Slowly but surely... my party in Paradise itinerary is coming together.

My transfer of 40K Membership Rewards point into Hilton is complete (getting 1560 instead of the regular 1300 per 1000 pts, a 20 percent bonus!)

Reservations set. So I plan to stay 4 nights free and will pay for the 5th. I want to get another stay credited towrads Silver or even Gold status!!!

All the air travel from L-A westward is set, the free tix on Aloha, and the round trip to Maui.

So all's that left:

*Round trip: EWR to L-A... (I plan to take a late night flight to arrive at the nearest airport hotel and crash for the night. Maybe I can meet with some of your L-A members before I leave for Honolulu or when I get back.)
*HOtel reservations at the nearly airport hotel in LAX before and after Hawaii (I will not fly long distance if I don't have to.)
*HOtel reservations in Maui where I'm going after the party. Looking at the Westin Maui, but I hear rumors of a special offer in teh latest INside FLyer which I'll wait for Inside Flyer to reveal Feb 1. CATMAN