Originally Posted by
troyintn
I am not running, but I tend to think they will raise it again in a year or two. Hilton is starting to go the way of the airlines selling points to everyone for everything. They will then have to honor those points with rooms. The new Amex card and the new award chart lead me to that way of thinking. I know SPG is also looking at another/ better AMEX card.
This is exactly the type of response I got from Hilton:
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Dear Mr. xxxxxxx,
Thank you for your email regarding the recently communicated program changes.
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Although Hilton HHonors has not raised reward costs since June 2003, we have been committed to offering various opportunities to earn even more points through the Points/Points earning style, as well as earning opportunities through our co-branded credit cards, car rental, and shopping/dining partners. As such and in order to continue to remain competitive, the decision was made to increase the cost of hotel rewards without taking away the earnings opportunities currently in place.
Hilton HHonors is committed to continuing to grow our program and benefits to all of our most loyal customers and in order to do so, we have to manage how the program is structured accordingly. We sincerely hope that you can understand our position regarding this change.
We appreciate you contacting us with your concerns and thank you for your continued loyalty!
Regards,
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Customer Care Email Department
Hilton Reservations and Customer Care
www.hiltonworldwide.com