Hilton HHonors - AAA discount room should earn points, right?

Does AAA discouted room qualify as points earning room rates?

Usually, yes - so long as it was not a prepaid rate through a third party.

Mike

In my experience, AAA room rates have always earned points.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Jeeves:
In my experience, AAA room rates have always earned points. </font>

My AAA room rate stay was before a regular room rate(forgot to bring my AAA card!) stay at the same Hilton Garden Inn, got the credit for the regular rate, but haven't seen the credit for the AAA rate.

I have ALWAYS gotten AAA rates to credit. Once a front desk person/drone tried to tell me I wasn't entitled. I smiled and said "ummmmm. Put my number in anyway." He did.

I expected to have to argue, but no, it credited fine. So batting 1.000.

Always got mine.

Ditto.

Last week, dirt cheap AAA rate at Pointe Tapatio. Points showed up in three days.

Did they actually ask for your card? I can't recall the last time that has happened to me. The only place that seems to check is the airport parking place.

One other minor note, were these two stays consecutive? Multiple stays at the same hotel without any intervening days count as a single stay. I would call HH and talk to them. They will probably have you fax in your receipt. That should take care of it!

Tapatio actually did.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
Did they actually ask for your card?</font>

Rarely does any property ask for my AAA card, but I always get points for any rooms using the AAA rate.

Sometimes the AAA rate is less expensive than the corporate rate; sometimes there are less-expensive rates than AAA at the Hilton Internet web site — but I always get my Hilton HHonors points.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
Did they actually ask for your card?</font>
I've only been asked 1/22 of the time and I'm not sure if I had offered to show the AA Card that time.

The philosophy is that, if you select the hotel (i.e., not an "opaque" site like through Priceline) you get the points - that's what a loyalty program is supposed to be.

So, whether you pay rack rate, get the AAA or AARP discount, a government rate, a company negotiated rate, or whatever - as long as you get to choose the hotel you should get the points.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BigLar:
The philosophy is that, if you select the hotel (i.e., not an "opaque" site like through Priceline) you get the points - that's what a loyalty program is supposed to be.

So, whether you pay rack rate, get the AAA or AARP discount, a government rate, a company negotiated rate, or whatever - as long as you get to choose the hotel you should get the points.</font>
Not necessarily true with HH. You additionally need to book via the Hilton website and not some "third pary" website. But since AAA, AARP and Govt rates are available through the Hilton website you'll earn points booking them (but not as many as if you book the higher rates http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif ).

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pdhenry:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by BigLar:
[b] ...You additionally need to book via the Hilton website and not some "third pary" website.... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif ).</font>

Or book directly with the hotel.

AAA rates count.

I've been asked for the card about once a year, one hotel even entered the number into a field or "Accounting would be all over them".

AAA may not be the lowest rate, check rates without being logged in, there are often bounce back and other rates that don't show up if you are logged in that are even better then the AAA rates, and they offer points too.