Apr 30, 2013, 1:02 pm
AXON Hilton Honors Award Questions and Information: The Definitive Thread
Mar 27, 2013, 6:50 am
#931
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH diamond
Posts: 2,646
Am I able to book a AXON award at any time as long as it is 4 consecutive days or does the hotel availability need to show the points needed at a low level.
Example:
Tahiti Sat-Wed shows at 132K per night...
Tahiti Wed-Sat shows at 42,500K per night...
Would the AXON only work for the Wed-Sat booking?
Thanks!
Example:
Tahiti Sat-Wed shows at 132K per night...
Tahiti Wed-Sat shows at 42,500K per night...
Would the AXON only work for the Wed-Sat booking?
Thanks!
In your example, you CANNOT book an AXON for Sat-Wed. Obviously, you are not looking at standard room at 132K per night.
Yes, you can only book the Wed-Sat in your example.
Mar 27, 2013, 9:09 am
#932
Used to be garyjr316
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LAX or SBA
Programs: AAdvantage, MileagePlus, Gold Passport, Hilton HHonors, Marriott
Posts: 800
You can only book an AXON if a STANDARD room (lowest level award) is available for all 4 nights. If any night does not have standard availability, no AXON.
In your example, you CANNOT book an AXON for Sat-Wed. Obviously, you are not looking at standard room at 132K per night.
Yes, you can only book the Wed-Sat in your example.
In your example, you CANNOT book an AXON for Sat-Wed. Obviously, you are not looking at standard room at 132K per night.
Yes, you can only book the Wed-Sat in your example.
Mar 27, 2013, 6:01 pm
#933
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: HHonors Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 73
Diamond Desk agent says no changes to AXON?
Tonite I boked my last AXON, I'm down to 523 HH points :-)
I asked the sgent if the AXON would not be available starting tomorrow. She checked with her manager and said as far as they know, there has been no change. So tomorrow morning, she saw no reason why you could not book the Cat 6 or Cat 7 AXON at 125,000 or 145,000 resectively. Now, of course, if your favorite Cat 6 or Cat 7 property is a Cat 8 or higher starting tomorrow, your out of luck. :-)
What have you all heard lately??
I asked the sgent if the AXON would not be available starting tomorrow. She checked with her manager and said as far as they know, there has been no change. So tomorrow morning, she saw no reason why you could not book the Cat 6 or Cat 7 AXON at 125,000 or 145,000 resectively. Now, of course, if your favorite Cat 6 or Cat 7 property is a Cat 8 or higher starting tomorrow, your out of luck. :-)
What have you all heard lately??
Mar 27, 2013, 6:17 pm
#934
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,689
Tonite I boked my last AXON, I'm down to 523 HH points :-)
I asked the sgent if the AXON would not be available starting tomorrow. She checked with her manager and said as far as they know, there has been no change. So tomorrow morning, she saw no reason why you could not book the Cat 6 or Cat 7 AXON at 125,000 or 145,000 resectively. Now, of course, if your favorite Cat 6 or Cat 7 property is a Cat 8 or higher starting tomorrow, your out of luck. :-)
What have you all heard lately??
I asked the sgent if the AXON would not be available starting tomorrow. She checked with her manager and said as far as they know, there has been no change. So tomorrow morning, she saw no reason why you could not book the Cat 6 or Cat 7 AXON at 125,000 or 145,000 resectively. Now, of course, if your favorite Cat 6 or Cat 7 property is a Cat 8 or higher starting tomorrow, your out of luck. :-)
What have you all heard lately??
Changes may occur (due to the category changes or other changes--who knows), but going away, nahh, unlikely.
Guess we will see tomorrow.
Mar 27, 2013, 6:18 pm
#935
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,142
I guess we'll all know tomorrow. 
Mar 27, 2013, 7:34 pm
#936
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,503
I asked the sgent if the AXON would not be available starting tomorrow. She checked with her manager and said as far as they know, there has been no change. So tomorrow morning, she saw no reason why you could not book the Cat 6 or Cat 7 AXON at 125,000 or 145,000 resectively. Now, of course, if your favorite Cat 6 or Cat 7 property is a Cat 8 or higher starting tomorrow, your out of luck. :-)
Mar 27, 2013, 8:29 pm
#937
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,786
Mar 28, 2013, 12:08 am
#938
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,423
Mar 28, 2013, 12:18 am
#939
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: DLDmd1M, Marriott LTPlt, Hilton Dmd, Hyatt Dmd & too many others to be paying taxes in my hometown
Posts: 118
I just heard the same thing from Diamond desk (after 25 min hold) and from the 1800 # for AXON. Diamond desk said she heard new categories are coming but no detail. AXON desk hadn't heard anything, but guessed they would extend to 8-10 at some point. Still doesn't include W/A, as was posted in some post I read tonight. Both recommended checking back on Monday.
Mar 28, 2013, 9:28 am
#940
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,503
With the addition of more award categories, there will likely be corresponding changes to AXON in the near future, reasonable to expect AMEX and Hilton to offer plenty of advanced notice, detailed explanations.
Mar 28, 2013, 1:12 pm
#941
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: DL Diamond, HHonors Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,363
Mar 28, 2013, 1:51 pm
#942
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SFO/SJC
Posts: 247
^ I woul recommend anyone interested to go ahead on those bookings before further changes to the AXONs are made. I can confirm AXON is alive and well as of today for categories 6 and 7 (as displayed in the hhonors site). There is no longer separate WA category, which used to be not bookable with AXON. Just changed an GLON 4 nights at WA El Conquistador to an AXON 4 nights since it became category 7. 25K points saved from yesterday, 95K saved from a regular level of 240K for 4 nights.
Last edited by Nyurka; Mar 28, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Mar 28, 2013, 9:44 pm
#943
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP, lowly UA 1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold; National EC, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,215
So has anyone booked one of these today? From what I have read, if a hotel is a new 5-7 cat. you can still book with the old rates. So something like the Conrad Algarve, which while still a cat 7, has gone up to 60K pts/night, can still be booked with an AXON for 145K for four nights?
Mar 28, 2013, 9:53 pm
#944
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SFO/SJC
Posts: 247
So has anyone booked one of these today? From what I have read, if a hotel is a new 5-7 cat. you can still book with the old rates. So something like the Conrad Algarve, which while still a cat 7, has gone up to 60K pts/night, can still be booked with an AXON for 145K for four nights?
Mar 29, 2013, 7:47 am
#945
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: None - previously UA
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