Hilton Honors® Visa® Signature Card from Citibank®
Mar 16, 2006, 1:22 pm
#286
Join Date: Sep 2004
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HHonors Visa 15K sign up bonus:
http://citi-creditcards.bridgetrack....or_program.htm
HHonors AMEX 25K (with 4 stays) sign-up bonus:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
http://citi-creditcards.bridgetrack....or_program.htm
HHonors AMEX 25K (with 4 stays) sign-up bonus:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
Mar 16, 2006, 1:46 pm
#287
Join Date: May 2003
Location: USA
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, BA Avios, Delta Skymiles
Posts: 364
Thanks for the 15,000 point link. I called cardmember services and they said they can't add on the additional 5k points right now under I receive the card. So hopefully I'll be able to do that when the card arrives next week.
Mar 16, 2006, 1:53 pm
#288
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Originally Posted by jzafar
I can't find a Citibank 20,000 Hilton Hhonors offer. Just the AMEX one. And with that it's 10,000 with first purchase and 2,500/4 stays. That is only good if you have plans to stay.
Mar 16, 2006, 8:42 pm
#289
Join Date: May 2003
Location: USA
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, BA Avios, Delta Skymiles
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Because my husband and I always make plans the month or so before. It's nice to have the points on hand. A couple years ago, we made last minute plans to go to Germany and stayed at the Hilton City Munich for free due to points I had sitting in my account.
We are planning to go to Cardiff either this fall or spring, so I would like to stay a the Cardiff Hilton.
And who knows what might come up this summer....
We are planning to go to Cardiff either this fall or spring, so I would like to stay a the Cardiff Hilton.
And who knows what might come up this summer....
Mar 17, 2006, 6:25 am
#290
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Originally Posted by jzafar
Because my husband and I always make plans the month or so before. It's nice to have the points on hand. A couple years ago, we made last minute plans to go to Germany and stayed at the Hilton City Munich for free due to points I had sitting in my account.
We are planning to go to Cardiff either this fall or spring, so I would like to stay a the Cardiff Hilton.
And who knows what might come up this summer....
We are planning to go to Cardiff either this fall or spring, so I would like to stay a the Cardiff Hilton.
And who knows what might come up this summer....
1. It takes a lot of Hilton points for rooms in decent and popular properties, and...
2. Unless you're a Diamond, availability might be a serious issue. And the only way to get Diamond is by staying in Hilton properties.
OTOH, you might get lucky. I know I have in the past.
And, by way of encouragement, I've racked up over 100,000 Hilton points in the last year or so just by using the card. Your plans are definitely practical.
Mar 19, 2006, 1:18 pm
#291
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Originally Posted by MKEbound
HHonors AMEX 25K (with 4 stays) sign-up bonus:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
Earn 15,000 bonus points with your very first purchase*
Earn an additional 10,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points - that's 2,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each of your first four stays at any Hilton Family Hotel
It's not clear whether the 4 stays have to be charged on the Amex card. Does anybody here know?
Earn an additional 10,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points - that's 2,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each of your first four stays at any Hilton Family Hotel
Mar 19, 2006, 3:32 pm
#294
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: HHonors Silver, SPG Preferred Plus
Posts: 11
Same happened to me
Originally Posted by jzafar
Thanks for the 15,000 point link. I called cardmember services and they said they can't add on the additional 5k points right now under I receive the card. So hopefully I'll be able to do that when the card arrives next week.
Mar 19, 2006, 3:53 pm
#295
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Citi 15K link still works, but not the AMEX link for 15K, it is 10K only now
You can apply thru the AMEX 15K link, but what you get back is 10K bonus instead of 15K.
When you click on the 15K link, then click "learn more", the bonus shows 10K. I got the card thru the 15K link with instant approval but the bonus is 10K - both in the brochure come with the card, and detailed by the CSR when I called to activate the card.
AMEX earn more points via spending though - 5, 3, versus Citi 3, 2.
Get both and use AMEX for your spending.
When you click on the 15K link, then click "learn more", the bonus shows 10K. I got the card thru the 15K link with instant approval but the bonus is 10K - both in the brochure come with the card, and detailed by the CSR when I called to activate the card.
AMEX earn more points via spending though - 5, 3, versus Citi 3, 2.
Get both and use AMEX for your spending.
Originally Posted by MKEbound
HHonors Visa 15K sign up bonus:
http://citi-creditcards.bridgetrack....or_program.htm
HHonors AMEX 25K (with 4 stays) sign-up bonus:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
http://citi-creditcards.bridgetrack....or_program.htm
HHonors AMEX 25K (with 4 stays) sign-up bonus:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
Last edited by Happy; Jul 26, 2006 at 10:19 am
Mar 19, 2006, 6:52 pm
#296
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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In addition to the various other questions above, I have one more to add: The 2,500 extra points you get for your first four stays at Hilton with the AMEX... any time limit to get those bonus points? Within a year? No time limit?
Mar 20, 2006, 3:21 pm
#297
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Originally Posted by UCLA_Tico
In addition to the various other questions above, I have one more to add: The 2,500 extra points you get for your first four stays at Hilton with the AMEX... any time limit to get those bonus points? Within a year? No time limit?
Mar 23, 2006, 11:18 am
#298
Join Date: May 2003
Location: USA
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I just got my Hiltons Amex card that I got from an online link awarding 10,000 points with first purchase. I found out about the 15,000 link after I had applied for the 10,000 one. I called in and activated my card now and told them about the 15,000 link. They WILL NOT give me the extra 5,000 points.
Mar 23, 2006, 1:13 pm
#299
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I would not bother to call, see my post No.15
if you click thru the 15K link from AMEX, then click the benefit tab - the bonus now shows 10K, not 15K.
I applied thru this 15K link, got instant approval and rec'd card - the literature came with the card said 10K bonus.
obviously they did not extend the 15K offer after Dec. Unless someone rec'd a new link and post to share, otherwise, it is 10K.
I applied thru this 15K link, got instant approval and rec'd card - the literature came with the card said 10K bonus.
obviously they did not extend the 15K offer after Dec. Unless someone rec'd a new link and post to share, otherwise, it is 10K.
Mar 23, 2006, 2:13 pm
#300
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BNA
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Shazam! From the AmEx forum.
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...=EzI%2Ap8oPimU