Instant Hilton Gold
Oct 20, 2003, 11:07 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYZ
Programs: BA Gold/Marriott Gold/HH Diamond/IC Plat Amba
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Instant Hilton Gold
Just received invite to receive instant Hilton Gold VIP from Aeroplan in mail this morning. Signed up immediately as I used to be Gold in the '90's and it was a great program. I believe it has been somewhat diluted since then but still a great offer from Aeroplan. I presume this is targetted at Elites.
Oct 20, 2003, 11:12 am
#2
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I have been focused on Marriott all year and not paid much attention to Hilton.
Is this for Elite members who are not Gold now?
A serious dilusion of Gold ,as I earned it last year with 16 individual stays.(my reason for focusing on Marriott is because of dilusion of program in my view)
There is a lot of discussion on Hilton board on the quick way to Platinum.
Is this for Elite members who are not Gold now?
A serious dilusion of Gold ,as I earned it last year with 16 individual stays.(my reason for focusing on Marriott is because of dilusion of program in my view)
There is a lot of discussion on Hilton board on the quick way to Platinum.
Oct 20, 2003, 11:18 am
#3
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It would appear to be targetted at all Elites because at the bottom it says if you are already a HHonors member to contact the Customer Service Center to adjust your account. For stays between Oct.15 and Feb.15 you get 2500 bonus points for your 1st stay,5000 for the 2nd,7500 for the 3rd and 10,000 for the 4th. So thats 25000 bonus points which is a pretty good deal.
Oct 20, 2003, 11:24 am
#4
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I am already Gold - earned the hard way. I was just offered Diamond on a fast track. 10 additional stays between 15 Oct-15 Jan. The offer did mention that it was targeted to my HH account.
Hilton must be still hurting for business.
Hilton must be still hurting for business.
Oct 20, 2003, 12:03 pm
#6
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by airbust:
What is the # and the code to give them? Perhaps any of us could try to get it.</font>
What is the # and the code to give them? Perhaps any of us could try to get it.</font>
Oct 20, 2003, 1:01 pm
#7
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by airbust:
What is the # and the code to give them? Perhaps any of us could try to get it.</font>
What is the # and the code to give them? Perhaps any of us could try to get it.</font>
Oct 20, 2003, 2:07 pm
#8
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Sweden
Posts: 5,645
Sounds good. 25000 points is nice and I already have four stays within this period. How long would the gold card be valid? I am currently Hilton Gold with 11 nights and I will probably have another five before the year is over.
Oct 20, 2003, 6:48 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Braindrain:
Just tried it. No luck.
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Just tried it. No luck.
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Enter the code in box on this page.
Oct 20, 2003, 10:41 pm
#12
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: YVR
Programs: AC E75, SPG Plat, HH peon-by-choice (ex Gold)
Posts: 8,090
Hmmm.. just tried the registration page. It all worked out but when I logged in, it shows "blue" status.
I think I'll wait for the card and see if it's automatically upgraded to gold.
Crampedin13A, thanks for the information!
I think I'll wait for the card and see if it's automatically upgraded to gold.
Crampedin13A, thanks for the information!
Oct 20, 2003, 11:11 pm
#13
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*SE MM, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb
Posts: 3,439
I tried it too, using Cramped's info and was successful. My account shows as Gold. Thanks!
Braindrain: Did you select Aeroplan and put in your Aeroplan number during the registration? Were you an existing HH member? (I wasn't)
Braindrain: Did you select Aeroplan and put in your Aeroplan number during the registration? Were you an existing HH member? (I wasn't)
