Making the switch in 2002
Jan 24, 2002, 7:30 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA Plat, Delta Slvr, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Priority Club Plat, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5star
Posts: 129
Making the switch in 2002
Some starter questions:
1) How easy/hard is it to get Gold or Diamond VIP comped? (I had 130+ nights last two years between Holiday-inn's and Starwood. Also flew 200K actual miles last year.)
2) How do I transfer airline miles into Hilton points at a 2:1 ratio? Are there better ratios for different airlines?
3) Are the reward stay locations worth it?
Thanks,
possible HH newbie
[This message has been edited by GenieFlyer (edited 01-24-2002).]
1) How easy/hard is it to get Gold or Diamond VIP comped? (I had 130+ nights last two years between Holiday-inn's and Starwood. Also flew 200K actual miles last year.)
2) How do I transfer airline miles into Hilton points at a 2:1 ratio? Are there better ratios for different airlines?
3) Are the reward stay locations worth it?
Thanks,
possible HH newbie
[This message has been edited by GenieFlyer (edited 01-24-2002).]
Jan 24, 2002, 8:45 am
#2
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 6,084
GenieFlyer -- Here are some answers.
1) Diamond is rather hard to get comped, but Gold is pretty much a sure thing.
2) Detailed information on the exhange rate and transfer process of airline miles into HH points can be found here: http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rew...change_1.jhtml .
3) There are plenty reward stay locations "worth it" (e.g., Hilton St. Lucia, Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico, Langham Hilton in London, Cairns Hilton, etc).
1) Diamond is rather hard to get comped, but Gold is pretty much a sure thing.
2) Detailed information on the exhange rate and transfer process of airline miles into HH points can be found here: http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rew...change_1.jhtml .
3) There are plenty reward stay locations "worth it" (e.g., Hilton St. Lucia, Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico, Langham Hilton in London, Cairns Hilton, etc).
Jan 24, 2002, 8:54 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Sunny Switzerland
Programs: BD / BA / AF
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GenieFlyer:
How easy/hard is it to get Gold or Diamond VIP comped? (I had 130+ nights last two years between Holiday-inn's and Starwood. Also flew 200K actual miles last year.)</font>
How easy/hard is it to get Gold or Diamond VIP comped? (I had 130+ nights last two years between Holiday-inn's and Starwood. Also flew 200K actual miles last year.)</font>
If they insist that Diamond is never comped, hang up and call again. Sooner or later, someone will put you through to the right person to consider your application.
Good luck.
Jan 26, 2002, 10:34 pm
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA Plat, Delta Slvr, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Priority Club Plat, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5star
Posts: 129
Thanks all.
Also, FYI - I sent in a fax on 01/24 requesting a comp to a higher elite status, based on my history at other hotel brands over the past few years and the fact that I had made a few reservations in advance for the month of February. I have a feeling they'll probably offer me gold, but it'd be a great feeling to start off with diamond.
That would guarantee Hilton my loyalty for life
Also, FYI - I sent in a fax on 01/24 requesting a comp to a higher elite status, based on my history at other hotel brands over the past few years and the fact that I had made a few reservations in advance for the month of February. I have a feeling they'll probably offer me gold, but it'd be a great feeling to start off with diamond.
That would guarantee Hilton my loyalty for life