Has there been a points increase?
Sep 16, 2018, 1:08 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 231
No, no! Read the literature sent to you in the mail. They're adding valuable features and redemption *options*, providing you more value! Not taking anything away or repeatedly devaluing points.
Sep 17, 2018, 12:42 am
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Usually in SAN or Central Europe.
Programs: AA:EXP/1MM. Accor/Radisson:Silver; HH:Gold; ICH:Plt Amb.
Posts: 22,307
Sep 17, 2018, 5:23 am
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Gold, Hyatt something
Posts: 33,532
Sep 17, 2018, 6:44 am
#21
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,318
Basic economics.
If more currency is added to an economy, the value of the currency will decrease.
We’ve been on “double points” for what, all of 2018? If everyone magically has twice as much currency, the value of the currency should be halved.
If more currency is added to an economy, the value of the currency will decrease.
We’ve been on “double points” for what, all of 2018? If everyone magically has twice as much currency, the value of the currency should be halved.
Sep 17, 2018, 12:14 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 231
Additionally, overall point earnings were cut overall for almost all HH tiers with the elimination of the "and points/miles" portion.
Sep 19, 2018, 6:11 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Monterey, California
Programs: Affiliated with all, participate in some
Posts: 2,188
These changes last week motivated me to create updated global lists of 5,000 and 10,000 points hotels with changes noted for hotels that increased this year.
Hilton Honors 5,000 Points Hotel Rewards Sep 2018 global list (32)
Hilton Honors 10,000 points hotels global list (143).
Please let me know if you find any more hotels at these reward levels missing from my lists.
Hilton Honors 5,000 Points Hotel Rewards Sep 2018 global list (32)
Hilton Honors 10,000 points hotels global list (143).
Please let me know if you find any more hotels at these reward levels missing from my lists.
Last edited by satori; Sep 20, 2018 at 10:14 am Reason: Added HGI Belo Horizonte Brazil back to 5K.
Sep 20, 2018, 12:27 am
#25
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: HH D
Posts: 1,637
I'm trying to plan a 3 week trip to California next year, and am constantly running into this error when I'm going to the 'book a room' page.
Sep 20, 2018, 5:19 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SIN/BNE
Posts: 814
These changes last week motivated me to create updated global lists of 5,000 and 10,000 points hotels with changes noted for hotels that increased this year.
Hilton Honors 5,000 Points Hotel Rewards Sep 2018 global list (31)
Hilton Honors 10,000 points hotels global list (143).
Please let me know if you find any more hotels at these reward levels missing from my lists.
Sep 20, 2018, 8:21 am
#27
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: WAW
Programs: A3(*G), Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,534
I filled my boots by buying $800 worth of points in the recent promo, as I had a bunch of good value properties in mind (10K) to use for redemptions in Q4 and early 2019. Within 24 hours, I find that all of the properties bar one have DOUBLED in price. So the 100% bonus I thought I had is actually closer to 0%. On the newly inflated valuations I would never had made this purchase.
A real gut punch from Hilton and it's definitely the last time I ever buy points in such promotions. I sent them a DM on Twitter telling them how disappointed I was and they didn't even bother replying. Seems like they're taking lessons from the Marriott playbook in how to destroy customer trust.
A real gut punch from Hilton and it's definitely the last time I ever buy points in such promotions. I sent them a DM on Twitter telling them how disappointed I was and they didn't even bother replying. Seems like they're taking lessons from the Marriott playbook in how to destroy customer trust.
Sep 21, 2018, 1:27 am
#29
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
Especially bad to double all the UK 10000 point hotels without warning just days after promoting the sale of points, points that are now worth a lot less than I previously valued them.
What's the likelihood of getting a refund on a points purchase? Any prior experiences?
What's the likelihood of getting a refund on a points purchase? Any prior experiences?
How did it go ?
Sep 21, 2018, 11:52 pm
#30
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Usually in SAN or Central Europe.
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A real gut punch from Hilton and it's definitely the last time I ever buy points in such promotions. I sent them a DM on Twitter telling them how disappointed I was and they didn't even bother replying. Seems like they're taking lessons from the Marriott playbook in how to destroy customer trust.
