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After June 15, 2013, the new AXON awards (four days, requires an American Express card, must be called in) will require the following:
After June 15, 2013, the new AXON awards (four days, requires an American Express card, must be called in) will require the following:
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Category Current After 15 June Cat 05 125,000 130,000 Cat 06 125,000 160,000 Cat 07 145,000 190,000 Cat 08 220,000 Cat 09 260,000 Cat 10 300,000
Are you booking any AXON stays before June 15?
Jun 4, 2013, 11:58 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: saratoga, ca, usa
Posts: 34
Are you booking any AXON stays before June 15?
I'm wondering if it's worth doing it before it's too late. After all, there's nothing to lose if I change my mind.
Are you booking any AXON stays? If so, where do you think it's most worthwhile?
Thanks!
Are you booking any AXON stays? If so, where do you think it's most worthwhile?
Thanks!
Jun 4, 2013, 6:17 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
Yes, happy to only use 125000 points when I thought that the Axons had disappeared and I would need to use 200000 points. And yes, now I see that after June 15th, the Axons would still be there but at a higher rate for a category 6 hotel (160000 points)
Jun 4, 2013, 7:52 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
American Express sent me a letter. You are right the old rates can only be used until June 15 on properties level 7 and under based on the new levels. After June 15, there will be Axons up to Category 10. So after June 15th,
Category Points
5 130000
6 160000
7 190000
8 220000
9 260000
10 300000
Category Points
5 130000
6 160000
7 190000
8 220000
9 260000
10 300000
Jun 5, 2013, 8:26 am
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
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Best thing I can think of that the AXON does for you: allows you to stay exactly four nights (not five) at a high-tier hotel in its peak season.
Marginally helpful I suppose. Could bring some long-weekend type trips into play. Cat 10 High Season for 75k/night for four nights instead of 76k/night for five nights. Maybe use it at a W=A where you couldn't AXON before...Grand Wailea, perhaps... That was always 70k/night, right? Make the deval seem a tad less severe I suppose.
Jun 5, 2013, 3:10 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA Plt 3MM; UA 1K 2 MM; MR Lifetime Plat; HH Lifetime Diamond; HH Diamond; IGH Spire Ambas; SPG Gold
Posts: 2,149
Called today to book 4 nights at Lake Las vegas Hilton--a level 6--for next May.
Was told hotel is sold out (one year ahead of time)--and of course no longer do a Diamond Force.
If you believe that.....
HH continues its rapid decline.
Was told hotel is sold out (one year ahead of time)--and of course no longer do a Diamond Force.
If you believe that.....
HH continues its rapid decline.
Jun 5, 2013, 4:48 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,606
+1...the benefits of AXON are really, really thin at this point.
Best thing I can think of that the AXON does for you: allows you to stay exactly four nights (not five) at a high-tier hotel in its peak season.
Marginally helpful I suppose. Could bring some long-weekend type trips into play. Cat 10 High Season for 75k/night for four nights instead of 76k/night for five nights. Maybe use it at a W=A where you couldn't AXON before...Grand Wailea, perhaps... That was always 70k/night, right? Make the deval seem a tad less severe I suppose.
Best thing I can think of that the AXON does for you: allows you to stay exactly four nights (not five) at a high-tier hotel in its peak season.
Marginally helpful I suppose. Could bring some long-weekend type trips into play. Cat 10 High Season for 75k/night for four nights instead of 76k/night for five nights. Maybe use it at a W=A where you couldn't AXON before...Grand Wailea, perhaps... That was always 70k/night, right? Make the deval seem a tad less severe I suppose.
As far as the AXON goes it can be in multples of 4 night stays. I'm sure most Florida hotels are peak in March/April. If you stay in a cat 7 for 4 nights you save 50K points with AXON, 8 nights saves you 100K.
Not a bad benefit for a no annual fee card IMO
Jun 5, 2013, 5:25 pm
#10
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,747
I just booked Sorrento Hilton (Italy) for next spring at 125K. It is a level 6 property. It actually moved down a level in the last great devaluation, so I got 20K points back on the AXON I had booked earlier. This hotel is a good base for exploring the exceptionally beautiful Amalfi Coast.
Jun 5, 2013, 6:51 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: HHonnors Diamond, AA Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 293
Jun 6, 2013, 7:57 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Malibu, CA
Programs: AA CK / Marriott Worthless Ambassador
Posts: 1,158
Are you booking any AXON stays before June 15?
Hilton Los Cabos. Still a deal at 40k. And 125 axon. But when I tried to book axon hotel ha blocked out all 4 night reward stays! If u looked up 4 single nights it was available. So HH desk somehow opened it for me.