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Cori
Cori (@guest_223642)
February 8, 2016 13:46

Does AMEX match offers? I just applied for the 80K offer but it’s 85K now.

Chuck
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Chuck(@chucksithe)
February 8, 2016 14:54

Give them a call. Lots of times they’ll give good-will points.

Jonathan
Jonathan (@guest_224018)
February 9, 2016 16:43

no match, no goodwill on this one (at least, I didnt have any luck).

Raymond L
Raymond L (@guest_222331)
February 4, 2016 02:00

Thanks ! It looks like a great deal, as I have all the other 3 Hilton cards. Any idea how long would this offer last ?

Gene
Gene (@guest_222155)
February 3, 2016 14:42

@william charles
i can convert my SPG personal to this 85k offer, right? but SPG must be 12mos old?
thanks!

The Man
The Man (@guest_222184)
February 3, 2016 16:14

You can probably convert, but won’t get the bonus. SPG for Hilton Surpass? Heck no!

Mark O
Mark O (@guest_222103)
February 3, 2016 11:08

Not sure it is worth the pull vs upgrading for 50k….what do you guys think?

AB
AB (@guest_222156)
February 3, 2016 14:43

I wouldn’t do it for 35k points. And if you already put $20k on the other card, I wouldn’t bother upgrading.

Dan
Dan (@guest_222098)
February 3, 2016 10:49

Can they be used for anything else besides hotels? I might get this card anyway, because I have no points for Hilton, Hyatt, or SPG. I have only airline miles.

mark o
mark o (@guest_222137)
February 3, 2016 13:46

Not really…bad value for miles etc.

Lantean
Lantean (@guest_222082)
February 3, 2016 09:59

“make sure you familiarize yourself with how much these points are worth”

good advice. these points are not worth much. bloggers over-hype them to be worth 0.5 cents… that’s laughable. 0.2 cents is more like it.

AB
AB (@guest_222091)
February 3, 2016 10:32

When you factor in taxes and fees saved on reward bookings, I routinely get between 0.8 and 1.2 on international bookings. That 0.5 seems to be the value for domestic bookings including tax. I’ll give you an example of how to maximize 40,000 points from this credit card. In May I will be in Cairo, staying at the Hilton Ramses for 10 nights. The total bill including taxes and fees would have been nearly $3,000 over that time frame but instead due to 5th night free, the entire stay is only 40,000 points (5k per night). Granted that might just be one of the very best deals Hilton has but I always get better value internationally.

Of course there are a number of amazing deals even here domestically.

AB
AB (@guest_222092)
February 3, 2016 10:33
  AB

Oops typo that should have read nearly $2,000 not $3,000.

Michael
Michael (@guest_222130)
February 3, 2016 13:15
  AB

That’s a good spending on points. Any points spent on Cat 1 hotel is a great value, but it’s very hard to find those Cat 1 hotels in a normal destination.

Lantean
Lantean (@guest_222133)
February 3, 2016 13:32

this.

AB’s example is legit but extreme.

most people will never such value from Hilton points.

AB
AB (@guest_222154)
February 3, 2016 14:36

The best value is in Cat 1-3, offpeak 4s, and then finally in the top category hotels since points cap but dollar amounts do not. 80K a night for the Jerusalem Waldorf is still good value (0.8c) when the alternative is close to $700 after tax.

Zack
Zack (@guest_222095)
February 3, 2016 10:38

You can pretty easily get $0.004-0.005 redeeming mid-tier properties (40K-ish). Still not a great valuation but $0.002 is rather low.

payyoutuesday
payyoutuesday (@guest_222262)
February 3, 2016 19:48

I disagree. I think you can get a reasonable value from them if you use them correctly. Just now I booked 4 nights in May at the Denver CO Doubletree Stapleton North. This would have cost $546 (including taxes), but with the Points + Money rate, I will spend 32,000 points and $184. The savings of $362 works out to about 1.1 cent per point.

stvr
stvr (@guest_222271)
February 3, 2016 20:22

Do you have an Amex? You could get $60 off. Changes the math some.

payyoutuesday
payyoutuesday (@guest_222289)
February 3, 2016 21:17

Interesting thought. I do have this offer on one of my cards. Unfortunately it expires in April, before I could use it.

Mike
Mike (@guest_222391)
February 4, 2016 10:44

Maybe work out a prepayment with the hotel if you’re absolutely sure you’re going on the trip? Just a thought.