Hilton VIP rewards for 4+ nights went away?
May 12, 2012, 6:19 am
#2
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An HHonors hyperlink
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
May 12, 2012, 10:26 pm
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An HHonors hyperlink
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
May 13, 2012, 10:08 am
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Weren't the "VIP only" awards just special package deals that included, say, meals and casino chips and were offered at a select few properties? Very different from the elite multi-night discounts, if I recall correctly.
May 13, 2012, 11:01 am
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While these multi-night discount GLON awards still show up when one logs into the HHonors website and does a reward search, I'm troubled by the elimination of the description of these awards on the HHonors website, as noted by the OP. Hopefully, this was done inadvertently by HHonors expert web designers.
May 14, 2012, 11:10 am
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I am sure they are still there. The OP probably just did not realize that Hilton has factored in the discount for the multi night awards when it is displayed on the screen. AXON is a different story. OP is relatively new to F/T.
May 14, 2012, 12:30 pm
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I had one come up for a booking I made last week in London. Rate was 50K a night and once I signed in as a diamond it dropped to I believe 42,500. Called the diamond desk next day and they rebooked it as an axon for even fewer points. I have had no problems finding the discounted diamond rates online but always have to call the diamond desk for the AXON rewards.
May 14, 2012, 12:53 pm
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May 14, 2012, 12:53 pm
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Just searched a 4 night award and the lower VIP rate shows with this statement "Diamond Only Standard points per night VIP discount applies to 4 or more nights" in the rate details.
May 14, 2012, 12:59 pm
#13
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This particular link on the website ("VIP-only awards") has had a rather complete description of the multi-night GLON discounts for years. It's now gone.
May 14, 2012, 1:29 pm
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An HHonors hyperlink
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
to VIP-only awards does show nothing, but standard hotel awards can still show the GLON discount. I encourage you not to confuse the two award types.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...hing-else.html
I've updated post #3 in the sticky thread (noted by 3Cforme above) to address this mishap/error/evil portent.
May 14, 2012, 10:53 pm
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As others had noticed, the spot on the website where these multi-night reward stay discounts was described has been changed, with a statement that no VIP rewards are currently available. It is true that one can still see these rates when logging in with your HHonors credentials. What I'm very worried about is whether this change in their website was intentional, in which case this would be a mammoth negative change in the program, or whether it's just an inadvertent omission.
This particular link on the website ("VIP-only awards") has had a rather complete description of the multi-night GLON discounts for years. It's now gone.
This particular link on the website ("VIP-only awards") has had a rather complete description of the multi-night GLON discounts for years. It's now gone.