2015 Double Your Honors promotion!
Feb 27, 2015, 9:54 pm
#136
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Nice. Only a few international hotels are not participating. Tough luck for US travelers though. http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/promot...ng-hotels.html
Even the Milwaukee hotel I'll be in for an event is participating.
Feb 27, 2015, 10:08 pm
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Feb 27, 2015, 10:09 pm
#138
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Feb 27, 2015, 10:22 pm
#139
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Feb 27, 2015, 10:38 pm
#140
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Because its only the base points that are doubled. So if your stay normally earned 1000 base points; the 2x rate would add another 1000 and then the promotion would add another 1000. Both are doubling the base 1000. Hence the total received is 3000.
Feb 27, 2015, 10:47 pm
#141
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Do you know what would the receipt show, like will it say 2X points package?
Asking because I'll be on company travel, and while the rate differential between regular and 2X is only $8 more per day, it could be embarrassing to see a big 2X points package on the expense report.
Feb 28, 2015, 1:14 am
#142
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Yeah I'm now wondering if it's worth it.......my example - I'm at Canary wharf next Friday 2x rate is £105 ( this is what I booked) however I can get it for £76 on a pr code.....is £29 worth it for the extra base points....hmmmmm
Feb 28, 2015, 2:30 am
#143
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Points & Miles preference question
If I choose the double the miles option, do I get the 10x dollar spend doubled?
As in if I spent $2000 which gives me 20,000 base points, do I get 20,000 miles and another 20,000 for a total of 40,000 miles OR do I get 1 mile for every dollar spent and then another mile for the double promo? $2000 spend = 2000 miles X 2 for a total of 4000 miles.
I always opted for the points and points so I'm not sure how the points & miles option works.
As in if I spent $2000 which gives me 20,000 base points, do I get 20,000 miles and another 20,000 for a total of 40,000 miles OR do I get 1 mile for every dollar spent and then another mile for the double promo? $2000 spend = 2000 miles X 2 for a total of 4000 miles.
I always opted for the points and points so I'm not sure how the points & miles option works.
Feb 28, 2015, 6:28 am
#144
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Feb 28, 2015, 6:37 am
#145
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Without any knowledge of the specifics of the targeted offers, can you give us a timeframe over which those of us that were not included in the February targeted offers should anticipate receiving a targeted offer? Next month, next quarter, or just once later this year?
Perhaps I was mistaken, but I was under the impression that all of us would eventually receive a targeted offer. Is that correct?
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Oops, I thought I had already asked this, but it was in the other promo thread. Your reply there states "when a global bonus promotion is not in effect, every HHonors member will receive at least one targeted offer during the year." Thanks for the info, Erin!
Last edited by GJS - yow; Feb 28, 2015 at 6:48 am Reason: missed response by Erin in another thread
Feb 28, 2015, 6:44 am
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Firstly thx a ton for the prompt response. Makes sense. Helps me make my decision as I'm about to book a room rate.
Do you know what would the receipt show, like will it say 2X points package?
Asking because I'll be on company travel, and while the rate differential between regular and 2X is only $8 more per day, it could be embarrassing to see a big 2X points package on the expense report.
Do you know what would the receipt show, like will it say 2X points package?
Asking because I'll be on company travel, and while the rate differential between regular and 2X is only $8 more per day, it could be embarrassing to see a big 2X points package on the expense report.
Feb 28, 2015, 7:07 am
#147
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If it has the rate type, it would likely say something like that. On company travel, I consider it unethical (at best) for them to pay more to get me a personal benefit. I'd pay the $8 myself in that case. (If I'll use the points to save the company money later that doesn't apply.)
Feb 28, 2015, 8:17 am
#148
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Also regarding someone paying X+Y but only expensing $X, try visualizing the scenario where the traveler would note a comment on the expense report, that while the bill shows X+Y, I'm only expensing X, because Y was for the extra points. Impractical and could lead to a whole series of back and forth with accounting.
For what it's worth, I don't think the 2X points are worth the hassle.
This is a good forum guys, helpful, quick to respond folks, thank you.
Feb 28, 2015, 8:25 am
#149
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If I choose the double the miles option, do I get the 10x dollar spend doubled?
As in if I spent $2000 which gives me 20,000 base points, do I get 20,000 miles and another 20,000 for a total of 40,000 miles OR do I get 1 mile for every dollar spent and then another mile for the double promo? $2000 spend = 2000 miles X 2 for a total of 4000 miles.
I always opted for the points and points so I'm not sure how the points & miles option works.
As in if I spent $2000 which gives me 20,000 base points, do I get 20,000 miles and another 20,000 for a total of 40,000 miles OR do I get 1 mile for every dollar spent and then another mile for the double promo? $2000 spend = 2000 miles X 2 for a total of 4000 miles.
I always opted for the points and points so I'm not sure how the points & miles option works.
Feb 28, 2015, 8:38 am
#150
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What I've done before for non-reimbursable expenses is review the folio at check out and make two separate credit card payments, 1 that matches what I will expense and 1 that is a personal charge. That would be made more complicated by something like a 2X rate, because if it's a higher room rate, then anything that is based off the rate such as sales and occupancy taxes will be increased by the higher room rate.