Hilton Okinawa Miyako Island Resort is open
May 5, 2024, 5:17 pm
#16
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Sydney
Programs: QF Plat, SQ*G, HH Diamond, ALL Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 45
The biannual Aspire $200 credit works here on prepaid rates, so if you time your bookings correctly, you can get three consecutive nights almost for free (outside of peak season, the lead-in rates are around $200 USD per night after taxes)
May 5, 2024, 9:44 pm
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NGS
Programs: UA Silver, ANA MC, HH Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Bonvoy Plat, IHG Plat, Shangri-La GC, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,250
"American Express relies on the merchant's processing of transactions to determine the transaction date. The transaction date may differ from the date you made the purchase if, for example, there is a delay in the merchant submitting the transaction to us or if the merchant uses another date as the transaction date. This means that in some cases your purchase may not earn the statement credit benefit for the benefit period in which you made the purchase. For example, if an eligible purchase is made on December 31st but the merchant processes the transaction such that it is identified to us as occurring on January 1st, the January statement credit would be applied."
May 11, 2024, 3:25 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Sydney
Programs: QF Plat, SQ*G, HH Diamond, ALL Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 45
Are you suggesting that if you book consecutive nights at the end of June and the beginning of July you can get both of the $200 resort credits applied for the entire stay? If this is what you're saying, it sounds risky and might not work since it can take two to three days for the credit to post. In other words, the timing has to be perfect. This is what Amex Hilton Aspire's terms and conditions say about the annual $400 resort credit
How this could work in practice: You want to stay 1st-3rd May 2025.
You book one night right now and collect your H1 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between July and December and collect your H2 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between January and May (before your stay) and collect your H1 2025 $200 credit
May 11, 2024, 5:10 am
#19
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NGS
Programs: UA Silver, ANA MC, HH Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Bonvoy Plat, IHG Plat, Shangri-La GC, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,250
The timing doesn't need to be perfect in almost all scenarios - the only exception is when your stay is in the final days of June or December.
How this could work in practice: You want to stay 1st-3rd May 2025.
You book one night right now and collect your H1 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between July and December and collect your H2 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between January and May (before your stay) and collect your H1 2025 $200 credit
How this could work in practice: You want to stay 1st-3rd May 2025.
You book one night right now and collect your H1 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between July and December and collect your H2 2024 $200 credit
You book one night between January and May (before your stay) and collect your H1 2025 $200 credit
Last edited by Nagasaki Joe; May 11, 2024 at 5:22 am
May 11, 2024, 1:42 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Sydney
Programs: QF Plat, SQ*G, HH Diamond, ALL Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 45
I'm also looking at booking a flex rate for one night and stacking quarterly $50 Surpass credits by calling the property to prepay a portion of the stay each quarter. This will be much trickier to get across the line and will largely depend on the willingness of the staff member I get connected to. I might need my wife (native speaker) to call on my behalf.