Hilton HHonors - new here few questions....

iam planning for 4 stays to get the bonus 50K points....

"At Scandic hotels, only qualifying nights count toward VIP status."

What does this mean?? What are Scandic hotels?

also how many points do i get per stay??

thanks

Scandic hotels are a moderately priced European chain that Hilton acquired a couple years ago. I believe that only paid stays qualify as a stay; award stays do not.

As for how many points you get, from the Hilton website:

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Points for hotel stays(Top)


Earn 10 Base points for each eligible U.S. dollar charged to your room, including telephone and room service charges for eligible rate stays at all participating Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, and Hilton Garden Inn hotels.
Earn 10 Base points per dollar spent on room rate only for eligible rate stays at Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels.
Earn 1,000 Base points per night at Scandic hotels.
Eligible Rate stays are stays at all rates except wholesale/tour operator packages, contracted airline crew rates, complimentary or barter rooms, stays on NET Group, Series Group or IT Group rates, contracted Entertainment or Encore rates and stays using airline percent-off award certificates. Stays that are booked via third party websites other than the websites of Hilton HHonors airline partners are not Eligible Stays irrespective of rate paid, for the purpose of earning points, miles or stay credit toward VIP tier status. Stays booked via "opaque" channels where the brand is unknown at the time of purchase are not Eligible Stays for the purpose of earning points, miles or stay credit toward VIP tier status, or the receipt of VIP tier benefits such as upgraded accommodations / amenities or access to health clubs. </font>