Do you want 750 points or a free breakfast.
Oct 17, 2018, 9:15 am
#16
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I can not remember the last time I stayed at a HGI for a personal trip. That being said, if I am on business I am taking the 750 points and expensing the breakfast. In fact I am expensing it to my room as a room charge so I get the additional points for dollars spent.
Oct 17, 2018, 10:31 am
#17
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750 points = $1.87
HGI breakfast = about $1.00. If you add a tip, you're in the hole.
Two nearly worthless options. Not worth a conversation.
HGI breakfast = about $1.00. If you add a tip, you're in the hole.
Two nearly worthless options. Not worth a conversation.
Oct 17, 2018, 10:43 am
#18
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Or if you have a flight that leaves so early that you need to leave the hotel before breakfast.
Oct 17, 2018, 10:45 am
#19
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One could argue that most things on flyertalk aren't worth a conversation. That said, I think your evaluations are way off. $.0025/pt seems awfully low (even for Hilton), and I have never been able to purchase breakfast anywhere for $1.
Oct 17, 2018, 12:22 pm
#20
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Oct 17, 2018, 12:49 pm
#21
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I wonder if the poster was valuing the food being eaten at $1.00 cost to the hotel or was missing a 0 and meant to type $10.00.
Oct 17, 2018, 1:22 pm
#22
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Oct 17, 2018, 2:08 pm
#23
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Bob H.
Oct 17, 2018, 2:36 pm
#24
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I value Hilton points at .5 cents each, so 750 of them equal about 3.75 vs 25.00 for breakfast for two (w/o tip) -- on a points (aka vacation) stay it's a no brainer to have breakfast for free and the clerk that asked me what I wanted showed her intelligence, or lack there of.
Bob H.
Bob H.
Oct 17, 2018, 6:17 pm
#25
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Out of interest, what is your My Way default set to for HGI?
Oct 19, 2018, 1:43 am
#28
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Company pays for breakfast traveller keeps the points
I think it is about time a few CEO and CFO ''s read this thread and checked a few expense account :-)
Travel claims will be down and profit will be up ! 😆 :-)
after setting a company policy that no breakfast will be reimbursed if there is a option to take points there will be a travel policy sayings points earnt from business travel must be used for business travel
Travel claims will be down and profit will be up ! 😆 :-)
after setting a company policy that no breakfast will be reimbursed if there is a option to take points there will be a travel policy sayings points earnt from business travel must be used for business travel
Oct 19, 2018, 7:12 am
#29
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Bob H