Hilton HHonors - What's your pre-6/1/03 and post-6/1/03 HH balance?

With the changes in redemption levels, how have things changes for you? Did you redeem a bunch or are you still collecting? As for me...

May 2003 = 100,617 HH points
June 2003 = 617 points

GLON cert issued

[This message has been edited by geo1005 (edited 05-30-2003).]

End of May -- 412000
Start of June -- as close to 0 as I can get. I've already ordered 265000 points worth of certificates!

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I now have a total of 15 certificates (for three planned trips) and only 487 points left!

Some may think it's crazy to drain my account, but we don't get any interest on points and there's no penalty for redepositing the awards. I see no reason *not* to try and get certificates for whatever think I may need.

[This message has been edited by xyzzy (edited 05-31-2003).]

before 172000
now 72000... is there anything i can do with 72,000 points that would be worth it?
if not, what is the best use of points starting in june (i will have atleast 150k by the end of the year)?

May 2003 = 100,036 HH points
June 2003 = 36 HH points

Just redeemed my second ALON in three months; I returned last week from a great stay at the HWV and am ready to return.

May 2003 - 100,000
June 2003 - 0

Pre 5/30/03 - 500,000
Post 5/30/03 - 435,000

(only needed 2 free weekend nights at a Premium hotel)

It's not worth it to me to redeem 6 nights to save 50/75K later because there's a good chance I won't use the cert within a year. And, my trips usually have me bouncing around. I rarely stay in the same hotel for more than a few nights.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pitsheel:
before 172000
now 72000... is there anything i can do with 72,000 points that would be worth it?
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65000 points for 2 weekend nights in a premium hotel.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Tenacious:
May 2003 = 100,036 HH points
June 2003 = 36 HH points</font>


I am humbled by your accounting skills! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Excellent!

As for me, I was ready to switch all my travel stays to Starwood but because of conflict it looks as if I'll earn Gold again just because I have no choice. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

may 100,189
june 189

I hope that glon is worth it.

22-May: 172,118
23-May: 72,118 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif (-100,000 ALON)
30-May: 191,662 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif (Huh?)

I just found out that my ALON award points were redeposited into my account. I called HHonors and they don't know why it was canceled, but they are issuing me a new award right now. Boy am I glad I read this thread, it may have saved my marriage. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FrequencyFlyer:
22-May: 172,118
23-May: 72,118 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif (-100,000 ALON)
30-May: 191,662 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif (Huh?)

I just found out that my ALON award points were redeposited into my account. I called HHonors and they don't know why it was canceled, but they are issuing me a new award right now. Boy am I glad I read this thread, it may have saved my marriage. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

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Just curious, you just found that out because you looked into your account summary? So that can actually happen after you have already been mailed the certificate? You didn't even receive an e-mail notification? Sounds odd...

399,000 before
364,000 now

treated my daughter to one more nite in hwv

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by attorney28:
Just curious, you just found that out because you looked into your account summary? So that can actually happen after you have already been mailed the certificate? You didn't even receive an e-mail notification? Sounds odd...
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I have the email confirmation but I have not received the physical certificate. (Does anyone know how they are delivered? Postal, UPS, FedEx?). The HHonors customer service rep said that she would issue a new certificate by email this time and gave me a new confirmation number. It's been 15 minutes and I have yet to receive the email with the attached certificate. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif

Just cashed in 65,000 for a 3 night stay at the Auckland Hilton in Feb 04. Already cashed in, last month, for an ALON at HWV in Oct 03. Used ALON for HHV in Oct 02. Balance-90,000.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FrequencyFlyer:
It's been 15 minutes and I have yet to receive the email with the attached certificate. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif </font>

That e-mail most likely won't show up until tomorrow. But you can check whether the award cert has been issued and even get its number (that's what is important anyway).

Log into your HH account online, click on "Activity", then on "Reward Redemption History". You'll see your requested reward name and code, post date, amount of points deducted and the certificate number. This information should appear instantly, even while you are still on the phone with HH CSR, and is available for your viewing for 12 months.

Before: 60,000
After: 60,000
June 2nd: 40,000

I need a free-bee in BKK for one (1) night at the Conrad and in all luck they drop down from the 3rd level (old style) to a Level 2. Therefore I save 5000 points. HA! Amazing!

Also, the Hilton NRT drops to 10,000 points. Will do that later in the year (a Point stretcher there is 6000...best value I could find).

I agree with everyone. I don't blame you for making the accounts low. My Sheraton account is 650, but after July 31st, it should be about 52,000 due to the Asia 50K 5 stay promo. I plan to do one (or two) of those 1:1 w/ 5000 mile bonus Airline Mile transfers.

SHADO

May 2003 283700
June 2003 288700
Think I will wait until all the current "hot redeemers" have run their course
and I expect award availability gets back to "normal".
I rarely used GLON/GLONPS since I dont often stay 6 days in one hotel.
The awards I will miss are the SP5 and SC5's
mike

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Eugene:
That e-mail most likely won't show up until tomorrow. But you can check whether the award cert has been issued and even get its number (that's what is important anyway).</font>

Thanks Eugene, I do see the new cert number now and the points have been removed from my account (once again).

Pre: 500,983
Post: 983

Still one cert pending.

Thanks for the information provided on this board and suggested by other FTers.

Guiming

Before: 380,000
After: 170,000

Pre: 180,513
Post: 180,513

I'd rather wait 'til I knew what I wanted to do than force myself to do something wthin the next 12 months...

Pre: 210.066
Post: 10.066

2 ALON awards, An October stay at HHV and HWV.

May 1st: approx 600k
redeem GLONP less 150k
redeem GLON less 100k
redeem GLON less 100k
redeem SP6 less 130k
June 1st: approx 120k

early redemption savings: approx 180k

May 29 = 593,000
May 30 = 42,000 (for emergency 1-2 nite stay in the distant future)

Redeemed 551,000 pts for 2 PT Stretcher, 3 ALON, 1 GLON http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

May 28 = 209,433 HH points
May 29 = 9,433 HH points

1 ALON and 1 GLON issued

100,000 less than before. ALON for next March.

About 750,000 pre. about 150,000 today!

Pre: 551,104
Post: 1,104

4 GLON
1 GLONP

Pre: 240k
Post: 45k

Lots of different shorter stays for this summer

Pre: 480,734
Post: 130,734

2 ALON -(1 10,000 VIP CERT 1 20,000)
1 GLONP -{1 20,000 VIP CERT}

YES they did accept the VIP DISC. CERTS

Pre: 480,734
Post: 130,734

2 ALON -(1 10,000 VIP CERT 1 20,000)
1 GLONP -{1 20,000 VIP CERT}

YES they did accept the VIP DISC. CERTS

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by midnight sun:
Pre: 480,734
Post: 130,734

2 ALON -(1 10,000 VIP CERT 1 20,000)
1 GLONP -{1 20,000 VIP CERT}

YES they did accept the VIP DISC. CERTS</font>

Are you saying that HHonors accepted a 20k discount AND a 10k discount for one award??.
I thought they only supposed to discount a maximum of 20k points.

mike

Wow! What a dominant tread of people cashing in their points. I hope Hilton is monitoring this and realizing that without those huge account balances the incentive for our loyalty is greatly diminished.
For my wife's account:
May 2003=100,762
June 2003=762

pre:~540K
post:~40K

4-ALON
1-GLON

I just don't have time to plan with being on the road for business 75% of the time currently, so I'm clearly going to take a haircut on valuation. My usage of awards is take a night here and there. A full week award is not on the horizon. So..........

Pre - about 675K
After - about 633K

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

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by loomis:
Wow! What a dominant tread of people cashing in their points. I hope Hilton is monitoring this and realizing that without those huge account balances the incentive for our loyalty is greatly diminished.
For my wife's account:
May 2003=100,762
June 2003=762


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I'm guessing that people who have decided to stand pat just don't bother to post to this thread. My pre-summer '04 travel year won't find me at any Hilton-esqu place for a five day run, I doubt even three. So, pre- and post-, 842k.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by loomis:
Wow! What a dominant tread of people cashing in their points. I hope Hilton is monitoring this and realizing that without those huge account balances the incentive for our loyalty is greatly diminished.
For my wife's account:
May 2003=100,762
June 2003=762

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Or they decided not to join the "leeming like panic" to claim awards the really do not need in this time frame or might have trouble claiming when they do.
At this rate the HWV might need to allocate all rooms from Jan to June 2004 for awards only.
mike


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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pitsheel:
before 172000
now 72000... is there anything i can do with 72,000 points that would be worth it?
if not, what is the best use of points starting in june (i will have atleast 150k by the end of the year)?</font>

How about a 4-day Park Hopper Pass to DisneyWorld for 65,000 points? You can use just the 4 free days or take the ticket to Guest Services at WDW and upgrade for $ to a 5, 6, or 7 day PHP, or even to an Annual Pass.

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Originally posted by midnight sun:
Pre: 480,734
Post: 130,734

2 ALON -(1 10,000 VIP CERT 1 20,000)
1 GLONP -{1 20,000 VIP CERT}

YES they did accept the VIP DISC. CERTS
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Are you saying that HHonors accepted a 20k discount AND a 10k discount for one award??.
I thought they only supposed to discount a maximum of 20k points.

mike

10K for 1 ALON
20K for 2nd ALON
This was all that I had left of Disc. certs
john

pre: 100563
post: 563

Time to turn those 563 into some really valuable AnythingPoints http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Pre: 200133
Post: 133

The only reason I cashed in was that I needed 2 TEENs for Hawaii this winter (Feb/04). Otherwise, I would have held onto my points and tried to get enough for Africa. With some luck (and a couple of HH specials) I hope to be back up there in a couple of years.

Before: 346k
After: 96k

I redeemed a GLON and used it at the Tokyo Hilton saving me 75,000 pts vs. doing it later.

I redeemed a GLONP which I plan to use at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton next May saving 25,000 pts and getting one of the better values to boot since this hotel has some of the highest rates I've seen at a Hilton.

Saving my remaining points for a time when I really need them.

Before: 250k
After: 150k

Just redeemed a GLON in Hawaii in Jan 2004. I know I won't be able to take another long vacation anywhere before June 2004 and I didn't find anyone offering me what I wanted for the points (AA miles) so they stayed in my account.

Before 231.000 pts

After 31.000 pts

I do however have some airline voucher that should set my balance up to 81.000 when I send them in.

I did redeem one GLON and one ALON. I do believe I will be able to use the GLON but I am not sure if I am going to be able to visit Hawaii within the next year.

Before 4.1 million pulled 3 ALON 4 Opportunities, have a friend who pulled 2 Alon, another one pulled 2 ALON another 2 ALON,another one 1 Alon, another one 1 ALON. Another 5 opportunities pulled. I and my friends pulled about 1.6 and this thread so far is another 6.6 so about 8 million. Now the question remains will we use them or will next May will there me another massive redeposit. While pulling awards today I noticed that in thirty minutes the serial numbers went up 207 so that's four hundred an hour. Sad thing is you know people will forget about them or loose them. American told me the spoilage on flight vouchers for over booking is huge. Blos me away how people loose or don't use a three hundred dollar travel voucher

340K May 31, 2003

340K June 1, 2003

I'll save mine until I actually have a use for them.

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"A day without Points/Miles is like a day without SUNSHINE"

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Superd1:
I'll save mine until I actually have a use for them.</font>
But there's no penalty for withdrawl or redeposit. As I said earlier in this thread, I ordered certificates for hotels I will probably be traveling to, and for a few tentative trips. There's no reason not to.

In particular we're planning on going back to Sweden in the next year and many of the Scandics are going from Opportunity to level 2, 3, or 4. This represents a HUGE increase in the number of points required for a stay. I felt the only prudent thing to do was to drain my account.

What's the down side? I don't see one.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
Originally posted by Superd1:
I'll save mine until I actually have a use for them.</font>
But there's no penalty for withdrawl or redeposit. As I said earlier in this thread, I ordered certificates for hotels I will probably be traveling to, and for a few tentative trips. There's no reason not to.


Any travel that involves 5 or 6 nights during the next 12 months is already in the works so there is little chance that I will need them. I don't feel like wasting my time getting the sert and then send it back on the long shot I might come up with a trip.
I'm not saying others shouldn't. The question was what are you doing. That's what I'm doing. NOTHING

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"A day without Points/Miles is like a day without SUNSHINE"

Took 100K out of my husband's account leaving 9K for a TEEN award. Only had 25K in my account after taking ouot 100K in March for a GLON award in London. Thanks CNTU promo last year. Without that promo we never would have had enough points for anything. We probably won't again with the new higher thresholds.

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Ms.DtG

May 2003- 546,591 points
June 2003- 31,591 points

3 GLONS, 1 SP5, 1SS5, and 1 SE5

Yes, I plan to use all of the certificates during this year (June 2003-May 2004). I already made reservations for 5 of them.

Drained from 234.541 to 34.541

1GLON (reserved at Maldives), 1ALON

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doglover:

I redeemed a GLONP which I plan to use at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton next May saving 25,000 pts and getting one of the better values to boot since this hotel has some of the highest rates I've seen at a Hilton.
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Doglover.
I have been cashing my 700.000 in over the past year so used my last 150000 for GLONP
I am planing to go there and use mine in May too.
Do you have a booking yet?
What dates are you there.
I was there this year during the tennis.
The BEST use of Hilton points I have ever experienced.

May: 290,000
June: 716

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May 2003 HH point balance: 1,742,690
June 2003 HH point balance: 1,742,690

I already have have 42 stays and 69 nights in 2003. When I go on vacation I stay at home on the Jersey Shore.

Also, I was curious if by increasing the number of HH points required for an award certificate was a ploy to decrease the number of points outstanding on Hilton's system - i.e. reduce an outstanding liability without suspending or eliminating the program.

I plan to use my points and stay at Hilton properties when I am evicted from my home for failure to pay the high level of property tax!!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 26miles:
at home on the Jersey Shore.</font>

Isn't that a line from a Springsteen song? Sorry, but I was just listening... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

pre 897,000
post 247,00

May 104,805
June 104,805

I'm going to use the points when I really need to use them.

May 30: 198,290 points.
Had to buy 2,000 points at the last minute, and then redeemed 2 GLONs, so:
June 1: 290 points.

Now my question is, I want to take a 2-week (OK, 12 days) vacation next year, but at one Cat. 5 hotel (Paris) and at one Cat. 6 hotel (Rome). Anyone have a suggestion as to how to turn one of my GLONs into a GLONP?

Thanks.

balance May 19th - 90,300

bought +9,000

comped +701

redeemed ALON (with immediate reservations)-100,000

balance May 20th - 1

6/1: 82,900

6/7: 100,466

Go figure -- my credit card activation bonuses didn't appear in time even though I charged things and paid off the bills in April.

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Used 760,000 in past 6 months since all the announced changes.

Sticking with Hilton, but no use in saving up points when they are losing value.

[This message has been edited by elbidercni (edited 06-09-2003).]

Pre: 228K (accumulated in about a year - a few delta miles transferred over)
redeemed 2 GLON's (one for us, one for the inlaws - they love me now)
Post: 28K (might be a little more with a recent hubby stay)

Like just about everyone else, I virtually liquidated my HHonors account, redeeming both a GLON and GLONP award, though I have no bookings as yet.

Pre-redemption balance: 260,000 pts
Post-redemption balance: 24,000 pts

Took advantage of converting 20K Gold coupon on initial 150K redemption, gave enough points to do the 100K redemption when I was dropped down to Silver and use the 10K Silver coupon. And four stays since March helped bring my balance up moderately, as well as qualify for the Fast Track to Gold. [Have kept double-dip option rather than bonus HH points.]

Major issue will be finding acceptable properties to use the two 6-nights by early next year. So many of us have cashed out, just wonder how many of their millions of members did the same thing, or even realized the significance of the change redemption level?