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AXON Hilton Honors Award Questions and Information: The Definitive Thread
Feb 23, 2011, 8:56 am
#496
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Feb 23, 2011, 11:55 am
#497
Join Date: Sep 2010
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what is AXON ?
i have a HHonors Amex which i got about 7 years ago. i have seen AXON "redemption rates" in many threads on here and dont really know what it is when making a reward reservation. is this something i automatically have just from being an amex hhonors cardmember?
thanks in advance for your clarification. and please excuse my ignorance.
thanks in advance for your clarification. and please excuse my ignorance.
Feb 23, 2011, 12:16 pm
#499
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO
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AXON is for HHonors member with Amex card (the regular and surpass card) to have a reduced points for redemption. AXON applies to cat 5-7 for 4 consecutive nights. It has more favorite rate compare with the HHonors VIP redemption. You can get more details from this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ve-thread.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ve-thread.html
Feb 23, 2011, 1:52 pm
#500
Join Date: Sep 2010
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thanks for the info. i think i have been given the reduced amount of pts needed the last time i booked a reward stay - i just didnt realize they are also referred to as AXON. i did a search here on FT, there were just so many threads on AXON, thanks for the link.
Feb 23, 2011, 10:00 pm
#501
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Axon
Are there other ways to get reduced points besides Axon???
Feb 24, 2011, 3:03 am
#502
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Feb 24, 2011, 4:49 am
#503
Join Date: Nov 1999
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VIP rewards are available to any HHonors elite Silver or higher. The standard reward points are reduced on these extended stay points.
4 night-stay = 15% discount
5-night stay = 20% discount (same discount as 5th night free of Marriott and Starwood)
6 to 14 nights = 25% discount
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
4 night-stay = 15% discount
5-night stay = 20% discount (same discount as 5th night free of Marriott and Starwood)
6 to 14 nights = 25% discount
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...POnly/index.do
Feb 25, 2011, 12:11 am
#504
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: hhonors diamond, spg gold, mileage plus 1K, a nobody with delta skymiles
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just saved 11K pts on AXON
i just cancelled and re booked my 4 nt reservation at Hilton Wanfujing Beijing for 125K pts instead of 136K on my earlier reservation using VIP Reward discount. saved myself 11K pts. this is great !!! thanks FTers.
the DDesk rep asked for my platinum amex # to hold the reservation. my amex aint platinum but i gave her my HHonors amex # and there didnt seem to have any problems. she confirmed my reservation. should i be concerned about the platinum amex thing?
the DDesk rep asked for my platinum amex # to hold the reservation. my amex aint platinum but i gave her my HHonors amex # and there didnt seem to have any problems. she confirmed my reservation. should i be concerned about the platinum amex thing?
Feb 25, 2011, 7:37 am
#505
Join Date: Feb 2006
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i just cancelled and re booked my 4 nt reservation at Hilton Wanfujing Beijing for 125K pts instead of 136K on my earlier reservation using VIP Reward discount. saved myself 11K pts. this is great !!! thanks FTers.
the DDesk rep asked for my platinum amex # to hold the reservation. my amex aint platinum but i gave her my HHonors amex # and there didnt seem to have any problems. she confirmed my reservation. should i be concerned about the platinum amex thing?
the DDesk rep asked for my platinum amex # to hold the reservation. my amex aint platinum but i gave her my HHonors amex # and there didnt seem to have any problems. she confirmed my reservation. should i be concerned about the platinum amex thing?
Feb 25, 2011, 4:38 pm
#506
Join Date: Mar 2006
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The old blue ones did say "Platinum", but it wasn't a "real" Amex Platinum card. They have been replaced by brown ones that no longer say "Platinum".
Feb 25, 2011, 7:02 pm
#507
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Feb 25, 2011, 9:02 pm
#508
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: hhonors diamond, spg gold, mileage plus 1K, a nobody with delta skymiles
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my regular hhonors amex is also platinum in color, actually more like metallic gray/blue. the card does say "platinum" on it, right below the HHonors name and logo. i guess i can call myself an amex platinum cardholder, after all
Mar 31, 2011, 2:32 pm
#510
Join Date: May 2010
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who to call and what to say
I have a regular AmEx HHonors credit card. I am HHonors Gold VIP. Do I simply call the regular HHonors number on the back of my card and say I want to book an AXON reward stay?? This whole thing is confusing, even after reading the very insightful comments here!!! Thanks everyone.