skywalk

Would like to add my experience per above posts. Yes, Hilton gold is like having "hotel gold" (very valuable) while Starwood gold is almost worthless.

WanderingGent

Also received the Gold offer from Hilton. Received Diamond in 2005 after reaching PLT for the first time, but didn't do anything with it. I usually use Priceline to get deals on 4-star hotels, so I'm not sure how much I'll do with the HHonors status.

brp

It works really well if you use HHonors points to get the hotel for free...and then get the Gold perks on top of that

Cheers.

lobo411

I received this offer too...made Gold through a challenge last summer. I never book through hotel websites (too expensive), though, so I know I won't accrue points. Can you still benefit from this at all?

chamonix

I received one (I'm plat, my offer was for the 50k--daughter is GLD and got the lesser 25k offer). I do need to know though (can't recall details) if/how to activate the offer. I left my mail at home and am on the road now....and it looks like I will be stranded in STL Tuesday night and could stay at the Hampton there (so would like to use this as one of my stays). Unfortunately I am routed through ORD at the moment which I am sure will delay me into STL and I will miss the last Cessna out to MWA on Cape Air.........crossing my fingers AA will declare a storm notice that will allow me to change my routing through DFW........would really love to make it home Tuesday night, but if I can't I need to know how to activate this offer......anyone?

chuckisduck

They gave me a card with an account number and temp pin in my offer. Family at home should be able to check your mail.

COU

I received the offer in the mail..just got EXP this year....I'm already HH silver...I contacted HH and they had me move my existing account to the new Gold HH account...all worked fine....

wericha

So just for grins I called Hilton. I've been HH Silver for a couple of years and am AA PLAT. According to the Hilton rep, this is promotion is sponsored by the airlines and Hilton has no say as to who gets the offer.

Kinda makes me wonder if the person that put the memo out for this promotion also put out the memo for the comp drink/snack on AE?

F23Coupe

The "targeting" of this offer is pretty random if you ask me. Unless if they're planning to cover everyone in waves and those who didn't get the offer will get them soon. For the record, I'm an AA Platinum and HH Silver but didn't get the offer. =(

pjoalfa

Seems to me they'll give free gold to every Tom, Dick & Harry that is alive in the world and has registered for some sort of FF program (they did it with BA a couple years back). Oh and every Tom, Dick and Harry's children, too.

My kids have both just received their HH Gold VIP card. One is 5 the other is 10 years old. (They're AA PLT falling to Gold, AA Gold cards arrived together with these).

magic111

Have you taken advantage of a previous comp to gold offer from HH before? My thoughts after not receiving this offer is that it falls within the category that you only are allowed to receive & use one during your lifetime. IMO every aa elite is not going to be covered. I woulld like to be found out to be wrong but feel confident having been excluded from other targetted HH offers with other FFPs that is the reasoning.

Now someone will probably post in this thread that they have done this more than once (courtesy/comp HH upgrade gold) making me feel more left out than I already do this morning.

brp

Well, I will say that neither I nor mrs. brp have had a comp to HH Gold, and neither of us have received it. So they're surely not hitting all the AA elites who've not gotten the comp.

Cheers.

magic111

Damn, back to the magic8ball than.

zipadee

I am AA gold and got the offer. Mr. Zipadee didn't. I have an existing HHonors account with around 60,000 points in it. I'd love to be gold. Can you combine the two accounts so I get the gold benefits and my existing points? I've read entire thread. I intend to call Hilton myself on Thursday but would like to know what I can and can't expect when I call. Thanks.]

Oh and my offer was only for 25,000 points

rmc1

No, you cannot combine accounts with spouse. They stopped this in April 2004 but it was allowed before that. I know because I got married in Oct 2003 and kept putting it off and called in mid April only to find that they had just canceled that feature. Live and learn.

On 2nd reading, I'm wondering if YOU have 2 accounts. If so, you can combine multiple accounts for the same person. You get all the points and the highest status. I can't remember if you can do online but I know some of the hotels allow you to combine on the web site so go log into your account first and look for options.