A Night on Us: Hilton Honors Promotion First Quarter 2010
#61
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH diamond
Posts: 2,646
NO. 3rd party booking do NOT count towards anything. They do NOT count for stays credit or points or towards promotions. Promotions are ONLY valid thru hilton booking channels. The only thing you MAY get with 3rd party non-opaque booking is VIP amenities. Opaque bookings, you get NOTHING: no credit/points/amenities.
#62
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Bay Area
Programs: HH, PC, SPG, MR, GP, US, UA, AA
Posts: 3,443
I wasn't referring to the elite status qualification but the stay requirement threshold for each FN awarded.
#63
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 758
#64
#65
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH diamond
Posts: 2,646
As KathyWdrf points out, the reward stays are not free. They are paid via points.
HHonors T&C:
Eligible Rate stays are stays at all rates except wholesale/tour operator packages, contracted airline crew rates, complimentary or barter rooms, stays on NET Group, Series Group or IT Group rates, contracted Entertainment or Encore rates and stays using airline percent-off award certificates.
You had a complimentary room.
#67
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: York, PA
Programs: MRSPG LT Tit, HH Diamond, Hertz Pres.
Posts: 1,737
same here, I knew I was dropping either HH or MR. It was hard as I was ONLY a MR gold for 4 years. With a job change, I am MR-P, HH-D, SPG-P. I decided to drop MR-P, too may stays and I can pick up Hyatt Diamond AND still have nights left over to splurge when there is a GREAT promo
#68
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 758
#69
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York City
Programs: UA 1K [0.280MM since Feb 25, '02], UA Red Carpet Club, HH Diamond, CBP Global Entry
Posts: 846
With Hilton's Q4/2009 "double bonus HH points on base points", I received 27k bonus points after just 2 (two) stays.
#70
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: Darth Vader of AMEX, A ladys best friend of Hilton, Pt78 of SPG, *G ,*S, ANA VIP
Posts: 3,912
#72
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA Plt 3MM; UA 1K 2 MM; MR Lifetime Plat; HH Lifetime Diamond; HH Diamond; IGH Spire Ambas; SPG Gold
Posts: 2,149
#73
Original Member and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,577
Even if one likes the Marriott 60k points for 30 nights better (or the other variations that in effect work out to 2k or 2.5k points per night), it's a moot point since the entire thing is targetted and many FT'ers have reported receiving no invitation at all to date (I have not received an offer).
#74
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Even if one likes the Marriott 60k points for 30 nights better (or the other variations that in effect work out to 2k or 2.5k points per night), it's a moot point since the entire thing is targetted and many FT'ers have reported receiving no invitation at all to date (I have not received an offer).
#75
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DFW
Programs: Marriott Life Titanium, Hilton Diamond, United Silver, DL, IHG Plat, etc.
Posts: 2,888
Honestly, can anyone tell me what is good about that trash? 60k for 30 stays? H? You get one or two free nights for that? I am not a big Hilton fan but I think that Hilton's 5/10/15 is waaaays better! So please: Can anyone tell me what is good about Marriott's so-called promo?
That said the Marriott offer really doesn't look that great to me either. IHG has just put out its 1Q promos that reach 10K of their points for as little as 2 nights. That's more like it.