2010 Second Quarter Promotion: Reward Yourself With Hilton Honors
Mar 5, 2010, 6:24 am
#76
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Easier than 10 nights for 1 free
Well my 2 cents are that there are other programs that are easier to get a Free Night than having to stay 10 nights. Still if you are a HH member, you are adding points while you work towards the first 10 nights and Hilton hotels worldwide are pretty nice overall.
Now if you like SPG, I totally understand that as they have a great set of Hotels. Same goes for Marriott.
The most agressive program right now is Choice Hotels with their 1 + 1 = FREE Promo. Stay two nights and get one night free. That to me is a heck of a lock quicker way to earn Free Nights but you have to give up Quality.
It really all gets down to what your goal is now doesn't it.
Now if you like SPG, I totally understand that as they have a great set of Hotels. Same goes for Marriott.
The most agressive program right now is Choice Hotels with their 1 + 1 = FREE Promo. Stay two nights and get one night free. That to me is a heck of a lock quicker way to earn Free Nights but you have to give up Quality.
It really all gets down to what your goal is now doesn't it.
Mar 5, 2010, 9:09 am
#77
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You don't have to give up Quality, they're part of Choice Privileges. 
Mar 5, 2010, 6:19 pm
#79
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Mar 5, 2010, 6:51 pm
#80
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Well my 2 cents are that there are other programs that are easier to get a Free Night than having to stay 10 nights. Still if you are a HH member, you are adding points while you work towards the first 10 nights and Hilton hotels worldwide are pretty nice overall.
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Mar 6, 2010, 3:00 am
#81
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Mar 6, 2010, 4:23 am
#82
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When should we expect this promo to go up, including the list of participating properties?
Do I read this correctly that a diamond paying to stay at any Hilton Family Property (e.g., Waldorf Astoria, DoubleTree) using Surpass would get 34HH/$ spent?
39 = 10 base + 10 promo + 5 double dip + 5 diamond + 9 surpass.
Just checking my math as I am new to these programs.
Do I read this correctly that a diamond paying to stay at any Hilton Family Property (e.g., Waldorf Astoria, DoubleTree) using Surpass would get 34HH/$ spent?
39 = 10 base + 10 promo + 5 double dip + 5 diamond + 9 surpass.
Just checking my math as I am new to these programs.
Looks like you need 10 nights at $128 per night as Diamond with Surpass card to get 50,000 points with double points v. one free night at 10 nights.
Without HHonors credit card you need average $167 per night for 10 nights with double points as diamond (30 points per $ for Points & Points earner) to get 50,000 points.
And if Blue member with no elite, it takes average $200 per night for 10 nights to get 50,000 points. The free night option after 10 nights looks like a better bet for the HHonors newbie who could also earn Silver elite after 4 stays or 10 nights.
Just find hotels averaging under $100 per night and getting a free $200 to $300 room and status is a decent, but not great, rebate for 10 nights.
I have to agree that Hilton HHonors has put together a string of three decent promotions after such a long period of years with tepid offers for members.
The miles promotions look more interesting to me.
Mar 6, 2010, 6:14 am
#83
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Rather simple math for me. I already have the 3 nights from this quarter (though still waiting for the 3rd to post) and I don't know that I would be able to use up additional free nights by next year. It would be easier if you could gift them, but I don't think you can. So it will be double points for me.
Mar 6, 2010, 8:01 am
#84
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39 points per $ looks right to me. That AMEX Surpass credit card sure gives a boost.
Looks like you need 10 nights at $128 per night as Diamond with Surpass card to get 50,000 points with double points v. one free night at 10 nights.
Without HHonors credit card you need average $167 per night for 10 nights with double points as diamond (30 points per $ for Points & Points earner) to get 50,000 points.
And if Blue member with no elite, it takes average $200 per night for 10 nights to get 50,000 points. The free night option after 10 nights looks like a better bet for the HHonors newbie who could also earn Silver elite after 4 stays or 10 nights.
Looks like you need 10 nights at $128 per night as Diamond with Surpass card to get 50,000 points with double points v. one free night at 10 nights.
Without HHonors credit card you need average $167 per night for 10 nights with double points as diamond (30 points per $ for Points & Points earner) to get 50,000 points.
And if Blue member with no elite, it takes average $200 per night for 10 nights to get 50,000 points. The free night option after 10 nights looks like a better bet for the HHonors newbie who could also earn Silver elite after 4 stays or 10 nights.
One disadvantage of the free night promotion is that with an increment of 10 nights there is a good chance you might waste a lot of nights towards the promotion (e.g., 18 nights would be one free night with 8 of them "wasted"). Since my average room rate is in the $100 range, the free night is the way to go for me, unless I don't think I will have even 10 nights, which is actually possible depending on the other promotions available.
The big wildcard you alluded to is the mileage offers, in particular the BA offer. If you can get a free night + 50,000 BA miles + regular HHonors point earnings for 10 one-night stays that would be a killer value in my opinion.
Mar 6, 2010, 9:03 am
#85
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I can't see the BA offer being 5k PER stay - has not happened before to my knowledge. More likely, you will earn bonus miles up to 5k in total.
Mar 6, 2010, 9:23 am
#86
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so basically you are saying that hyatt is a honda accord & hilton is a mercedes????& your primary reason for this is because there are more hilton properties????
this has got to be one of the weirdest comparisons i have come across in a long time....
& even spg usually does a stay 2, get one free promo....which car company are they????
this has got to be one of the weirdest comparisons i have come across in a long time....
& even spg usually does a stay 2, get one free promo....which car company are they????
I still stand by the ultra high end Hilton properties like Maldives and Bora Bora as CLEARLY surpassing anything Hyatt and those are the type places I want to blow my points
Mar 6, 2010, 9:51 am
#87
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If this promo is as billed, I'll be racking up a lot of points w/the double points offer. Don't have a lot of nights in the 2nd quarter but the several I do are more expensive properties. Now if they will only roll registration out soon or make it retroactive to April 1. I have a few stays in the beginning of April.
Mar 6, 2010, 11:07 am
#88
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Mar 6, 2010, 1:25 pm
#89
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I would say that overall Hilton is a much higher end property than Hyatt. I tend to stay only at Waldorf or full service hilton at a minimum. They seem to always be better than Hyatt.
I still stand by the ultra high end Hilton properties like Maldives and Bora Bora as CLEARLY surpassing anything Hyatt and those are the type places I want to blow my points
I still stand by the ultra high end Hilton properties like Maldives and Bora Bora as CLEARLY surpassing anything Hyatt and those are the type places I want to blow my points
Mar 16, 2010, 1:14 pm
#90
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