FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Could interest some folks here - Hilton "Diamond Club" for ~ $A200 a year
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 9:14 pm
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serfty
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Originally Posted by serfty
... This booking was not showing on the Hilton web site three hours after receiving the booking reference. I'll recheck tomorrow. ...
Ok, I contacted Hilton and was advised my 6 digit booking reference was not standard. I contacted the Hotel directly and was told this was due to booking with directly them (as it says to do on the voucher). I also asked for and have received an Email confirmation.
Originally Posted by ozstamps
So you'll be fine. ^
Yes, ozstamps, I am fine. The email has the line:
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Room Rate NZD $100.00 inclusive of GST per room per night - Diamond Club "Welcome to Hilton" Voucher
(I did not really doubt this; the original booking call was very amiable)
Originally Posted by ozstamps
And there is around your $A200 member value right there based on the usual $300 a night (inc GST) lowest room rate there most nights.
Not quite the $200 yet. The current rates for the room type & night in question vary from NZD245+tax, or ~NZD275. This is a NZD175 or AUD167 difference. I recieve better value by using it in Auckland, the most expensive place available in the HDC programme, than another where the actual saving would be about $40 less. (e.g. Pay $55 instead of $185).

After this and with the other benefits I have no doubt I will recoup my investment well before the year is up.
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