Originally Posted by
KathyWdrf
As I believe was mentioned above, the Hilton HHonors website makes you enter your AAA number online in order to see the AAA rates -- it's done this for the last couple of years or so. That would certainly reduce the need for the desk clerk to ask to see the card. @:-)
Not at all. I renewed my membership last year - but before that, my coverage with National (corp. contract) was better than anything AAA could offer. So I had let my membership lapse for 2 years - but AAA Mid-Atlantic sends out cards with an expiration date of up to 4 years in advance, even though the membership has offically expired. Hilton's site readily accepted my card during the lapse. I actually tried entering random numbers into the site one day when I was bored waiting the Admiarls' Club, and noticed you can deviate from your own member number and it still works, lol.
Actually, I do believe the policy to check the AAA card at Hilton is to avoid such fraudulent behavior, but unfortunately for Hilton, front desk incompetence is a far greater problem.
