Q3 2012 promo officially announced: 3x points Fri-Sun, 2x points Mon-Thu Jul 1-Sep 30
Jun 25, 2012, 8:22 pm
#91
Join Date: Apr 2012
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I had about 12 weeks booked this summer but saw my hotel had opted out so I emailed them and told them to cancel my reservations. I got a quick reply saying they hadnt opted out. I sent them the link from the promo page and they said there was a mistake and and they are working fix it (they didnt notice it until I brought it up). Maybe theres more hotels on there that hadnt really opted out? I think its worth asking!
Jul 1, 2012, 9:36 am
#93
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Jul 1, 2012, 12:02 pm
#94
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Thanks
Jul 4, 2012, 8:08 pm
#95
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You can combine this with the triple Delta SkyMiles promotion at selected 300+ hotels. But I will start double dipping with Virgin Atlantic for 1K (2k HH) per stay AFTER BMI option is gone.
Jul 5, 2012, 1:52 am
#96
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on second thought, i'm quite happy with this promo....i just realised that my next stay in europe will get me over 100k points (including bonus, hilton amex, etc) since i'll be booking 2 rooms for 5 nights....
Oct 11, 2012, 2:27 am
#97
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i seem to have gotten far fewer points from my last stay during this promo period....please let me know if i am calculating incorrectly....
i had a 4 night stay with 2 nights falling in the 2x points category (wednesday & thursday) & the other 2 in the 3x points category (friday & saturday)....
the rate for the first 2 nights was 502.80 (excluding taxes) & the remaining 2 weekend nights was 412.20 (excluding taxes)....
the exchange rate would roughly translate the amounts into $647 for the first 2 nights & $530 for the remaining 2 nights....
this means for the first 2 nights i should get 6,470 (base points) + 3,235 (diamond vip bonus) + 3,235 (50% base points bonus) + 6,470 (2x base points) = 19,410 points....
for the 2 weekend nights i should get 5,300 (base points) + 2,650 (diamond vip bonus) + 2,650 (50% base point bonus) + 10,600 (3x base points) = 21,200 points....
this brings the total to 40,610 points....
what i've got instead is 7,119 (base points) + 3,559 (diamond vip bonus) + 3,559 (50% base points bonus) + 10,674 (2x/3x base points) = 24,911....
is my calculation correct or am i making a mistake somewhere????
i had a 4 night stay with 2 nights falling in the 2x points category (wednesday & thursday) & the other 2 in the 3x points category (friday & saturday)....
the rate for the first 2 nights was 502.80 (excluding taxes) & the remaining 2 weekend nights was 412.20 (excluding taxes)....
the exchange rate would roughly translate the amounts into $647 for the first 2 nights & $530 for the remaining 2 nights....
this means for the first 2 nights i should get 6,470 (base points) + 3,235 (diamond vip bonus) + 3,235 (50% base points bonus) + 6,470 (2x base points) = 19,410 points....
for the 2 weekend nights i should get 5,300 (base points) + 2,650 (diamond vip bonus) + 2,650 (50% base point bonus) + 10,600 (3x base points) = 21,200 points....
this brings the total to 40,610 points....
what i've got instead is 7,119 (base points) + 3,559 (diamond vip bonus) + 3,559 (50% base points bonus) + 10,674 (2x/3x base points) = 24,911....
is my calculation correct or am i making a mistake somewhere????