I booked a Doubletree in Indiana several weeks ago. Trying to cancel it this morning was a surprisingly interesting story. You can get Hilton Diamond status through the Hilton Honors Aspire American Express Card, but I don’t normally stay with them. My primary loyalty when it comes to chain hotels is Marriott and Hyatt because…
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Stacking Hotel Promotions with Hilton
Many of my hotels stays are through redemptions, but sometimes, it’s not worth it. Recently, I was looking at the Boca Beach Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort on a trip to Florida. At first, it was a tossup when looking at the value of a paid stay versus redeeming points, but after leveraging several redemptions, it…
Hilton Honors 2018 Program Changes
I’m not a fan of Hilton Honors. There are some good Hilton chain properties (Conrad, Waldorf Astoria), but their loyalty program is terrible. Yesterday, they released some changes to the program. Here is a list of what they are doing: Points Earning Changes: Blue: 15 points/$ to 10 points/$ Silver: 16.5 point/$ to 12 points/$…
Hilton 50% off Sale in parts of Asia!
Hilton is having a 50% off sale for some hotels in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, which look like a great deal. The sale for Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia has already started. It will last for 72 hours, which means the Hilton 50 Sale on these properties will end on January 16th. You can…
Hilton Gold and more for $49.95
You can get Hilton Gold for $49.95. How? Through milepoint premium membership. I am assuming it’s for a full year so it should last through March 2015. Even if you only plan to have one or two stays in the next year, you’d probably reap the value back from the membership. Hilton Gold includes point earnings…
Do not use Aeroplan to book hotels + How to transfer AMEX to Hilton (Updated)
Update: Note that the T&C do prohibit miles from being transferred straight out of a third party program, but there have been multiple instances where it has been possible. Consider using the HA toolbar to rack up a few non third-party miles. YMMV. Update 2: Officially confirmed that transfers from third-parties NOT POSSIBLE: check…
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