Curious points calculation
Feb 21, 2017, 4:42 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
Curious points calculation
A slightly curious one.
My understanding of the points earning scheme in HI properties in the US was that for each whole dollar spent, net of taxes, I would be awarded 10 base points.
But I just made a reservation at the HI Long Island City as follows:
Item $
Night #1 162.24
Night #2 171.84
Sub-total 334.08
Tax @ 14.75% 49.28
City Tax 7.00
Grand total 390.36
As a Gold member I would have expected to earn 10x334 = 3340 base points plus 334 elite bonus = 3674 points total
But the reservation says I will earn 3245+324 = 3569.
Obviously the 105 point difference (3569 vs 3674) is neither here nor there, but why the variance (about 3%) ?
Clearly not an exchange rate thing as all calculation in $ ????
My understanding of the points earning scheme in HI properties in the US was that for each whole dollar spent, net of taxes, I would be awarded 10 base points.
But I just made a reservation at the HI Long Island City as follows:
Item $
Night #1 162.24
Night #2 171.84
Sub-total 334.08
Tax @ 14.75% 49.28
City Tax 7.00
Grand total 390.36
As a Gold member I would have expected to earn 10x334 = 3340 base points plus 334 elite bonus = 3674 points total
But the reservation says I will earn 3245+324 = 3569.
Obviously the 105 point difference (3569 vs 3674) is neither here nor there, but why the variance (about 3%) ?
Clearly not an exchange rate thing as all calculation in $ ????
Feb 21, 2017, 11:07 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,652
A slightly curious one.
My understanding of the points earning scheme in HI properties in the US was that for each whole dollar spent, net of taxes, I would be awarded 10 base points.
But I just made a reservation at the HI Long Island City as follows:
Item $
Night #1 162.24
Night #2 171.84
Sub-total 334.08
Tax @ 14.75% 49.28
City Tax 7.00
Grand total 390.36
As a Gold member I would have expected to earn 10x334 = 3340 base points plus 334 elite bonus = 3674 points total
But the reservation says I will earn 3245+324 = 3569.
Obviously the 105 point difference (3569 vs 3674) is neither here nor there, but why the variance (about 3%) ?
Clearly not an exchange rate thing as all calculation in $ ????
My understanding of the points earning scheme in HI properties in the US was that for each whole dollar spent, net of taxes, I would be awarded 10 base points.
But I just made a reservation at the HI Long Island City as follows:
Item $
Night #1 162.24
Night #2 171.84
Sub-total 334.08
Tax @ 14.75% 49.28
City Tax 7.00
Grand total 390.36
As a Gold member I would have expected to earn 10x334 = 3340 base points plus 334 elite bonus = 3674 points total
But the reservation says I will earn 3245+324 = 3569.
Obviously the 105 point difference (3569 vs 3674) is neither here nor there, but why the variance (about 3%) ?
Clearly not an exchange rate thing as all calculation in $ ????
