Anyone confirm if gift card purchases triggers this? Or at least exactly what the gift card purchases codes as? Is it a “Hilton purchase” or something more vague/3rd party-ish?

My hotel dates are still pretty far out (oct 25th... 3 or 4 night stay) and two of the events I want to attend haven’t even announced firm dates yet, I’m just guesstimating based on last year’s dates...

Ideally I would like to lock in this offer via a gift card (purchased at a front desk if needed), lock in a semi-flex rate to ensure I have a room but also give me some wiggle room.

If I can’t do that, I fear a pre-paid rate will screw me over by needing to adjust my stay by a day or two, or it’ll be a day too long etc. OR, if I wait until event dates are announced then room rates will shoot up and MR points won’t outweigh the extra room cost >.<