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Originally Posted by PWMTrav
(Post 23271611)
HHonors Gold was an unpublished benefit late last year. You just had to call in and ask.
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how long was it a benefit..? ill take a look in amex forum later i guess.
a temporary special offer / promotion which may (or may not) be targeted is not the same as a benefit. |
Originally Posted by PWMTrav
(Post 23271611)
HHonors Gold was an unpublished benefit late last year. You just had to call in and ask.
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 23274123)
Yup, it briefly appeared in Q4/13 on a trial basis.
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Not to forget the milepoint premium membership that amng various goodies gave free HH gold ;)
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 23276469)
Not to forget the milepoint premium membership that amng various goodies gave free HH gold ;)
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 23272353)
how long was it a benefit..? ill take a look in amex forum later i guess.
a temporary special offer / promotion which may (or may not) be targeted is not the same as a benefit. |
Originally Posted by PWMTrav
(Post 23277187)
A benefit's a benefit if you use it when it's available. It wasn't targeted - it just wasn't announced and it quietly expired.
Originally Posted by PWMTrav
(Post 22763078)
Gary has an Amex Platinum. It's in his "what's in my wallet" post from not long ago. Therefore, he has HHonors Gold as long as he calls in and asks for it. Does a travel blogger really not know that?
Great that he's not taking anything - I don't think he would outright do so. But he's already a phone call away from having HHonors Gold anyway. |
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 23277350)
i replied to what you wrote originally >
This thread is in the context of turning down a comped perk. Within that context, I'm still not sure what you're getting at. That I was wrong, that it wasn't a benefit when I posted that? OK, that's fine, but it doesn't really change anything. |
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I haven’t gotten around to upping my Hilton HHonors status back to Gold (I need to apply for the Citi Hilton Reserve Card). I’ve only had three stays with them this year. hilton’s hhonors gold offer was a limited-time deal end of 2013, and is not currently available |
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 23277569)
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 23272353)
how long was it a benefit..? ill take a look in amex forum later i guess.
a temporary special offer / promotion which may (or may not) be targeted is not the same as a benefit. |
VFTW's trust in AA notwithstanding, he definitely doesn't trust United:
I wouldn’t be buying United miles at a 100% bonus speculatively of course, certainly not since they devalued. Nice try, United. But this is why people don’t trust you. You take their money and say that you might give actual reasonable value, you’ll let everyone know later. Meh. He links to his post about UA's award chart changes in pointing to the devaluation. I'm curious why that devaluation, announced with 3 months' lead time, barely impacting Y redemptions, and not gutting routing and award construction rules, causes mistrust while the AA no-notice "enhancements" did not cause mistrust. (Mind you, I don't disagree that it's not wise to speculatively buy UA miles under this promo - planned top-offs you were already considering making are another story. And I kinda think the UA promo is lame in general. But I found the above interesting...) |
Originally Posted by 84fiero
(Post 23463619)
VFTW's trust in AA notwithstanding, he definitely doesn't trust United:
(emphasis in original) He links to his post about UA's award chart changes in pointing to the devaluation. I'm curious why that devaluation, announced with 3 months' lead time, barely impacting Y redemptions, and not gutting routing and award construction rules, causes mistrust while the AA no-notice "enhancements" did not cause mistrust. (Mind you, I don't disagree that it's not wise to speculatively buy UA miles under this promo - planned top-offs you were already considering making are another story. And I kinda think the UA promo is lame in general. But I found the above interesting...) GAAry hAAs AA. Love is irrational. |
For me they get one screw-up I’m wary They’re at a turning point I still trust them, and whether I continue to do so will be dependent upon the next data point |
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