Hilton HHonors - HHonors math

I have a 10-day stay coming up at the Hilton Helsinki Strand. As part of the hotel's Great Rates (http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/specials.jhtml?ctyhocn=HELHIHI)
promotion, they're offering double HHonors base points. I'm also registered for the 50% bonus promo and am a Silver VIP. So will I get double base points, the 50% bonus, and another 15% bonus on top of that? No restrictions were mentioned in any of the offers.

At $100/night rate, would I really end up with 34500 points? I've never tried combining bonuses like this with Hilton and would be interested in anyone else's experiences.

I should also mention that I have 2 rooms booked. Do these count as separate stays or will I just get a boatload of points?

[This message has been edited by ABQ Jon (edited 03-03-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ABQ Jon:
I have a 10-day stay coming up at the Hilton Helsinki Strand. As part of the hotel's Great Rates (http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/specials.jhtml?ctyhocn=HELHIHI)
promotion, they're offering double HHonors base points. I'm also registered for the 50% bonus promo and am a Silver VIP. So will I get double base points, the 50% bonus, and another 15% bonus on top of that? No restrictions were mentioned in any of the offers.

At $100/night rate, would I really end up with 34500 points? I've never tried combining bonuses like this with Hilton and would be interested in anyone else's experiences.

I should also mention that I have 2 rooms booked. Do these count as separate stays or will I just get a boatload of points?

[This message has been edited by ABQ Jon (edited 03-03-2003).]</font>

100*10=1000*10=10000*2=20000+10000(50%)=30000*2 rooms=60000+15%= 69000 points

only 1 stay though

and why dont you sign up for instant gold

more bonus

free breakfast

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jan_az:
100*10=1000*10=10000*2=20000+10000(50%)=30000*2 rooms=60000+15%= 69000 points</font>
Sorry, but 10,000 is the base points, and the 15% applies only to that. So, 60,000 + 1,500*2 = 63,000. Still not bad.

But do go for the gold @ 25% plus benefits.

And if you get the HHonors Amex, you'll get over 10,000 more points (5 points per $ on everything charged to your Amex at the Hilton, including tax and incidentals).

Plus you'll get any sign up bonus for the card -- 7,500 from the deal on the website, but look around for any better deals. Try here, the Amex forum, possibly Miles Buzz, and Gary Steiger's website (Google his name, you'll find him).

Welcome to FlyerTalk!



[This message has been edited by Rut Dog (edited 03-03-2003).]

Thanks!

The Hotel's promotion says double base points, and the 50% bonus is described as getting 15 base points/dollar instead of 10. I guess either way it's a good deal. I wonder if hotel bonus points count toward elite qualification levels.

So what's instant gold , and how do I get it?

[This message has been edited by ABQ Jon (edited 03-04-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ABQ Jon:
So what's instant gold , and how do I get it?</font>There are a number of threads on this. I'd e-mail you, but it's hidden, so e-mail me if you have any questions.

And if you're interested in the Amex, do consider our referral conga. You get 7,500 points (normal) but the referrer gets 5,000.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/006971.html