamond, you will keep that status.

False. Unless there is some kind of hinky thing going on with my account. This morning I was Diamond. I called the service center. After the call, I was Gold. Chix, did you register for the promotion? If so, did you then check your status online? Please let me know; if your experience differs from mine I will know that my account was not correctly coded.

Mike

Originally posted by DOC 2 BE:
OK,

Here are some questions.

1). What is E-rewards?

2). I am already enrolled and a Gold in HHonors AND I can access my account via the web. Do I have to do anything to enroll in E-Rewards or am I already enrolled since I can access my account via the web?


3). Aside from this promo, which is open to HHonors members by calling the # listed above, what are the benefits of E-Rewards?

Thanx for your responses!

Doc2Be,
I hope I can answer your questions as I have been with Erewards for close to three months now.

It is a program that pays you to read email. Content wise, it is much better than other websites in its class. Once you’ve enrolled, you’ll receive personally relevant e-mail messages with special offers. You’ll earn e-Rewards ( redeemable cash ) simply by reading and reacting to the e-mail messages you receive. There’s no purchase necessary.

I guess you would have to create an account if you cannot log into the erewards account with the current info.

Some of its travel partners are Delta, United, Hertz and now Hilton. Airline awards are primarily dollar based vouchers. Here is a link that has a detailed list of awards.
http://www.e-rewards.com/redeem/body.asp

In the past three months, I have earned around $40. It barely takes a few minutes to respond to emails and surveys but earning is a slow process. It is promotions like these that are more lucrative.

Well, my experience is that I have not gotten SQUAT out of e-rewards. I had to give up all kinds of very personal information, which I was not happy to have to do, and I have gotten maybe one email and since I didn't buy what they were selling, I made about ten cents I think. That's it! E-rewards only had a handful of partners when I signed up and think that it is either experiencing growing pains, or I am not the type of consumer they are looking for.

Bourne --


Thanx for the response! I guess, though, that I don't have to join e-rewards to obtain the promo benefits if I satisfy the stay requirements.

That is why I didn't bother with the e-mail to me in the first place, although, I don't think that the lucrative 50,000 points was attached to MY offer!

Many thanks to you and all the others who have posted this promo!

That is what we are all are about here on the HHonors board!

Share and share alike!

Thanks for the information. I signed up yesterday and today have credit for the first two stays.

The stays were within the last two weeks but I didn't expect retroactive credit!

Our Diamond status remained.

Originally posted by 2bgrounded:
Thanks for the information. I signed up yesterday and today have credit for the first two stays.

The stays were within the last two weeks but I didn't expect retroactive credit!

Our Diamond status remained.


What credit card did you use on the prior stays?

Thanx!

Thanks firstly to Mr.Key for tipping me off about this promo, and for the good info in this thread to fill out the picture. Quick call just now to 1-800-548-8690 and all was sweet. Was taking Joh for a paid night at the Sydney Hilton tomorrow just to get out of the house, so timing was superb. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

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~ Glen ~

Originally posted by Mikey likes it:
Originally posted by chix:
After speaking with the service center, the agent said that if you sign up and are presently Diamond, you will keep that status.

False. Unless there is some kind of hinky thing going on with my account. This morning I was Diamond. I called the service center. After the call, I was Gold. Chix, did you register for the promotion? If so, did you then check your status online? Please let me know; if your experience differs from mine I will know that my account was not correctly coded.

Mike



Yes, indeed. I went to check my status this morning and it still shows Diamond.

Thanks, Chix. I am going to call HHonors and see if they can explain what happened to my account.

Well apparently they are retroactive. Signed up yesterday. I checked my account today and I received my first 5,000 bonus points from the ereward promo from an April 6 Hilton stay.

Didn't use a Diner's Club either.

[This message has been edited by 880 (edited 04-24-2001).]

[This message has been edited by 880 (edited 04-24-2001).]

Regarding retroactive credit, my last Hilton stay ended on Apr. 1 and I have not received any retroactive points from the EWRDC promotion. I just called HH and rep said he could not give me the points. Should I just call back and talk to someone else? Anyone else have this problem?

Same thing here...and used AMEX

Any credit card will do!!

[This message has been edited by DOC 2 BE (edited 04-26-2001).]

I asked to enrol in EWRDC as a non erewards member and the agent went offline for awhile and came back to say OK. Guess I better watch my statements.

Not so fast.

I'm waiting to sign up for the promo till the end of May. I'll do my Hilton stays during the summer; and if I sign up now, I'll blow a good thing.

Dan

I just got retroactive credit for 2 more stays on top of the one I already got...I do lots of stays so it's possible I've had 3 in the past two weeks....so anyway...I just checked out of another Hilton..that should finish off my promo...IN ONLY 1 DAY (I signed up last night) !!! Is this a record???? Man..they just GAVE me the 50K...they said "Here IM4Travel, take it...we have too many points here...take some http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif"

Originally posted by dhammer53:
Not so fast.

I'm waiting to sign up for the promo till the end of May. I'll do my Hilton stays during the summer; and if I sign up now, I'll blow a good thing.

Dan


Absolutely correct!

That is exactly what I am going to do as I am only a leisure traveler.

Originally posted by DOC 2 BE:

What credit card did you use on the prior stays?

Thanx!

Always use Optima American Express at Hilton family hotels for the extra points!

I signed up for this promo this morning. I just checked my HHonors account and I received retroactive credit for a Hilton stay on the 9th of April. I paid with a VISA. I am currently a Gold HHonors member.

I didn't receive retroactive credit for a stay I had on the 2nd of April though. I wonder if I should call HHonors and request retroactive credit for that stay, or should I just be happy with retroactive credit for the one stay?

I have been staying at a Sheraton lately (for no reason other than to qualify for SPG Platinum status) but I will definitely stay at a Hilton property at least four times within the next 90 days to make sure I qualify for the 50K bonus points.

Yahoo, another 50K bonus points here I come! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[This message has been edited by onedog (edited 04-24-2001).]

Oops, double post http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

[This message has been edited by onedog (edited 04-24-2001).]

Have two stays, another one coming up May 11-15. Nothing planned after that. Would have to clean the slate up with a local Hampton.

Hilton is giving away points like a broken Vegas slot machine. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Enjoy it.

[forgot the big grin, Can't wipe it off my face ]

[This message has been edited by Bourne (edited 04-25-2001).]

I'm signed up. Thanks Bourne & Doc2Be.

Mitford.

Originally posted by LordMitford:
I'm signed up. Thanks Bourne & Doc2Be.

Mitford.

You're most welcome. Most of the credit goes to TravelManKen.

thanks--

FREE POINTS, the CSR even laughed when I asked if there would be any negative impact. She said, "NOPE this is just bonus points for you, now if you were not Gold then you would get it" http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

She knew the code before I even got to it.

That will be a quick set of bonus pts.

A few points of clarification - as I know them:

1. 48 Hours after I signed up I received retroactive credit for all 3 stays I had in the month of April - 5k, 10k, 15k. For a total of 30k bonus points.
2. I'm a Diamond and my status did not change
3. I paid for one stay with a Visa and two stays with an AMEX - you don't need to pay for your stays with a Diner's Club card
4. I am not a member of E-Rewards, I just used the code.
5. My wife has never stayed at a Hilton in her life under her own HHonors number - she is now a gold.

I hope this helps.


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Ken in Sacramento

Just for fun (and 'cause she'll be at the LV Hilton in June) I took my wife from a nothing (not even Blue) to a Gold in 5 minutes...

What a program http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

Originally posted by kokonutz:
Just for fun (and 'cause she'll be at the LV Hilton in June) I took my wife from a nothing (not even Blue) to a Gold in 5 minutes...

What a program http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

I concur - did it for my wife's upcoming trip to New Orleans. However I'm not too thrilled about having become a Gold after 16 stays last year. It's really going to suck if I can't requalify for Diamond this year.

Thank you! I was in a fairly advanced stage of BT2YM withdrawal.

Anyone have a clue whether receiving retroactive credit re-sets the 90 day clock back as well? Trying to time this promo to catch all my summer stays and this could be a complication.

Okay, amateur question from someone not too into the hotel programs (although those nice Hilton / Starwood Gold cards that come through the mailbox are all very nice!) - what does 50K points get me? Seems like it's a waste to transfer to miles - only a little over 10K miles in most programs.

Thanks!

Originally posted by leroy11:
what does 50K points get me?
As an example, it would get you three nights at any Executive reward category hotel (http://www.hilton.com/hhonors/rewards/executive.html). For more information see this (http://www.hilton.com/hhonors/rewards/hotel.html).

100K points combined with your VIP status would get you 6 nights in Hawaii (ALON reward) or 6 nights at almost any Hilton worldwide (with the exception of Premium reward category properties), GLON reward.

Question:

I seem to recall someone having said that if one signs up for this promo, then they are GOLD thru 4/2003, not the current 2002!

Was/is this correct, and if so, how do we confirm?

Are we to be sent new Gold cards with a 4/2003 expiration?

Awaiting some clarification from some kind soul!

Thanx!

Originally posted by leroy11:
what does 50K points get me?

If the room is available it can be quite a benefit. I used 50K for a 3 night stay at a 5 star in asia. Free, not even a tax. I guess availability can get limited though.

Thanks a lot Eugene - far more valuable to keep them as HHonors points then.

Indeed, this link has no mention of Diners Club: http://www.e-rewards.com/pro/pro.asp?FT=BPJPBZX681DR0
Can anyone confirm?


BTW ... if you are an e-rewards member and click on the link, then click "Earn More" and fill out the typical e-rewards 2-question survey, you'll get $9 in e-rewards points.

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He who dies with the most miles ... is dead.

Originally posted by leroy11:
Thanks a lot Eugene - far more valuable to keep them as HHonors points then.

No kidding! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

So if I had already completed that 4 stays for 50K points and Gold one even though I am already a GLD back in Feb, can I do this 50K points e-reward one for another 50K points?

Also, if I sign up in the next couple days, would they give me the first 5K points for a stay I had back on Apr 14.

These points would come in very handy! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Yes you will get the 50K and get credit for any stays you have had this quarter. Pretty good deal!

I seem to recall someone having said that if one signs up for this promo, then they are GOLD thru 4/2003, not the current 2002!

Was/is this correct, and if so, how do we confirm?

Are we to be sent new Gold cards with a 4/2003 expiration?

Anyone know the answer to Doc 2 Be's question? Don't know if I will make the 4 stays but the extra year of gold would be great!

Charles

Sorry, didn't make the little cut and paste lines (how do you do that?).
First three paragraphs just copying Doc 2 Be's question...

Charles

Originally posted by charles:
I seem to recall someone having said that if one signs up for this promo, then they are GOLD thru 4/2003, not the current 2002!

Was/is this correct, and if so, how do we confirm?

Are we to be sent new Gold cards with a 4/2003 expiration?

Anyone know the answer to Doc 2 Be's question? Don't know if I will make the 4 stays but the extra year of gold would be great!

Charles



Charles and Doc,

The two year gold status is for the Starwood promotion--not the Hilton promotion. The Starwood Gold promotion is still valid.

1) Instant Gold Status for new Starwood members only. Gold Status is good for two years (feb 03).
2) 5,000 Bonus Starpoints if you complete 5 stays before July 31. This promotion can be combined with any other promotion Starwood is offering--including the free weekend promotion.
3) Any Starwood Platinum can give you the promotion code and phone number to register. Email me if you want it...

I confess to major "point envy." I had two stays in April but have not been given retroactive credit for them. Sob.

Oh yeah, when I called I specifically asked about using the DC, and the CSR said, no way a requirement.

[This message has been edited by TravelWeary (edited 04-26-2001).]

OK,I see one minor "problem" here. It looks like people are getting retroactive credit for stays in April for this promotion. Now, if a person had the last couple of stays for the BT2YM promotion during April, the computers would probably give double bonus points, and, as we all know, Hilton doesn't particularly like that... Any solutions to this?

Not everyone is getting retroactive credit. I did not receive credit for my stay at SF Hilton. CSR said he could not give me the 5000 points, and an email to Adam Burke has gone unanswered...

I got retro credit on 3 stays...but I already had the 4 required on the BYT2M promo..these were 3 other stays...and got my 4th stay credited today(checked out Tues)...I'm done with the promo and have gotten all 100K bonus points from both promos... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Okay, so now I'm starting to hate you just a little bit. Point envy? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

My two April stays were well after my four stays for the previous bonus, so that's not the problem. It's tough, because I went ahead and enrolled now instead of waiting and giving myself more time because I was hoping for the retroactive credit for 4/11 and 4/14 stays. Either the CSRs are subjectively doing this or it is done electronically and I didn't really get registered maybe.

Wow! Just checked my balance again and I did get retroactive credit! BTW like the last promotion, the first 5,000 points show up under the Hotel Stay, and the second and I assume third and fourth show up under Other Activity Points. Thank you very much, Hilton!! This is why I voted for you in the Freddie's and no longer stay at Marriott except when I can't avoid it. With two more stays already booked, I'm smiling.

[This message has been edited by TravelWeary (edited 04-26-2001).]

Thanks all - signed up tonight (am currently already Gold).

My only mistake - i stayed at a Doubletree last Sat. night and had not seen this post - yet - shame on me, as the Doubletree stay had alraedy posted.

Oh well, 4 stays in 90 days is a cakewalk.

Just love this board - the last Hilton 50K promo got me 1/2 the points I needed for Big island Hawaii 6 night award with dates I wanted.

bye bye bill marriott..

I received retroactive credit for April 7th, but did not get credit for a stay on April 3rd. I called about getting credit for the 3rd and was told by the CS that he would enter it in the computer. I don't know what that means. The points have not shown up and I called 3 days ago.

fly4free wrote:
I received retroactive credit for April 7th, but did not get credit for a stay on April 3rd. I called about getting credit for the 3rd and was told by the CS that he would enter it in the computer. I don't know what that means. The points have not shown up and I called 3 days ago.

I got retroactive credit for a stay that had finished before I signed up for this promotion, but it seems the only case where this happens (at least automatically) is when the stay has not been registered by HHonors at the time you sign up for the promotion. The 4 subsequent stays (apparently, in the order of registration with HHonors, irrespective of date of stay) are credited the promotional bonus points.

dupe below.

[This message has been edited by TravelWeary (edited 05-01-2001).]

I'm not sure what you guys are saying about retroactive credit for stays made but not yet posted. Here was my experience. Two stays, 4/11 and 4/14. Both posted at least a week ago. Signed up on Tuesday and on Thursday night, I got retroactive credit for both April stays. So, in my case even though the stays had been made and posted already, I still got retroactive credit. Hope this helps. Oh, and as someone else said, it does seem to take 48 hours for the credit to show up.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RoarAhead:
OK,I see one minor "problem" here. It looks like people are getting retroactive credit for stays in April for this promotion. Now, if a person had the last couple of stays for the BT2YM promotion during April, the computers would probably give double bonus points, and, as we all know, Hilton doesn't particularly like that... Any solutions to this? [/QUOTEE

Exactly that has ocurred to me I stayed at the HHV April 19/20 which completes my BT2YM
I signed up for the EWRDC on April 24th today I checked my account and found that points have been added for THE SAME STAY for both conquests.
Not too worried that they will take the EWRDC first 5000 away though since I will make 4 more stays within two weeks.
Mike

Bump

Please verify whether or not I am on the right course. I am registered for the 50k promo, and have an upcoming 5-day, 4-night trip. I have booked myself into a Hilton Garden property the 1st and 3rd nights, and a Hilton the 2nd and 4th nights. This will record as four seperate stays, right?

Originally posted by tulane85:

I have booked myself into a Hilton Garden property the 1st and 3rd nights, and a Hilton the 2nd and 4th nights. This will record as four seperate stays, right?

Yes it will.

A bit of a hazzle with moving between the hotels, though? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

This board ROCKS !!

Just signed up from rainy england, instant gold, cheered me up no end.
Btw, phoned uk hhonors who said i had to phone the states as this is a usa promo.
Ok by me, two minute international phone call for gold.

Thanks to all.

Well, someone from HH finally called me regarding the email I sent to Adam Burke 9 days ago.

I was told that retroactive stays would only be credited as far back as Apr. 6.

Therefore, my stay at SF Hilton on Apr. 1 does not qualify for the EWRDC promotion.

Hi, auszie & all!

phoned Tokyo hhonors who said i couldn't enroll in this promo as this is a usa promo only for US & Canada citizen.
Did you have any problem when you called on usa? As I saw some FTers from non-US country on this board like auszie who was succeded in registration, I wonder if there are any good ways! I'm already Gold and going to stay next 4stays in may.
Thankx!

Originally posted by Hanao:
phoned Tokyo hhonors who said i couldn't enroll in this promo as this is a usa promo only for US & Canada citizen.
Did you have any problem when you called on usa? As I saw some FTers from non-US country on this board like auszie who was succeded in registration, I wonder if there are any good ways!

Hanao, the promotion was certainly valid for europeans as well as americans. Some others had success calling the US call centre - I was able to sign up through the UK call centre. Make a few quick calls (one more to Tokyo and then alternatively one to UK/US), as not all call centre agents are fully aware of the correct conditions. You should be able to sign up.

Hanao - do telephone the US HH Service Center, cite the code and your HH membership and then --- jacks your uncle!
Koala

to Koala & andersja

Thanks for your help!!!!
I called on US HH Service Center tonight. and the agent signed me up for EWRDC soon, althought she payed an attention to my address!!
Only one minute international call for 50K.
Stay hard & Get more!!
Thanks to all flyertalkers & HH !!!

Thanks FTers - I signed up for the latest promo and just got 5,000 points for a Hilton stay from mid-April (I'm already Gold, and am going for points). This board is the BEST!!!

Ditto http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Phoned Hilton the day before yesterday to sign up. I didn't mention my two stays from April because I plan to have four stays in the next couple of months. Checked my account and the points were retroactively credited from my last two stays.

Hilton has succeeded this past year in earning my loyalty.

That sounds about right, my stay on the 6th of April was retroactively credited but not the stay on the fifth (diff hilton of course).. I must say that my two stays after registering and the two retro stays were quickly posted and a nice 50K increase hit my account.. ty hilton http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
Originally posted by sftrick:
Well, someone from HH finally called me regarding the email I sent to Adam Burke 9 days ago.

I was told that retroactive stays would only be credited as far back as Apr. 6.

Therefore, my stay at SF Hilton on Apr. 1 does not qualify for the EWRDC promotion.

Thanks to all: I called in and registered, and they automatically posted the additional 5K points for Doubletree Seattle 4/18.
I think I know who will be getting my hotel business...

Just called and the person hwo registered me said no way to the retro. I tried but he was quite cranky. Now I just hope the system does it without his say so.

Just signed up for EWRDC. No CC requirement, although the rep says some people have been confused because the promo code ends with 'DC'. This is NOT tied to Diner's Club in any way.

Between this and the return of double-double-dipping, I'm partly geeked about the massive influx of new bonus points, and partly concerned that this "irrational exuberance" will lead to a meltdown in the form of drastically reduced award availability or a Marriott-like point devaluation.

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I sent Hilton Honors an email from the UK asking to be enrolled in the promotion and it worked. No international phone call required.

If I just finished the 50,000 conquest promotion can I also this promotion? They sound like the same thing.

If I just finished the 50,000 conquest promotion can I also do this promotion? They sound like the same thing.

Do you only have to enroll before June 1st or do you have to have all your stays before that date?

Originally posted by milesrus:
If I just finished the 50,000 conquest promotion can I also do this promotion? They sound like the same thing.


Though the bonus points are the same, they are two different promotions. You could enroll in this one too, though I'm not sure if you would get retroactive credit.

Originally posted by kempis:
Do you only have to enroll before June 1st or do you have to have all your stays before that date?

You have to enroll by June 1. The clock starts from the day of enrollment. Though I have got retroactive credit, I'm not sure if it pushes the clock to the first retroactive stay.

I'm personally making sure that all stays are completed within 90 days of first retroactive credit.

I too am somewhat concerned about the devaluation of the points. After all, I've gotten 100,000 plus points in a very short time. Of course, that means I had at least 8 stays in the past few months, which I presume is what Hilton is concerned about.

I am not to worried, I have over 2 Million from all these crazy promotions the best ones came from the United and Diners Club promotions that were a 4 to 1 conversions. I love this program how about 100,000 points for 6 days at a resort in Hawaii. They got started much later than Marriott so have had to play catch up some day they will cut back until then keep racking them up. Remember until recently they only had Hilton Hotels, no Garden Inns, Doubletree, Hamptons Inns etc. When I got started they were run down properties like the Hilton in Baton Rouge and Mobile which neither are Hiltons now. Thanks for all the input.

Hey! I just got retroactive credit for 1 April stay, and I'm halfway through Stay #2! Talk about an easy promotion http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif. Again, I almost feel guilty http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif.

I signed up and got retroactive credit for the first three stays! The fourth stay just hasn't been credited yet, so I'll probably have to call. What a great series of promotions Hilton has been having!

As somebody mentioned above, you get six free nights in Hawaii for 100,000 points (ALON award), and I just got back from taking them at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the big island. Ain't it great! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

I need some advice...

I already received my 50k for this promo!

Is this promo good for Gold thru 2/03 or 2/02?

My current gold vip card is valid thru 4/02.
I expect to "just" get 16 visits this year for "real gold", which I expect to get me a new updated gold vip card through 4/03.

I anticipate using a GLON 100k or 150k award sometime in mid to late 2002.

I would much rather put 4 additional stays on my wife's card and get another 50k, but I'm concerned I'll lose my gold status, in which case I'll lose my gold status for a gold vip glon stay in 2003.

Any advice?

Silvers have access to VIP as well

TW

I'm off to HK next week.... using a little over 100K for 4 nights. Typical costs there are $325 per night, if I get the upgrade to the exec. floor, it bumps up to $450 a night... X 4 nights.... WOW! This promo is great, Hilton has my business for a long time!!

Does anyone know what the qualifications are to be maintained in the gold program each year? I'm currently silver and am renewed at this level each year. Only travel for leisure. How many stays a year to keep
qualified for this program?

Will the 50K reward apply to free reward stay in Hilton Hotels? Or do I need to have paid visit to qualify for the reward?

I learnt that I can get all the benefit of Gold VIP even when I use the reward certificate to stay at Hilton, is it right?

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Cathay Marco Polo Gold, Hilton Gold VIP, Hyatt Gold Passport, Hertz Gold, PP Gold, AMEX Centurion

MaryAO, check out http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/benefits/levels.jhtml for details on Membership levels. You need 16 qualifying stays or 36 qualifying nights in a calendar year at HHonors hotels to requalify.

cardiology, a reward stay @ Hilton hotels does not qualify for any bonus points or miles.




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He who dies with the most miles ... is dead.

Has anyone completed the four stays for the promo.

i'm still in my original 90-day period for 4 stays to gold. will this affect it? also, does it count if i stay at partner hotels? (doubletree, etc.)

If you registers for EWRDC, then you'll be upgraded to gold immediately. Also, from reading this board, it seems that they will give you retroactive credit for stays, so you shouldn't loose any that you would have earned in another gold promotion.

All Hilton properties are included, so whether it's a doubletree or hampton, you still would get credit for the stay. I got my first stay (5,000 pts) at a Hampton.

Originally posted by zete:

If you registers for EWRDC, then you'll be upgraded to gold immediately

Not everybody is, sometimes you have to call over and over and over again, some don't see it until the 4th stay. There is a post above from somebody who called five times to get it. You should be upgraded, but Hilton's reps don't seem to able to handle these promotions with very much consistancy.

I signed up for the EWRDC promo last week. Checked my account last night, and yes, the 50k retroactive credit DID post correctly! FYI, my 4 stays were dated:
4/28
5/4
5/11
5/12

I signed up for the EWRDC promo last week. Checked my account last night, and yes, the 50k retroactive credit DID post correctly! FYI, my 4 stays were dated:
4/28
5/4
5/11
5/12

Confirm cordelli's point. Instant Gold is for new members only. However, if you're a Silver or Blue, you need to call the Service Center and ask politely. For those that get downgraded, it's a simple phone call to have it corrected; it's purely unintentional. My 4 stays were credited (as mentioned by others in numerous posts above) retroactively to April 6; I got mine without leaving home.

Not to digress, but for those of you considering this opportunity for spouses, become familiar with the mutual fund account. My spouse's account and my account remain separate so that each of us can benefit from these great opportunities without conflict. Unless someone has more detailed experience on how such an offer plays out with the mutual fund, I would suggest you maintain separate accounts until you decide to plan for that dream vacation and only then combine resources. [sidebar- The no cost Optima credit card is one of the best offers in the market and, with something like a 7500 point bonus (I know it now pales by comparison to these 50K bonuses) on its initial use, each spouse should apply separately.]

Sorry. Triple post.

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Sorry. Triple post.

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I have to agree with cordelli. I told my father about the promotion, and he called, but his account was not upgraded. He called back 3 days later, and they said they had no record of him calling at all. He asked them to put the promo code through again, and then he was upgraded immediately.

The point is, you are supposed to be upgraded instantly to gold. I was, and two friends were, and my dad finally was after a second call. So if anyone registers with EWRDC, and does not see an almost immediate change in your online status, call right back, and keep calling until they make you GOLD.

I have to agree with cordelli. I told my father about the promotion, and he called, but his account was not upgraded. He called back 3 days later, and they said they had no record of him calling at all. He asked them to put the promo code through again, and then he was upgraded immediately.

The point is, you are supposed to be upgraded instantly to gold. I was, and two friends were, and my dad finally was after a second call. So if anyone registers with EWRDC, and does not see an almost immediate change in your online status, call right back, and keep calling until they make you GOLD.

According to an HHonors Representative, you do not get retroactive credit for stays, only stays within the 90 days after you register. I tried to get credit for 3 stays after April 1 but before I registered with no luck.

Looks like after a wave of Gold cards and retroactive stays, Hilton might be intentionally slowing things down a bit towards the end.

I signed up this weekend at the front desk in the Anahiem Hilton. They made me gold on the spot and I was treated as gold for the 3 night stay. I just checked the account and I am gold. Quick and easy.

I am staying at a london hilton beginning July, and as that is going to be my only stay I have a plan to get these 50k miles, as I'm staying 7 nights I want to check out and check in again 4 times so I get my 50K bonus, then I'm going to use the double double dip with my Amex card so I have worked out as the final cost will be nearly $2000 that means I can earn 20,000 honours points which is doubled so i have 40,000 + my 50K bonus which then means I can stay for free next time I go somewhere. This sounds too good to be true, so does anyone see a problem with my idea, will it work?
Thanks
Heres Hoping
Ek

Yes (to problem)if you stay at the same hotel and check in and out the same day you will get credited for only one stay. Only way around it would be to stay at two properties, say 2 days at the London Hilton then one day another Hilton, then back to the London for 1 or 2 days and back to the other Hilton again for 1/2 days.
Mike

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Originally posted by brits_in_va:
I am staying at a london hilton beginning July, and as that is going to be my only stay I have a plan to get these 50k miles, as I'm staying 7 nights I want to check out and check in again 4 times so I get my 50K bonus, then I'm going to use the double double dip with my Amex card so I have worked out as the final cost will be nearly $2000 that means I can earn 20,000 honours points which is doubled so i have 40,000 + my 50K bonus which then means I can stay for free next time I go somewhere. This sounds too good to be true, so does anyone see a problem with my idea, will it work?
Thanks
Heres Hoping
Ek

That will not work. It will count as 1 stay unless you have an intervening day when you are not there.

What you can do, however, is switch hotels, and that will work. If you want to know hotels that are close to one another, then try the Mews, the Green Park and the London Hilton. They are at most a 7 min walk from on another.

Question to any of you newly minted Golds from this promotion.

Did they tell you until what date your Gold status run until??

Thanx.

Originally posted by DOC 2 BE:
Question to any of you newly minted Golds from this promotion.

Did they tell you until what date your Gold status run until??

Thanx.

The Gold Status runs until April 2003. That's the date that is also physically on the Gold card.

Originally posted by DOC 2 BE:
Question to any of you newly minted Golds from this promotion.

Did they tell you until what date your Gold status run until??

Thanx.

The Gold Status runs until April 2003. That's the date that is also physically on the Gold card.

I had called in and after 3-4 days my account hadn't been updated to Gold yet on the web. Just called in again & update to Gold took less than a minute.

Originally posted by zete:
The Gold Status runs until April 2003. That's the date that is also physically on the Gold card.

Thanx fellow Jerseyan! That is what I thought!

Has everyone already received their HHilton Honors Gold VIP cards? I signed up over a month ago but have yet to receive mine. Tahnks.

Bumping it up for one last time. Still a few days left.

Originally posted by classc1:
Has everyone already received their HHilton Honors Gold VIP cards? I signed up over a month ago but have yet to receive mine. Tahnks.
I signed myself and my dad up to this promotion, and he has just received a new HH card, Silver would u believe it. The system says gold VIP but the card is silver! What has gone wrong??

Thank you Bourne. It's great to be HHonors Gold VIP again and I did not have to earn it the old fashioned way this time. I'm also looking forward to the 5,000-50,000 HHonors bonus points for my next one-four stays within 90 days. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

It's alerts such as these that make FlyerTalk so valuable to me. Thanks again and Happy Travels!

Originally posted by Bourne:
Has anyone completed the four stays for the promo.


Bourne, I turned a four-night stay into over 61,000 points! I am in points heaven! I simply jumped between two Hilton properties for four nights, thus earning four stays. The points breakdown was:

5,069 Base points
1,000 Partner points
1,267 Gold bonus
50,000 EWRDC bonus
4,000 Four-stay bonus
61,336 Total!

Shee, and I think of how many months of three-night-a-week stays at Marriott it would have taken me to earn that many points. Even with their 25k bonus, and my platinum status there, I couldn't have topped 11,590 points. Thanks, Hilton! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Originally posted by MRLIMO:
Thank you Bourne. It's great to be HHonors Gold VIP again and I did not have to earn it the old fashioned way this time. I'm also looking forward to the 5,000-50,000 HHonors bonus points for my next one-four stays within 90 days. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

It's alerts such as these that make FlyerTalk so valuable to me. Thanks again and Happy Travels!

You're most welcome http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Joining Flyertalk has made a remarkable change in my traveling habits. To make a long story short, it has helped me get most out of my travel dollars.




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Duplicate post. Sorry!

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I signed up for this on Wednesday, May 23 by calling the HHonors Silver VIP desk. The rep told me that my status was now Gold. Later that day, I check online and indeed I was Gold! The rep also said I had to complete four stays in the next ninety days in order to get the entire 50K points.

At the time, I was staying at a Homewood Suites hotel. I was wondering if that stay would qualify for the 25% bonus points given for Gold or the 15% bonus for Silver. I checked online this morning and found that I was awarded the 25% bonus!

On top of that, I was awarded the first stay 5K points on a stay I made in April. Last week's stay qualified for the second stay 10K points!

On another note, I updated my profile twice on April 1 and received two 1,000 points. Then on May 1, I did it again. The screen came back and said that I did not qualify for the points since I had already updated my profile. However, I did get the two 1,000 point bonuses again! Can't wait until June 1!!!

Thanks, Hilton!

Check this out.

05/15/01 - Called the Silver VIP desk and registered for the promo. Later that day, looked online and my status had been changed to Gold!

05/16/01 - Checked out of a Homewood suites after four nights.

05/29/01 - Checked the points awarded for my stay at Homewood. They were a total 14,712! 250 Partner Points + 3,570 Base Points + 892 Gold Bonus Points (25%!) + 10,000 Gold VIP SECOND stay bonus points!

Checked into it and found the 5,000 first stay points were retroactively awarded to a stay in April!

Thanks, Hilton!

P.S. On April 1, I updated my profile twice and got two 1,000 point bonuses. On May 1, I did it again. The web site told me I did not qualify since I had already used the update bonus. However, I was awarded two 1,000 bonuses again! Can't wait until June 1!!!

Just a reminder, the "EWRDC" promo offer expires 1 June 2001. Don't wait to get signed up.

Originally posted by orangejjr:
Just a reminder, the "EWRDC" promo offer expires 1 June 2001. Don't wait to get signed up.

Stupid Question, but I just signed up today, the 30th of May. My promotion starts for a 90 day period from today, correct?

Originally posted by zete:
The Gold Status runs until April 2003. That's the date that is also physically on the Gold card.

I got my instant Gold status back in February this year.
Now that I've signed up for the E-Rewards Gold Challenge, will my Gold status be automatically extended till April 2003? I'm still confused here after reading some previous posts.

Originally posted by zete:
The Gold Status runs until April 2003. That's the date that is also physically on the Gold card.

I got my instant Gold status back in February this year.
Now that I've signed up for the E-Rewards Gold Challenge, will my Gold status be automatically extended till April 2003? I'm still confused here after reading some previous posts.

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Stupid Question, but I just signed up today, the 30th of May. My promotion starts for a 90 day period from today, correct?


Thats correct.

I signed up for the promotion on 5/24 and received my 50,000 points on 5/29 as the system retroactively credited my 4 stays between 4/9 and 5/10. Wow! What a promotion! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

This allows me rack up a bigger bonus than Silver and flexibility to concentrate on requalifying for Gold in the Starwood program. After August 31, of course as the Double, Double Dip promotion takes priority of course.

Last day today... All you procrastinators, get moving!

Perhaps a stupid question: Do stays at Doubletree Hotels, Hampton Inn and Hampton Suites also qualify for these Super Bonuses or must it be a real Hilton Hotel ?

I am going to Arizona tomorrow and therefore would appreciate a quick reply. Thanks a lot.

I am staying for 3 nights at a London Hilton in July, and then I have to checkout for a day to go elsewhere, and then checking in again the day after. Will this mean it is classed as 2 stays as I am not going to be there for 1 night? Also my parents are also staying at the hotel with me, and while my dad has gold hhonors as well, he has got his 50k bonus already and I still need 3 more so is it possible that hhonors will give me credit for his room as well and count it as a separate stay? Any advice appreciated!

Originally posted by moellernotarcgn:
Perhaps a stupid question: Do stays at Doubletree Hotels, Hampton Inn and Hampton Suites also qualify for these Super Bonuses or must it be a real Hilton Hotel ?

I am going to Arizona tomorrow and therefore would appreciate a quick reply. Thanks a lot.

Yes, they count, making it incredibly easy to do this for little money.

cordelli: Thank you very much for being so helpful. It really looks very promising. How will Hilton honor all the upcoming Award requests ? In fact it is not our problem.

Cheers.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by brits_in_va:
I am staying for 3 nights at a London Hilton in July, and then I have to checkout for a day to go elsewhere, and then checking in again the day after. Will this mean it is classed as 2 stays as I am not going to be there for 1 night? Also my parents are also staying at the hotel with me, and while my dad has gold hhonors as well, he has got his 50k bonus already and I still need 3 more so is it possible that hhonors will give me credit for his room as well and count it as a separate stay? Any advice appreciated!</font>


You are correct in your assumption that if you have an intervening day with no activity at THAT PARTICULAR HOTEL, that your next stay there, be it the next day or week or month!, will be considered as stay # 2; e.g., Hilton X on Monday and on Wednesday will be considered as 2 separate stays.

Unfortunately, I doubt very much that Hilton will allow you to consider the hotel room of your dad during your stay as a separate stay -- I would not count on that. Of course, you can obtain the points from your dad's room, as well as your own, on one folio, but I would not rely on 2 separate hotel rooms, even if they have your number, as being counted as 2 separate stays.

You have not mentioned, however, in your scenario, what you will be doing on the intervening day between hotel stays, e.g., Tuesday in my example above. If you were to check into another Hilton, etc., then that would be considered stay # 2. Then, checking back into the original hotel will be stay #3.

In essence, it is doubtful that back to back stays at the same hotel, without any intervening day(s) will be considered anything but a single stay, whereas, any permutation of hotel stays at different hotels in a given city or region will be fine, so long as they are not "back to back." Instead at staying at the first hotel for 3 days, could you change hotels to some of the other Hiltons?

I hope this "explanation" has not only confused all the more!

By the way, when do you plan to be in London? I will be at the Metropole with my wife for a convention from 7/17 - 7/20, and then we are checking out to stay at the Langham for one night so we will get 2 separate stays in London. Then, on to the continent and the Hiltons there!

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I have completed the 4 stays for the 50,000 bonus miles, and received my new Gold VIP Card, valid thru 2003 in the mail this week.

Need a cheap stay to start the Double / Double's again in June.

Just signed up! I asked to make sure that I receive retroactive credit for my May hotel stays. Two different reps told me the program did not provide retro credit, but that it would begin today. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by finny1:
Just signed up! I asked to make sure that I receive retroactive credit for my May hotel stays. Two different reps told me the program did not provide retro credit, but that it would begin today. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif</font>


Count yourself lucky if you were even signed up today, AFTER the promo had ended. However, to be sure, I would contact another agent a couple of days from now to be sure that it is true.

I believe that many people have received credit for prior stays. Just read around this board for examples.

I had registered both for this (EWRDC) and the BT2YM challenges, but now having completed and been credited for the four required stays, I noticed on my online statement that I am getting *three* separate bonus for each stay.

(Actually, maybe I shouldn't mention it...but I'm curious as to what's happening and whether others have noticed additional "gifts" to their HHonors accounts).

Aloha,
Steve

I just signed up today (June 3). The agent told me that I am now gold, and that I am eligible for 50K bonus points if I stay in Hiltons 4 times in the next 90 days. I checked my status on the web and I am now gold (was silver before). Thanks for letting me slide Conrad.

Conrad has departed this world, but his son(?) Barron is still around!

I was able to sign up today. Does anyone know if they ever offer this type of promotion to get to diamond level?

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AmWest/Silver, Cont./Silver, Hilton/Gold, Starwood/Gold, Marriott/Silver

There have been three promotions like these in the past few months.

BY2TM, DCDT, EWRDC.

All gave 50K Points for 4 stays and two comped you to Gold.

So, I guess the answer is NO.

Actually there have been four:

DTAX which gave 60K bonus posted as
6000
12000
18000
24000


TW

Boohooo.......

Missed that one too.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by Tolarian Wind:
Actually there have been four:

DTAX which gave 60K bonus posted as
6000
12000
18000
24000


TW</font>

Don't cry too much Bourne, as DTAX and the following, BY2TM, DCDT, were all essentially the same promoe -- i.e., was advised that you could only sign up for one of the three. If you were able to do more, well then, you either got extra points or they are in the process of being removed, as per RoarAhead's recent post.

Sharptalk - You are joking right? You don't expect Hilton to comp you to Diamond. Get real. It is bad enough that everybody and his dog is Gold. Hilton needs a new level above diamond http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by sa_boy:
Sharptalk - You are joking right? You don't expect Hilton to comp you to Diamond. Get real. It is bad enough that everybody and his dog is Gold. Hilton needs a new level above diamond http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif</font>

You're right sa_boy, what was I thinking! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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AmWest/Silver, Cont./Silver, Hilton/Gold, Starwood/Gold, Marriott/Silver

So far, you can still sing up. I just signed my wife up, and thought it would'nt work, but it did. Who knows how long though.

Any change that some of the "older" promotion codes are still active as well?

Just signed up May 31 for EWRDC (WAS a loyal Marriott Rewards member, but now...?)

Anyone know if the earlier codes such as BT2YM, DCDT or DTAX are still valid?

I signed up for the e-Rewards promo at the beginning of May. I got the bonus points on my two stays since but when I look at the account on the HHonors website it still lists my status as Blue. Do I have to complete the 4 stays before the status changes to Gold?

Jon

No, you do not have to complete the 4 stays to have your status changed to gold. It should have been done instantly when you signed up. I already received a gold card with a 2003 expiration date, and I've only completed 3 stays (of course, so far, I've only received the bonus points for the first stay!).

Just called to register for DTAX, was told that this promo has expired http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Any other promo codes out there?

thx

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by anative:
I signed up for the e-Rewards promo at the beginning of May. I got the bonus points on my two stays since but when I look at the account on the HHonors website it still lists my status as Blue. Do I have to complete the 4 stays before the status changes to Gold?

Jon</font>

If y ou read back through the first five pages you will see that some people got it before they hung up the phone, some took four or five additional calls, and some not until they did all four stays. I was in the four stay category, several telephone calls did not work, I was told it had to be after the stays. Don't really know how or why people were picked for when they got it, but in the end I had the gold.

This web site is the BEST! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I just called (granted I'm late) and they said I'm Golden baby!! I will be spending many business nights in Hilton over the next two months. It's always nice to get a personal perk. Thank you hotel gods whomever you are that have time to find this info and are kind enough to pass it on.

If you stay at a Hilton through a prepaid stay such as a package deal or purchasing through HRN, do you still get credit for the STAY (ie the 5k, 10k etc)? I know no points but how about the stay itself.

Thanks.

I got it. But I might just have been lucky...

Don't know if this helps or not, as there seem to be more different types of rates then they address in the rules:


11. Point credit is awarded only if the HHonors membership number is given during the stay. No point or stay credit will be awarded for complimentary or barter rooms, contracted airline crew rooms, wholesale/tour operator packages or for Stays on NET Group, Series Group or IT Group rates. HHonors Members may earn stay credit toward VIP status when staying at an Entertainment or Encore rate. However, no point credit will be awarded for Entertainment or Encore rate stays. In addition, individual hotels may from time to time offer a deeply discounted promotional rate, available for a limited time. These rates will not be eligible for point or stay credit and will be advertised as such.

I've heard that they'll still let you sign up for the promotion. You need a code though -- does anyone know what the code is to sign up?

Thanks,
Greg

zoomee -- Welcome to the Board! The promo code is EWRDC. Not sure though if you still can sign up as June 1 was the official deadline.

In addition, you may want to see these threads:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/001475.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/001652.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/002045.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/002074.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/002110.html

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">50000 k</font>

There's a current 50,000,000 point promotion? Where do I sign up?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by UpgradeMe:
There's a current 50,000,000 point promotion? Where do I sign up?</font>


It's the newest Latin Pass promotion. Fly/use all the airlines/hotels/car companies that aren't partners with LP. Hope you've documented them all, send them in twice, hope your points post and the partners don't pull out or get taken over and you get 50 million points.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif Just kidding - LP was fun.

I joined Mr SusieQ in HHonors program last week of June, with the mention of the EWRDC promotion he was immediately upgraded to Gold.

IS This the bonus I am looking for? (See my previous post) Did I miss it or is it extended??? Thanks!!!

Based on experiences posted, you can still sign up for this promo. No harm trying http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I just called the HHonors Customer Service number, and they verified that this promo has been extended to 9/30/2001. Signed up without any problem

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by clayman:
I just called the HHonors Customer Service number, and they verified that this promo has been extended to 9/30/2001. Signed up without any problem</font>

Me too. I asked if I have Gold now, and the rep said yes. Will wait and see....

I just called and got gold for both my wife and I. Verified it on the website (when you log into your account it says your membership level).

Adam

The real ? is whether one can sign up for EWRDC a second time?

Oops!
Just read Bournes' update.


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MIKEY, IF YOU ARE GOLD, YOU WERE SIGNED UP WRONG!! THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN THE PROMO AREA, BECAUSE IF THEY PUT IT IN THE TIER AREA, IT WOULD DOWNGRADE YOU TO GOLD. CALL THE DIAMOND DESK AT 1-877-444-9847 AND HAVE THEM FIX IT. YOU DONT HAVE TO STAY AT GOLD TO GET YOUR BONUS POINTS. DIAMONDS QUALIFY AS WELL..BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY NOW, THEY ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEKEND!

Note to CHANI:

ToddETurner posted back in June
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I have completed the 4 stays for the 50,000 bonus miles, and received my new Gold VIP Card, valid thru 2003 in the mail this week.</font>

I also know there are a number of others that received Gold until 2003 (I've seen their cards). I have signed up for both promos (BY2TM/EWRDC), and qualified for both with the requisite number of stays. I've also called HH CS 3 times now about my Gold being extended to 2003. They tell me NO.

Since you don't have an e-mail address posted I thought I'd post this here. Can you help enlighten me on this...? Thanks.

I just called the HHonors service center and spoke with a really nice CSR. I told him I had already completed the EWRDC promo, but since it was extended and I have a lot more stays coming up, I was hoping I could do it twice. He said that since I already completed the promo, it shows in the computer and there is no way to re-register - the computer won't recognize it since it's already in there. Oh well, it never hurts to try.

BTW - he said the promo period ends Dec 30 this year.

I signed up for this promotion in May before the June 1st deadline, but didn't have a qualifying stay until July. If I had known the promotion would be extended, I would have waited until July to sign up. I just called HHoners customer service to see they could extend the 90 days for me and I was told "Absolutely not!". *sigh* It was worth a try.

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-- Robin

I just signed up today for the promo and was upgraded to gold! The promo is stil going on!

Shadow or anyone,

What promo is BY2TM? Is it something you can qualify for with the same stays as EWRDC?

Thanks,

Gwen

Gwen...the BY2TM promo pre-dated EWRDC. Actually I think they may have overlapped a bit, but that promo ended (for sign-ups) on 4/30 I think.

Same perks as EWRDC...instant Gold + 50K for 4 stays within 90 days.

Therein lies my situation. BY2TM gave me Gold until 4/02 and according to the CSR I spoke with originally I was told EWRDC would give me Gold through 4/03. Obviously some folks got the 4/03 date, but HH now tells me that's not true. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

I got the 2003 date on my card, but it had nothing to do with EWRDC as I didn't sign up for that til after I got my new card. So perhaps 2003 is for some other reason such as Centurion perhaps.

Did I miss out on this one?

Yes... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

But they're be another one soon, right HHonors?

I think for some reason I have managed to miss it too...