Fast Track to Gold (4 stays in 90 days) - does an Honors reward stay count?
Apr 9, 2014, 3:23 am
#1
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Fast Track to Gold (4 stays in 90 days) - does an Honors reward stay count?
Hi folks,
I am just about the embark on the "4 stays in 90 days" challenge to get back to HHonors Gold.
I have enough future bookings to do this without any problem, but one of them includes a booking made with HHonors points. Do you know if this still will count towards qualification under this promotion?
Also, has anybody had any luck getting this promotion code backdated to take into account previous stays?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
exBAres
I am just about the embark on the "4 stays in 90 days" challenge to get back to HHonors Gold.
I have enough future bookings to do this without any problem, but one of them includes a booking made with HHonors points. Do you know if this still will count towards qualification under this promotion?
Also, has anybody had any luck getting this promotion code backdated to take into account previous stays?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
exBAres
Apr 9, 2014, 4:02 am
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Fast Track to Gold (4 stays in 90 days) - does an HHonors reward stay count?
Hilton won't backdate during the challenge, but four stays within 90 days is a great way of getting gold.
Please be aware that you can only fast-track once normally
Please be aware that you can only fast-track once normally
Apr 18, 2014, 12:32 pm
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Apr 18, 2014, 12:36 pm
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This is not necessary. HHonors award stays have counted towards status for a number of years now (roughly the last ten years). No need to charge anything to the room, and anyhow, in some of their brands, there really isn't much of anything that can be charged to the room.
Apr 19, 2014, 9:32 am
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This is not necessary. HHonors award stays have counted towards status for a number of years now (roughly the last ten years). No need to charge anything to the room, and anyhow, in some of their brands, there really isn't much of anything that can be charged to the room.
And I say "particular" fast track, because there are different fast track promotions. I've seen the MVP one, I've seen ones linked to particular card offers, I've seen ones through partners, I've seen targeted ones offered by HH, etc. Are you sure all of these have the exact same T&Cs?
Apr 19, 2014, 11:49 am
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What counts toward normal status earning and what counts toward a special promotion (such as a particular fast track) are not necessarily the same.
And I say "particular" fast track, because there are different fast track promotions. I've seen the MVP one, I've seen ones linked to particular card offers, I've seen ones through partners, I've seen targeted ones offered by HH, etc. Are you sure all of these have the exact same T&Cs?
And I say "particular" fast track, because there are different fast track promotions. I've seen the MVP one, I've seen ones linked to particular card offers, I've seen ones through partners, I've seen targeted ones offered by HH, etc. Are you sure all of these have the exact same T&Cs?
Apr 20, 2014, 10:36 am
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Well, speaking of that, sometimes the HH computer might not even count nights correctly. When I did my MVP Fast Track to Gold (two years ago this month), my Gold status showed up after 3 (not 4) paid nights! (And there were no award nights since I had registered for it to count, so unless it went back in time before registration quite a bit, or unless it counted booked but cancellable and not yet consumed stays, I don't know it thought that 3 = 4.)
Apr 20, 2014, 1:48 pm
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I e-mailed (and received) the diamond challenge, and am very much on track to hit this.
In the meantime, i'm wondering if receiving the diamond challenge also gets me the fast track to gold or if that is separate.
TY
In the meantime, i'm wondering if receiving the diamond challenge also gets me the fast track to gold or if that is separate.
TY
Apr 20, 2014, 4:01 pm
#12
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Why would you want a FT to Gold if you are on target for Diamond via challenge? Diamond is higher than Gold. You WON'T get both challenges anyway!
Apr 20, 2014, 4:02 pm
#13
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Whereas..
Diamond Status Match, say nn nights in 90days or nn stays in 90days, then your status is raised one below during the match period, eg Diamond Status Match you get temp Gold for 90 days Failing to complete loses you the temp gold status.
Apr 21, 2014, 8:09 am
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If you read thru some of these threads, you can prb see why. Many ppl game the system by getting free Gold while "doing" the challenge w/o really trying to complete it. It looks like Hilton has closed this loophole.
Apr 21, 2014, 12:48 pm
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.For the record, they gave me silver when I asked for the diamond challenge. I prepaid for 40 nights before asking for the diamond challenge, but I had no status with hilton originally. Unfortunately, for the nights to register I have to checkout, and part of the agreement for my rate is that I don't checkout.