Apr 30, 2013, 1:02 pm
AXON Hilton Honors Award Questions and Information: The Definitive Thread
Apr 30, 2013, 1:35 pm
#1066
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: AA Plat, UA Gold, AS MVP Gold, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold, US
Posts: 956
So if I make a booking before June 15th for a vac in 2014 and make changes to it after June 15th, do I pay the new rate or the old rate?
Apr 30, 2013, 1:46 pm
#1067
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: Whoever Has the Best Bonus
Posts: 5,183
The way I understand HH is that you have an award cert that is issued that is good for a year from issue. That award cert before June 15th will cost 145k in points. You can tie that award cert to any award reservation (four nights, standard room, cat 7) while that award is valid.
So if I book a Cat 7 on June 14 for 4 nights award stay, I can change to another 4 nights with standard award availability at that cat 7 (assuming it stays cat 7) anytime for another year till the reward expires. I could even book a different hotel, cat 7, standard award, and just use my issued reward cert for it.
That is how I think it works... I will likely test it out by seeing if I can issue an award cert in mid June on its own. If not, I can always book a hotel far out and then put my theory in place.. worst case, they redeposit the 145k back when I cancel the reward.
So if I book a Cat 7 on June 14 for 4 nights award stay, I can change to another 4 nights with standard award availability at that cat 7 (assuming it stays cat 7) anytime for another year till the reward expires. I could even book a different hotel, cat 7, standard award, and just use my issued reward cert for it.
That is how I think it works... I will likely test it out by seeing if I can issue an award cert in mid June on its own. If not, I can always book a hotel far out and then put my theory in place.. worst case, they redeposit the 145k back when I cancel the reward.
Apr 30, 2013, 3:32 pm
#1068
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: AA Plat, UA Gold, AS MVP Gold, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold, US
Posts: 956
The way I understand HH is that you have an award cert that is issued that is good for a year from issue. That award cert before June 15th will cost 145k in points. You can tie that award cert to any award reservation (four nights, standard room, cat 7) while that award is valid.
So if I book a Cat 7 on June 14 for 4 nights award stay, I can change to another 4 nights with standard award availability at that cat 7 (assuming it stays cat 7) anytime for another year till the reward expires. I could even book a different hotel, cat 7, standard award, and just use my issued reward cert for it.
That is how I think it works... I will likely test it out by seeing if I can issue an award cert in mid June on its own. If not, I can always book a hotel far out and then put my theory in place.. worst case, they redeposit the 145k back when I cancel the reward.
So if I book a Cat 7 on June 14 for 4 nights award stay, I can change to another 4 nights with standard award availability at that cat 7 (assuming it stays cat 7) anytime for another year till the reward expires. I could even book a different hotel, cat 7, standard award, and just use my issued reward cert for it.
That is how I think it works... I will likely test it out by seeing if I can issue an award cert in mid June on its own. If not, I can always book a hotel far out and then put my theory in place.. worst case, they redeposit the 145k back when I cancel the reward.
Apr 30, 2013, 6:13 pm
#1069
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
2 letters from Amex today - 2 closed Amex HH Surpass cards tonight.
Apr 30, 2013, 7:54 pm
#1070
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
IMO HH is still the best deal for people who don't stay at hotels often ( or in my case ever except reward stays) as you have at least 2 churnable cards
A person wth good credit can get an easy 250k points per year churning 5 HH visa's alone
In fact even with the increase in AXON awards the availability of the churnable HH visa has made Hilton cheaper for me as of now
A person wth good credit can get an easy 250k points per year churning 5 HH visa's alone
In fact even with the increase in AXON awards the availability of the churnable HH visa has made Hilton cheaper for me as of now
Apr 30, 2013, 9:16 pm
#1071
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
IMO HH is still the best deal for people who don't stay at hotels often ( or in my case ever except reward stays) as you have at least 2 churnable cards
A person wth good credit can get an easy 250k points per year churning 5 HH visa's alone
In fact even with the increase in AXON awards the availability of the churnable HH visa has made Hilton cheaper for me as of now
A person wth good credit can get an easy 250k points per year churning 5 HH visa's alone
In fact even with the increase in AXON awards the availability of the churnable HH visa has made Hilton cheaper for me as of now
Apr 30, 2013, 9:59 pm
#1072
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
If their type of customer puts $100K plus on a credit card per year, you're right I'm that customer. Lowly scum because I don't live in a hotel, lol
Last edited by flyer4512; May 1, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Apr 30, 2013, 10:10 pm
#1073
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: In CT,left my heart in Leicester.
Programs: Work in progress.
Posts: 1,237
BUT the one thing that did stick out was your God-awful spelling.
It's YOU'RE not your.
"Your right" means "Your prerogative"
"You're right" means "You ARE right".
Apr 30, 2013, 10:18 pm
#1074
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 605
If you wanted to stay a week at the Barbados Hilton in a suite (not room), could I use AXON? How many points would it then cost after June 15th?
Apr 30, 2013, 10:27 pm
#1075
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO/SMF
Programs: Holder of six "persona non-grata" awards
Posts: 1,914
You could book two back to back AXON awards (standard room only, never a suite) for a total of eight nights. As for how much, check the new points schedule located as a "wikipost" at the top of this thread (not sure what category hotel you're considering).
Apr 30, 2013, 10:37 pm
#1076
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 605
Anyone know what category the Barbados Hilton is? Does the AXON awards work for both the rooms and the suites? Are there any additional fees for the suites with AXON rewards? Never used AXON before, so I just do not know.
Apr 30, 2013, 10:58 pm
#1077
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO/SMF
Programs: Holder of six "persona non-grata" awards
Posts: 1,914
As I stated earlier, you may not use an AXON for suites, only standard rooms. Once you book a standard room, you probably can pay additional $ at check-in and upgrade to a suite. To find the property's category, check their description page, the category is posted on that page.
Apr 30, 2013, 11:35 pm
#1078
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SF, CA, US
Programs: AA Plat Pro, UA MM Gold, HHonors Silver, Marriott Bonvoy Plat, IHG Ambassador
Posts: 1,236
I'm going to burn the bulk of my HH points on an AXON award for the first time in a CAT7 hotel in SF. I have a choice of properties that come up when I do an award search, at both 50,000 and 60,000 points/night. I should be able to get an AXON award at any CAT7 hotel for 145,000 pts (til 6/15) regardless of how many points are required for one standard night award, correct? TIA
Apr 30, 2013, 11:43 pm
#1079
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO/SMF
Programs: Holder of six "persona non-grata" awards
Posts: 1,914
May 1, 2013, 9:22 am
#1080
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,503
Believe it is Cat 8, which means AXON awards will become available on June 15 under the new structure.