Thanks for the calculation but to be fair let's include the bonuses for HHonors elite members:
Silver VIP Membership
Point Bonuses: Earn a 15% bonus on all HHonors Base points credited while you are a Silver VIP member. Silver VIP members will receive 2,000 HHonors bonus points after four paid HHonors stays as a Silver VIP in a calendar quarter.
Gold VIP Membership
Point Bonuses: Earn a 25% bonus on all HHonors Base points credited while you are a Gold VIP. Plus, Gold VIP members enjoy 4,000 HHonors bonus points after four paid HHonors stays as a Gold VIP in a calendar quarter.
Diamond VIP Membership
Point Bonuses: Earn a 50% bonus on all HHonors Base points credited while you are a Diamond VIP. Plus, Diamond VIP members will enjoy 4,000 HHonors bonus points after four paid HHonors stays as a Diamond VIP in a calendar quarter.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by siliconengineer:
And, a SPG member earns 2 points per dollar (3points/$ for Au, Pt) at a Starwood hotel so 3 nights at $150/night is 900 SPG points (1350 for elite). This is 900 (or 1125 miles if xfer 20K points with 5K bonus, or 1687 for elites).
If exchanging 50K points, the Hilton earnings of 4500 points and 500 miles for the 3 nights at $150/night is 4500/5=900 miles + 500 miles, or 1400 miles. If not exchanging 50K miles, the conversion of 4500 points gives only 675 miles which plus the 500 double dip miles totals 1175 miles.
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