2018 Year In Review
Dec 24, 2018, 10:26 pm
#17
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: AGR S+, Marriott Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 100
Stays: 5
Nights: 6
Rewards nights: 4
Points Redeemed: 525000 ( 400000 went to Amazon GC)
Unique properties stayed:
Conrad Chicago ( paid with points )
LondonHouse ( government rate )
Waldorf Astoria Chicago ( two weekend certs, for the Pokemon GO Fest )
Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport ( points )
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center ( $250 AMEX aspire resort credit, government rate )
Pokemons caught in the calendar year so far: 28,277
Nights: 6
Rewards nights: 4
Points Redeemed: 525000 ( 400000 went to Amazon GC)
Unique properties stayed:
Conrad Chicago ( paid with points )
LondonHouse ( government rate )
Waldorf Astoria Chicago ( two weekend certs, for the Pokemon GO Fest )
Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport ( points )
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center ( $250 AMEX aspire resort credit, government rate )
Pokemons caught in the calendar year so far: 28,277
Dec 25, 2018, 10:58 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: AA LT PLT (3.6+ MM), UA 1K LT Gold, Hilton LT Diamond, Bonvoy Gold.
Posts: 1,662
48 Stays
72 Nights
153,191 Base Points
No points redeemed
No memorable stays, 1 upgrade to something I would consider worthwhile, other than that just the usual grind of dull, conformist hotels.
72 Nights
153,191 Base Points
No points redeemed
No memorable stays, 1 upgrade to something I would consider worthwhile, other than that just the usual grind of dull, conformist hotels.
Dec 26, 2018, 12:01 pm
#21
Join Date: May 2016
Location: GLA
Programs: BAEC Bronze
Posts: 143
Stays: 19 (with one yet to come)
Nights: 26 (with one to come)
Unique Properties: 18 (with one to come)
Reward Nights Redeemed: 5
Stays per Brand:
DT: 1
Hampton by Hilton: 1
Hilton: 15 (one to come)
Hilton Garden Inn: 1
With only three work stays this year has been more memorable than last year's workhorse stays.
Basically spend a fortnight in various hilton on a holiday covering Manchester, Japan and Heksinki (airport). Celebrated my/our engagement in the Osaka Hilton lounge (not enough points for five nights of the Conrad). Budapest was also fantastic with some other little breaks mixed in. Only three months of diamond left so going to tick off Dubrovnik in March.
Nights: 26 (with one to come)
Unique Properties: 18 (with one to come)
Reward Nights Redeemed: 5
Stays per Brand:
DT: 1
Hampton by Hilton: 1
Hilton: 15 (one to come)
Hilton Garden Inn: 1
With only three work stays this year has been more memorable than last year's workhorse stays.
Basically spend a fortnight in various hilton on a holiday covering Manchester, Japan and Heksinki (airport). Celebrated my/our engagement in the Osaka Hilton lounge (not enough points for five nights of the Conrad). Budapest was also fantastic with some other little breaks mixed in. Only three months of diamond left so going to tick off Dubrovnik in March.
Dec 26, 2018, 5:25 pm
#22
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: IAH
Programs: HH Diamond, Bonvoy something
Posts: 126
Stays: 10
Nights: 20
Unique Properties: 6
Reward Nights Redeemed: 5
Stays per Brand:
Conrad: 4
DT: 1
HGI: 1
Slower travel year, but got to try two Conrads for the first time - Osaka & Beijing.
Nights: 20
Unique Properties: 6
Reward Nights Redeemed: 5
Stays per Brand:
Conrad: 4
DT: 1
HGI: 1
Slower travel year, but got to try two Conrads for the first time - Osaka & Beijing.
Dec 27, 2018, 9:26 am
#24
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: northeast coast of Florida
Programs: UA 1K - 2MM, Lifetime Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Marriott Platinum Elite, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 10,422
Stays: 54
Nights: 142
I mostly stayed at Hampton Inn properties followed by Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and Doubletree Inns.
I could have increased my stays from 54 to 60 or so and nights from 142 to around 190 had I stayed at Hilton properties exclusively for the year. I made a push to try and attain lifetime Marriott Platinum Premier Elite and realized I would still end up around 25 nights short with heavy Q4 travel. I also took 15 weeks off attending to various things (the independent consultant's prerogative
). Next year I should be in the 60+ stay and close to 200+ nights and should attain 2020 Diamond Status sometime in March/April.
Nights: 142
I mostly stayed at Hampton Inn properties followed by Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and Doubletree Inns.
I could have increased my stays from 54 to 60 or so and nights from 142 to around 190 had I stayed at Hilton properties exclusively for the year. I made a push to try and attain lifetime Marriott Platinum Premier Elite and realized I would still end up around 25 nights short with heavy Q4 travel. I also took 15 weeks off attending to various things (the independent consultant's prerogative
). Next year I should be in the 60+ stay and close to 200+ nights and should attain 2020 Diamond Status sometime in March/April.
Dec 27, 2018, 10:38 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Aberdeen, UK
Posts: 322
So you don't need to stays at Hilton in 2019 at all to qualify for 2020 Diamond.
Dec 27, 2018, 11:00 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold (.85 MM), HH Diamond, SPG Platinum (LT Gold), Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 5,656
Stays: 32
Nights: 62
Unique Properties: 0
Reward Nights Redeemed: 0
Stays per Brand:
DT: 11
Hampton Inn & Suites: 8
Hilton: 3
Homewood Suites: 2
Home2 Suites: 1
Hilton Garden Inn: 4
Embassy Suites: 3
Nights: 62
Unique Properties: 0
Reward Nights Redeemed: 0
Stays per Brand:
DT: 11
Hampton Inn & Suites: 8
Hilton: 3
Homewood Suites: 2
Home2 Suites: 1
Hilton Garden Inn: 4
Embassy Suites: 3
Dec 27, 2018, 11:15 am
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: northeast coast of Florida
Programs: UA 1K - 2MM, Lifetime Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Marriott Platinum Elite, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 10,422
Dec 28, 2018, 12:13 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spokane, WA, USA
Programs: UA 1k; 1MM, HH Diamond; Hertz PC, Costco member
Posts: 554