Former Diamond
Oct 15, 2006, 5:24 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Former Diamond
Well , No more point collecting for me , travel days are done. I'm down to blue status. Anyone know an easy way to get Gold? I've got 1.6 million points and would like to book a few nice trips and atleast get the chance of not getting a view of the dumpster. Any help is appreciated
Oct 15, 2006, 5:32 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHL
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Originally Posted by seiko
Well , No more point collecting for me , travel days are done. I'm down to blue status. Anyone know an easy way to get Gold? I've got 1.6 million points and would like to book a few nice trips and atleast get the chance of not getting a view of the dumpster. Any help is appreciated
Oct 15, 2006, 6:57 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MSP (Mahtomedi, MN, USA) - Delta hub captive, Marriott Gold, US Mint Silver, CVS Red
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yes, $20,000 spend on the hilton amex (usa) will get you gold. very easy to spend this if you are religious about using it for groceries, gas, etc... many spends get you 5 pts to the dollar, too! everything else gets you 3 to the dollar, so that $20,000 spend is going to get you somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 points, another nice side effect.
Oct 15, 2006, 7:49 pm
#5
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Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
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Originally Posted by wbl-mn-flyer
yes, $20,000 spend on the hilton amex (usa) will get you gold....
Oct 15, 2006, 7:53 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2002
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yes, and that's the reason I bother to mention the (usa) about the card. no idea how hilton and amex do their business when it regards people from north of minnesota. in a lot of business transactions, the canada-usa border is not such a hard one. perhaps the amex hh card works the same up north as it does down south.
Oct 15, 2006, 9:09 pm
#8
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Originally Posted by wbl-mn-flyer
in a lot of business transactions, the canada-usa border is not such a hard one.
perhaps the amex hh card works the same up north as it does down south.
Personal cards: American Express - Canada - Cards and Benefits
Business cards:
American Express - Canada - Small Business
Oct 16, 2006, 3:38 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Michigan
Programs: HH gold, Hyatt diamond, priority club plat, Delta Gold, Marriott silver
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call HHponors and ask fpor a fast track to gold...usually 4 stays..then use 4 short award nights and you should automaticly be upgraded to gold!
Oct 16, 2006, 7:19 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Southern California, GVA, SIN, LHR, BRU, CDG
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Originally Posted by Mikey likes it
Congrats for getting off the road.
Oct 16, 2006, 10:31 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: Starwoods/ Marriott Life Time Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, and HP
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Originally Posted by 1KPath
Here, here!...I can't wait until I am blue status again!!