Hilton 5 Nights

[RCTP]

http://www.spg-asiapacific.com/world...GOLD_PROMOTION

Here's the link.

What is "TOF"?
Kinda new to the HH program so unfamiliar with a lot of things. heh.

Did a google search and showed a promotion for fast track to Gold with 4 stays upon enrollment.

https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/Proces...PeJWPyu3WWyw==

However when I tried to sign up, it showed "PromotionB::ISSUE TYPE is not provided"

What does it mean?

[Kyo]

Hi Kyo,

I saw there's a promotion for SPG gold. Using a world mastercard to make a booking and I'll become a gold member immediately. So to get lifetime gold I need 10 stays for 5 consecutive years right? Do those following stays need to be charged to the same world mastercard or any cc will do?

What do you mean by HH donates gold at some point every year? Just only started staying and using HH this Aug.

Not sure about the World Mastercard thingo so I can't comment - any links? I've got one that I use ultra-frequently, as a matter of fact.

It's ridiculously easy to get HH Gold, there's always a way or three every year, you do have to watch out on it on TOF etc..

[RCTP]

Really depends on which properties are available where you travel to? I've found MR rarely suits my needs, and HH has some stunning properties whilst MR doesn't seem to bowl me over when I think about anything they have.

As a matter of fact, I've started to absolutely fall hard for IC and SPG and HH will be seeing a lot less of me going forward. Almost reached Lifetime Gold and HH practically donates Gold at some point every year, so I'm not worried. Will drop from HH Diamond to Silver most likely, no idea if they have soft landings, and don't care, to be honest.

Hi Kyo,

I saw there's a promotion for SPG gold. Using a world mastercard to make a booking and I'll become a gold member immediately. So to get lifetime gold I need 10 stays for 5 consecutive years right? Do those following stays need to be charged to the same world mastercard or any cc will do?

What do you mean by HH donates gold at some point every year? Just only started staying and using HH this Aug.

[CarbonMan]

I've been a HH Diamond now for some years now solely because Hilton hotels are located conveniently at most of the places I do to. In NYC, Houston and London, they are strictly business-type hotels: efficient, clean, convenient.

But where their properties standout are at some holiday destinations. I've redeemed stays at Venice and Sorrento, in Italy and Toledo in Spain and these hotels were just super.

Where HH is bad is mostly because they keep making it difficult to keep status. And some perks have actually been dropped over the years. As Diamond, I usually get an upgrade but not always to their best rooms. But I do appreciate it when I get a very early check-in or a very late check-out without incurring additional costs.

Last year, they pushed Diamond requirements up by 20%, hence I don't think I would re-qualify this year. As with Kyo, I hope they would provide a soft-landing to Gold.

[Kyo]

Really depends on which properties are available where you travel to? I've found MR rarely suits my needs, and HH has some stunning properties whilst MR doesn't seem to bowl me over when I think about anything they have.

As a matter of fact, I've started to absolutely fall hard for IC and SPG and HH will be seeing a lot less of me going forward. Almost reached Lifetime Gold and HH practically donates Gold at some point every year, so I'm not worried. Will drop from HH Diamond to Silver most likely, no idea if they have soft landings, and don't care, to be honest.

[sgflight]

Im leaving M&C already, was staying at Grand Millennium KL for two nights last week. On the 3rd night, I transferred to Marriott Putrajaya and on checkout, they offered to sign up with Marriott Rewards.

They emailed me the very next day and requested my stay invoice to credit the stay; which I had thrown away. They replied that they will contact the hotel for the required information and advised that it may take some time in retroactive crediting.

It is a real service! But right now I'm still researching if HH or MR is better, have afew more trips coming up....

[RCTP]

Are u referring to hh or m&c?

For hh I'm using base points plus fixed/variable air miles on kf. If it's a 1 night stay, I'll choose fixed. And if it's more than 500miles worth stay I'll use variable miles.

[sgflight]

But it should be counted as a qualifying night right?

Do u guys keep the hotel points or direct all to air miles? I should be changing to HH in the coming year from M&C.

Thus all stays now I will put to air miles instead of their points which takes forever to come in or not at all.

[Kyo]

Agoda won't give you points/stay credit. Only HH websites. When you're ready to leave M&C, you'll still find HH has better standards generally with customer service, stays posting etc. Then you'll be able to consider Starwood, and others that'll leave you marvelling how you stayed with M&C's lack of responsiveness/awareness in the first place.

Such a process, I've found, generally requires a year or two

[RCTP]

I'm not sure of you can credit stays and earn hh points when booked through agoda. I vaguely remember reading it somewhere in their T&Cs that third party bookings will not earn points.

But that's just my memory.

[sgflight]

M&C always failures to update my account. I didn't care until it was four weeks later and they still did not update my account. I subsequently had another stay at another property, again no inclusion in my account till I emailed them.

They adjusted the latest stay and did not include the initial stay. Subsequent email was met with standard reply that my last stay was updated.

I'm thinking of changing to HH next year, also would like to ask assuming I book thru agoda, does HH recognize the stay? This earning u agoda points and HH rewards...

[RCTP]

HH is quite efficient. the official reply is withing 3 ~ 4 working days. but so far, all my stays are credited within the next working day.

M&C I'm not so sure. I've got their Gold membership through AMEX KF cobrand and will only start using them next year.

[sgflight]

Does HH records stays without much issues? Had been with M&C but not all of my stays are recorded on the system, thinking of changing?

What hotel loyalty prog are you guys using any why?

[CarbonMan]

This will be my first time having to stay at a hotel for such a long stretch.

You should consider yourself blessed. I'm not a road warrior but sometimes I get in and out of hotels so often I sometimes get confused what room I'm in, leading to some rather embarrassing situations. Enjoy Tokyo!

[RCTP]

oh well it does seem to good to be true. Haha. This will be my first time having to stay at a hotel for such a long stretch.