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Mar 10, 2013 | 4:50 pm

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3Cforme

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Originally Posted by TravelinSperry

Thanks all. Seems like Hilton is the choice here... Although it sounds like their footprint isn't so large either. I'm going to St Petersburg, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and possibly Croatia. Oh and Turkey at the end.

I did a little research and I can get Hilton gold just by getting their credit card, so that's nice. Although I wonder how valuable the benefits can be if anyone can get gold level so easily.

Hilton Gold will get you free internet access. That can be ~$25/night at full-service European properties. There are other brand-specific benefits.

http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/explor...its/index.html

Frankly, since you don't appear to be looking for a long-term backup, I'd be focusing on the best properties (location, amenities, rates) and would give only tertiary consideration to loyalty programs. (That's not my first FT heresy, but I'm pragmatic.)