Hilton Honors: Double points in 2013 Q1
#46
Join Date: Mar 2006
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With VS you get 1000 miles per stay (baseline) or 2000 miles per stay if you select double airline miles, choose fixed miles, and stay in HGI or higher categories. If you do mostly one-night stays in HGI or full service hotels, it is equivalent to 4k (2k VS = 4k Hilton) HHonors points per stay on top of regular point earnings and top tier amenities. In this case the promo adds an additional 2k Hhonors per stay, which works well if you pay less than $200 per night and typically do one night stays.
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#47
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
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Help. I have couple of one night stays coming up next month with folio ~$130. My current preference is set to Points+fixed miles. I credit miles to AA. With this promotion, should I choose Double miles which will get me 1000 AA miles per stay?
#48
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1. Collecting AA miles makes most sense for you
2. Do you prefer 1300 bonus HH points over 500 bonus AA miles
3. Or would it be better to double dip with VS to maximize HH earnings
I don't think that there is an answer that fits everybody.
#49
Join Date: Mar 2011
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No more Embassy Suites. HGI is just a better hotel for elites.
P.S.: Burlington MA HGI is like home.
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#50
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
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With VS you get 1000 miles per stay (baseline) or 2000 miles per stay if you select double airline miles, choose fixed miles, and stay in HGI or higher categories. If you do mostly one-night stays in HGI or full service hotels, it is equivalent to 4k (2k VS = 4k Hilton) HHonors points per stay on top of regular point earnings and top tier amenities. In this case the promo adds an additional 2k Hhonors per stay, which works well if you pay less than $200 per night and typically do one night stays.
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#52
Join Date: Dec 2008
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http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/earn-u...ing/index.html
Click VARIABLE MILES PARTNERS: EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA for the Virgin Atlantic Airways and it state:
Earn 2 Flying Club miles per eligible US dollar spent at hotels and resorts within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands. (Up to 100 miles per stay at Home2 Suites.)
and Click FIXED MILES PARTNERS: EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA for the Virgin Atlantic Airways and it state:
Earn 1,000 Flying Club miles per stay at Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and Hilton Grand Vacations. Earn 200 Flying Club miles per stay at Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites. Earn 100 Flying Club miles per stay at Home2 Suites.
#54
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The Diamond Desk rep probably "assumed" that VS was 500 like all the other partners; it was 1000 miles each for two stays of mine last week in the States. I had a variable miles Homewood stay post at the 2x rate a few weeks ago as well. So, if you opt for double miles for Q1, you would, indeed, earn a base 1000 miles/stay (other than H/H), plus 1000 promo miles, which converts back to Hilton points as a net yield of 4000 points per stay (plus base and elite).
#55
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: CHS
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For everyone considering switching their earning style to VS miles keep in mind that you need a minimum of 10k miles to switch, earning you 20k HH points. So if you have less than 5 Hilton stays coming up those VS miles are just going to be sitting there for awhile.
#58
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
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For me Double Miles is a no brainer; just called and found I have 23k VS miles I forgot about; add around 30k for this promo and it might make sense to use them as miles. I assume 100k is a Business Class ticket to Europe, I'll have to go to the Virgin forum and check it out (they probably have huge fuel surcharges).
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