ziptravel

Somewhere in the Hilton forum, there was a discussion about points and a brief mention of getting extra points for rental cars. I was under the impression that if you have a car rented while staying at the hotel, you will get extra hotel points for your stay. Is this correct?

I was just at the College Station Hilton, but when I told the Front Desk Supervisor that I had a national car rental, she just told me that if it was in my profile, then it would be taken care of. I told her that I thought I was supposed to mention it at check in or check out, so she did write something on my receipt. This stay did just post, but I noticed that nothing was under the section for car rental.

Can anyone clear the confusion for me and tell me how to get those extra points if they do exist?

Thanks.

chix

See this thread.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/001696.html

Also do a search using "car rental" in the Hilton forum and you will get many responses!

Eugene

ziptravel -- You're entitled to 250 bonus HH points. Unfortunately, very few check-in clerks know much about it. They were supposed to fill the "Car:" block on the reservation screen with "NA" (code for National car rental). Apparently, that didn't take place in your case. A quick call to the HHonors customer service should easily rectify the problem, though.

outoftown

Most Hampton Inn desk personnel don't know about this nor do they verify. They have to scroll down to page 2 where they see the field for CR (Car Rental). Just tell them to put the letters NA in that field. Some Hiltons do verify...Southfield, MI Hilton Inn desk personnel are wise to me. Asked for my National Rental Agreement. I brought one because I knew they would ask. They then checked the date to see it was from a month ago and declined to give me the additional points. Busted!

Derf

I need help understanding the Hilton Car Rental Bonus. It is my understanding that if I present the keys to my rental car from a participating car rental partner (i.e. National) to the front desk staff upon check in I will receive an additional 250 bonus points on top of any airline or bonus miles I am earning directly through National??? Is this correct?

That being the case, let's say I rent the car for a week but check into different Hilton Family hotels during the time which I have the rental car. Do I receive 250 points with each check-in or just my initial check-in?

Finally, is there any way to get the points if I forgot to request them during my stay?

Thanks!

UpgradeMe

Yes.
Yes.
Yes. (Call, fax or e-mail.)

MIKESILV

The answer is yes to all three questions.
In fact most times they dont ask for the keys just request that National be added to you folio at checkin or checkout ( so you can cheat a little by asking even if you have no rental or if your rental is with a different company)
If not added at time of the stay you can call Honors tell them you had National and they will add the points manually over the phone. Sometimes if the CSR is in a bad mood they might ask you to fax them a copy of the rental agreement.
Mike

Mileage Maniac

Can someone post a link to this promo's details? This seems like a great bonus opportunity!

Thanks!

UpgradeMe

There is no "promo." This is a standard feature of the HHonors program, and is detailed in the HHonors t&c's.

Mileage Maniac

I must be blind - I've checked out the t&c page and still can't find anything... either way... is this offer good for National only or are other rental companies included?

Derf

The car rental bonus is available at ALL Hilton Family properties and not just Hilton, right (i.e. Hampton Inn, Garden Inn, etc.)??? Thanks.

pinniped

Every now and then, I'll remember to ask them to put National in the Bonus Car Rental field. Hard to get fired up about 250 points when they stay is earning you 5,000 to 20,000 in bonuses.

Eugene

http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/terms.jhtml#Partner

Eugene

It's available at all properties participating in the HHonors program.

Mileage Maniac

Thanks for the link!

The National bonus makes perfectly good sense now.

The Avis bonus looks like it's only 500 miles per rental, not stay. Too bad it's not good at the hotel desk - that would be awesome for a 5 night, multi-hotel, road trip.