View Poll Results: As a Result of the Luckiest Loser Promotion, You Will or Intend To:
Become much more active in Priority Club and much less active in Hilton HHonors.
20
15.63%
Become more active in Priority Club and less active in Hilton HHonors.
60
46.88%
No change in activity.
43
33.59%
Become more active in Hilton HHonors and less active in Priority Club.
1
0.78%
Become much more active in Hilton HHonors and much less active in Priority Club.
0
0%
Other issues or circumstances, which I intend to state in this thread.
4
3.13%
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Yikes! "Luckiest Loser" tag for Honors?
Feb 3, 2010, 11:29 am
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,377
Points weren't lost, but their value was reduced in the new category shift. See the chart for some examples at http://pointsloser.priorityclub.com/
Feb 3, 2010, 11:32 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Monterey, California
Programs: Affiliated with all, participate in some
Posts: 2,188
Technically you did not lose Hilton HHonors points, but if you were to book a 6-night VIP reward for the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front today, you will pay 225,000 points for the same room you could have booked for 150,000 points 3 weeks ago.
The HHonors points have lost "value".
The real fault with Hilton HHonors is not necessarily that they raised the points required for free nights, but that given three months notice of the changes to come, HHonors did not care enough for their members to publish the hotel category changes prior to the new reward levels being implemented.
Members did not know which hotels, like the Hilton Pensacola, would increase 50% for reward nights before the change took effect January 15.
The HHonors points have lost "value".
The real fault with Hilton HHonors is not necessarily that they raised the points required for free nights, but that given three months notice of the changes to come, HHonors did not care enough for their members to publish the hotel category changes prior to the new reward levels being implemented.
Members did not know which hotels, like the Hilton Pensacola, would increase 50% for reward nights before the change took effect January 15.
Feb 3, 2010, 11:34 am
#20
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 24,996
It seems that the recent changes by HHonors also has their competition taking notice. This is highly unusual but very interesting. Look what IHG Priority Club has announced:
http://www.pointsloser.priorityclub....-luckiestloser
http://www.pointsloser.priorityclub....-luckiestloser
My InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club account is now 1,000 points richer...
Feb 3, 2010, 11:40 am
#21
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Gold/1MM, AA EXP, Marriott Plat
Posts: 963
Feb 3, 2010, 11:46 am
#22
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
actually Member ehud , beat RP by 2hrs only he posted it on the Priority Club Forum http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...valuation.html
Feb 3, 2010, 12:13 pm
#24
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Houston
Programs: CO, US, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 87
Technically you did not lose Hilton HHonors points, but if you were to book a 6-night VIP reward for the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front today, you will pay 225,000 points for the same room you could have booked for 150,000 points 3 weeks ago.
The HHonors points have lost "value".
The real fault with Hilton HHonors is not necessarily that they raised the points required for free nights, but that given three months notice of the changes to come, HHonors did not care enough for their members to publish the hotel category changes prior to the new reward levels being implemented.
Members did not know which hotels, like the Hilton Pensacola, would increase 50% for reward nights before the change took effect January 15.
The HHonors points have lost "value".
The real fault with Hilton HHonors is not necessarily that they raised the points required for free nights, but that given three months notice of the changes to come, HHonors did not care enough for their members to publish the hotel category changes prior to the new reward levels being implemented.
Members did not know which hotels, like the Hilton Pensacola, would increase 50% for reward nights before the change took effect January 15.
Feb 3, 2010, 12:35 pm
#26
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: Hilton HHonors, Southwest
Posts: 3
Comparable Hotels?
the luckiest loser link shows me a table called 'what happened to your hhonors points?'. I'm new to PCG and I was wondering what the comparable hotels to the London Courthose and Hawaiian Village were?
Feb 3, 2010, 12:37 pm
#27
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,377
The chart is not a comparison of HHonors properties to Priority Club properties. It is a chart showing redemption levels (in terms of nights bookable per x amount of points) within HHonors before and after the devaluation.
Feb 3, 2010, 12:45 pm
#28
Moderator, Hilton Honors
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: on a short leash
Programs: some
Posts: 71,419
A shame the 20% PC bonus is limited to 20k points.
Chances should be high to make the top 20.000 ! 
Feb 3, 2010, 12:46 pm
#29
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,377
That would be a bit too generous and PCR might have to follow the Hilton lead to devalue if they did that.
I did note that in the terms the 2,000,000 point winner has to agree to be used for interviews, advertising, etc. I'm guessing PCR will be doing some sort of advertising campaign with the winner when this is done.
I did note that in the terms the 2,000,000 point winner has to agree to be used for interviews, advertising, etc. I'm guessing PCR will be doing some sort of advertising campaign with the winner when this is done.
Feb 3, 2010, 12:50 pm
#30
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: Hilton HHonors, Southwest
Posts: 3
Right, so now that my points aren't going to get me as many nights the Courthouse, what is the IHG hotel that I should be looking at?