DISCUSSION for Hilton Honors Hotels in Australia {AUS}
Feb 19, 2003, 8:35 am
#46
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: USA
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Both are awesome. The airport is a boutique style hotel and very nice. The free breakfast was a big, delicious buffet with made to order omelettes.
Got upgraded at Hilton on the Park to a great suite and a plate full of chocolates and had a lovely view of the garden next door. Take a walk there after sunset and see the possums foraging for food. Handy walking distance to Melbourne Park and the G if you like tennis or footy.
Aussiemate
Got upgraded at Hilton on the Park to a great suite and a plate full of chocolates and had a lovely view of the garden next door. Take a walk there after sunset and see the possums foraging for food. Handy walking distance to Melbourne Park and the G if you like tennis or footy.
Aussiemate
Mar 28, 2003, 3:07 am
#47
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sydney
Programs: QF Plat, VA Gold, HH Diam, PC Plat, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,082
10,000 orphan points...what use in Sydney, Australia?
Despite searching this forum and the Hilton webpage....I could't find any useful use for these points. Point stretcher hotels don't seem to be available in any Hiltion in OZ and the 15% off dining etc also seem not to be usable in any hotel in OZ that I could find!
Any suggestions gratefully accepted!
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kpc
Any suggestions gratefully accepted!
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kpc
Mar 28, 2003, 4:02 am
#48
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10,000 points can be used for a Scandic hotel in Europe. Go to Coupon Connection and try and make a trade.
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Mar 28, 2003, 4:30 am
#49
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Sounds like 5 x quarterly updates to me. 
If it were me I'd leave them there and add to them now and again. Delta had a deal recently where you got 20,000 x HH simply for signing up in SkyMiles etc.
You can buy extra at $12.50 per 1000 if you want to.
THREE nights in Scandinavia is of course the best deal out there, for 15,000. We had a hotel in Copenhagen priced at $US800 a night on that deal. OR .. you CAN get:
THrifty - 1 free day with a 2-day minimum rental
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If it were me I'd leave them there and add to them now and again. Delta had a deal recently where you got 20,000 x HH simply for signing up in SkyMiles etc.
You can buy extra at $12.50 per 1000 if you want to.
THREE nights in Scandinavia is of course the best deal out there, for 15,000. We had a hotel in Copenhagen priced at $US800 a night on that deal. OR .. you CAN get:
THrifty - 1 free day with a 2-day minimum rental
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~ Glen ~
Come visit HERE the most ** FRIENDLY FORUM ** on FlyerTalk. No flame wars, no personal abuse, no substance abuse. Not much of anything really!
Mar 28, 2003, 5:29 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brisbane (BNE), Australia, QF/VA Forums Meeting Organiser
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kpc, only being a humble SG in HH world, but received my HHonors statement today and saw these that may help you:
Double base points and reduced rates at SYD airport Hilton - from AUD$170 (incl GST).
1K bonus points PER Parmelia Hilton, with rates from AUD$189 and full brekky for 2.
MEL airport Hilton from AUD$165.
These might help you after you have skimmed 50K from the Evil Empire..
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Double base points and reduced rates at SYD airport Hilton - from AUD$170 (incl GST).
1K bonus points PER Parmelia Hilton, with rates from AUD$189 and full brekky for 2.
MEL airport Hilton from AUD$165.
These might help you after you have skimmed 50K from the Evil Empire..
(edited to correct spelling)
[This message has been edited by QF WP (edited 03-28-2003).]
Mar 28, 2003, 2:34 pm
#51
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Plat, Marriott Gold,HH Gold
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Are you not going to stay at Hiltons anymore? That would be the only reason I would call your points orphans. I would just keep building up points until something you like is available.
Mar 28, 2003, 3:06 pm
#52
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: too far from the airport
Posts: 3,298
You can (very slowly) increase your balance by joining Mypoints and e-rewards (if that's allowed in Australia) at no cost. Eventually, you might be able to get enough points for an award.
If you're absolutely sure that this won't work, you can always transfer your 10K HHonors to a number of airlines (it's equivalent to 1.5K miles). Not a good exchange rate, but better than not using your points at all.
If you're absolutely sure that this won't work, you can always transfer your 10K HHonors to a number of airlines (it's equivalent to 1.5K miles). Not a good exchange rate, but better than not using your points at all.
Apr 1, 2003, 4:32 pm
#53
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posts: 750
Hilton HHonors Properties in Sydney
I am going to Australia on vacation in May and was looking at redeeming some of my Hilton Honor points. I dont have a lot of miles, but was hoping to get 2 free weekend nights in sydney. I am having trouble finding hotels as the Sydney Hilton is under renovation until mid-2004 and I dont want to stay at the airport Hilton. Any suggestions...??? I thought I saw somewhere that another hotel (non-hilton) was allowing people to redeem points??
Sorry if this doesnt make sense - but the Hilton website IMHO doesnt make much sense either.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Sorry if this doesnt make sense - but the Hilton website IMHO doesnt make much sense either.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Apr 1, 2003, 5:18 pm
#54
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Sydney
Posts: 5,769
The hotels they are using are the Grace hotel www.gracehotel.com.au
and another in Rushcutters Bay.
apparently the Grace is "JUST" honoring upgrades and points at this stage
and another in Rushcutters Bay.
apparently the Grace is "JUST" honoring upgrades and points at this stage
Dec 3, 2003, 12:50 am
#57
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 3,046
Melbourne Airport & Melbourne Airport Hilton Coupons
Melbourne Airport Hilton dining vouchers -
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/013612.html
please post on there (not here) if you're interested and email me. I thought i'd let all the kind folks here on the Hilton HHonors board know as you're more likely to be interested.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/013612.html
please post on there (not here) if you're interested and email me. I thought i'd let all the kind folks here on the Hilton HHonors board know as you're more likely to be interested.
Jun 23, 2004, 5:53 pm
#59
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Hilton declares $250 million upgrade for Australian properties
Hilton International has declared its long-term intentions in Australia by committing more than $250 million to upgrade its luxury hotel portfolio in Australia...
Jun 23, 2004, 6:43 pm
#60
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Not a very recent article. They talk about Sydney reopening "this summer". No chance. They will be lucky to reopen NEXT summer. Unless of course they are referring to AU summer. Why would they do that? 