Hilton Honors 3rd Quarter Promotion 2010: Double Your Honors
#47
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,172
I am just saying instead of waiting for the promo to get the exact details and doing the same analysis within minutes which will be accurate, you would rather waste your time in figuring out all the possible combination of what the promo "could be" just so you have it ready when the promo comes out? This isn't the Friday morning run after Thanksgiving.
#48
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,172
Once the promo is official, it is usually available on hhonors.com
#49
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sandbridge, Virginia Beach
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hertz PC, Hyatt Globalist, IGH Rewards Club Spire, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 146
If you're asking about finding out about future promotions, some members of FlyerTalk seem to be able to find out about promotions before they're made available to public. There are some corporate insiders who leak information here and some people have a knack for finding the websites for promotions before the website is given out to the public. There's usually advance notice or speculation about the next quarter's promotion for every FT hotel forum. It's very useful information to me because I plan all my hotel stays 30 - 60 days in advance of my actual travel.
Marriott promotions are often targeted based on the stay activity of the rewards member. If you call Marriott Rewards customer service and talk to a person, then you usually find out they have alternate offers if you don't like the one they offer you via email.
#50
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 221
This sounds great, but not quite as good as Q2 with the free hotel stays (4:1 is hard to beat)! Double Southwest = 1 credit per stay. Do some hotel hopping and easily 1 - 2 free Southwest tickets. I wonder if the double points include everything (welcome points and bonus) If so, then a $150 room Hilton room would be 2000 points (welcome points) + 3000 points (room charge) + 1500 points (diamond bonus) = 6500 points per night without even addidng a dinner or bar bill on the hotel charge (even better if they were doubled too adding $50 for food & drinks would be another 1,000 (double points) + 500 (diamond bonus) = 8,000 points per stay... 20 nights would be 160k points. If so that could be lucrative. Be even better if you could switch halfway after getting a free ticket on SW, then go for double points (just a dream now)... Can't wait to see the details...
#51
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nashville, TN - BNA
Programs: Hilton Gold, WN RR
Posts: 1,818
I don't think it's a waste of time, since I was able to figure out whether awards change dramatically depending on whether one has a different VIP level or a cheaper room, etc. This is going to be handy info for me to have going forward (and what card I should use to pay, which is something I generally pay close attention to.) Once I had those numbers figured out, it was a piece of cake - maybe 5, 10 minutes - to plug in the promo.
I was doing it anyway so thought I'd share with the class. If you think it's a "waste of time" to read it, most browsers have a big blue scroll button on the right side of the screen....
I'll re-do it once we know the details. Oh, and if this has all been done before, I'd like to see a link. I didn't find anything when I did a search before I posted. It'd be interesting to compare conclusions with someone else on this.
I was doing it anyway so thought I'd share with the class. If you think it's a "waste of time" to read it, most browsers have a big blue scroll button on the right side of the screen....
I'll re-do it once we know the details. Oh, and if this has all been done before, I'd like to see a link. I didn't find anything when I did a search before I posted. It'd be interesting to compare conclusions with someone else on this.
#52
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 4,872
To recap:
3 nights set to Points and Points using Surpass: 1.3 RR
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass: 1.7 RR
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass, hotel hopping: 2.59 RR
3 nights set to P & P using WN Visa: 1.6 RR
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa: 1.9 RR
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa, hotel hopping: 2.9 RR
(All are welcome to check my math on this, have looked at this so long I'm sort of not 'seeing' it any more and may well have overlooked something! Thanks!)
3 nights set to Points and Points using Surpass: 1.3 RR
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass: 1.7 RR
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass, hotel hopping: 2.59 RR
3 nights set to P & P using WN Visa: 1.6 RR
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa: 1.9 RR
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa, hotel hopping: 2.9 RR
(All are welcome to check my math on this, have looked at this so long I'm sort of not 'seeing' it any more and may well have overlooked something! Thanks!)
#53
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: DL, AS, Marriott, Hyatt, National
Posts: 862
#54
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nashville, TN - BNA
Programs: Hilton Gold, WN RR
Posts: 1,818
It IS still offered. If you're not getting it, definitely call HH to follow up. You have to both book with an Amex card and then pay with it.
I did NOT include the 500 point bonus, any of the property-specific bonuses (250 for Hampton Inn, etc.) or the 1st-8-stay bonus for Surpass, etc.
Those are just really variable, and our international friends generally don't have access to the CC-related stuff.
Although I did just take a look and adding the 500 points, even to a much cheaper room (I used $75) doesn't change the fact that you should pay with WN Visa if you're earning for WN - even if you're a Diamond Hilton VIP (math avail upon request). Mostly due to the doubled spend and relatively low redemption rates associated with WN Visa as compared to HH.
(this isn't promo math, just everyday hotel spend using WN Visa vs Surpass)
3 nights set to Points and Points using Surpass: .64 RR Gold, .7 RR DIA
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass: 1.03 RR Gold, 1.09 RR DIA
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass, hotel hopping: 2.03 RR Gold, 2.09 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & P using WN Visa: .69 RR Gold, .75 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa: 1.08 RR Gold, 1.1 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa, hotel hopping: 2.08 RR Gold, 2.1 RR DIA
I did NOT include the 500 point bonus, any of the property-specific bonuses (250 for Hampton Inn, etc.) or the 1st-8-stay bonus for Surpass, etc.
Those are just really variable, and our international friends generally don't have access to the CC-related stuff.
Although I did just take a look and adding the 500 points, even to a much cheaper room (I used $75) doesn't change the fact that you should pay with WN Visa if you're earning for WN - even if you're a Diamond Hilton VIP (math avail upon request). Mostly due to the doubled spend and relatively low redemption rates associated with WN Visa as compared to HH.
(this isn't promo math, just everyday hotel spend using WN Visa vs Surpass)
3 nights set to Points and Points using Surpass: .64 RR Gold, .7 RR DIA
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass: 1.03 RR Gold, 1.09 RR DIA
3 nights set to Points and Miles using Surpass, hotel hopping: 2.03 RR Gold, 2.09 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & P using WN Visa: .69 RR Gold, .75 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa: 1.08 RR Gold, 1.1 RR DIA
3 nights set to P & M using WN Visa, hotel hopping: 2.08 RR Gold, 2.1 RR DIA
#55
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: SWA A-List Preferred & CP, Delta Diamond, HH Diamond Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 553
#56
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: SWA A-List Preferred & CP, Delta Diamond, HH Diamond Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 553
In fact, the "HamptonInsider" actually missed by a mile for their alleged insider information for Q2. They said it would be double airline miles or something like that and then when it was annoucned it ended up being the free cert for 4 stays/10 nights.
I wish they would just continue with the certs program. If you travel as much as I do you can just keep using certs for reward stays and bank more points.
Maybe HHonors will give us multiple choice and let us choose the one we like the best!
#57
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The World! Home Base = DCA/IAD
Programs: HHonors, Hyatt GP, Marriott, Varying Levels w/ UA /AF /DL /SQ /AA
Posts: 2,666
Thank You
Thanks for the analysis, divemistressofthedark. Contrary to some churlish individuals, I always appreciate when someone takes the time to share their analysis on various topics on the FT boards.
Will
Will
#58
Join Date: May 2005
Location: WAS (DCA, IAD, BWI)
Programs: UA 1K, CO Platinum, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5 *
Posts: 1,314
This is a good point.
In fact, the "HamptonInsider" actually missed by a mile for their alleged insider information for Q2. They said it would be double airline miles or something like that and then when it was annoucned it ended up being the free cert for 4 stays/10 nights.
I wish they would just continue with the certs program. If you travel as much as I do you can just keep using certs for reward stays and bank more points.
Maybe HHonors will give us multiple choice and let us choose the one we like the best!
In fact, the "HamptonInsider" actually missed by a mile for their alleged insider information for Q2. They said it would be double airline miles or something like that and then when it was annoucned it ended up being the free cert for 4 stays/10 nights.
I wish they would just continue with the certs program. If you travel as much as I do you can just keep using certs for reward stays and bank more points.
Maybe HHonors will give us multiple choice and let us choose the one we like the best!
#59
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: SWA A-List Preferred & CP, Delta Diamond, HH Diamond Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 553
Don't look a "gift horse in the mouth" and s/he didn't miss it "by a mile": http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...n-hhonors.html
The free cert/4 stay thing was never mentioned until HHonors announced it.
So I would say that she missed it by a mile. There is a big difference between 4 and 10. Especially in this case.
#60
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cullman, Alabama
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 648
So what about someone not using an affinity card
With regards to the posts about the upcoming Q3 promotion. What if you have to put the charges on your own credit card or a company credit card? Which is better to select then if you room rate runs $122 a night w/o taxes.