Hilton launches new Flash Sale for weekend stays until January

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• Simon Schus says:

  5 Oct5 October 06:02

  If you’re going to make a booking, perhaps could earn double HHonors points (if making a booking via the website) or triple bonus (if you make the booking using their mobile app).

  Details on the double points here. If you sign up for the double points, you’re automatically signed up for the triple points for a mobile booking too.
  https://headforpoints.com/2016/09/03/hilton-double-up-double-points-promotion/

  Got about 6 nights in Hiltons/Hampton Inns next week so I’m hoping to get a fair few points! Foolishly, I booked a Home2 Suites by Hilton and their earning rate is terrible (should’ve checked it out before booking).

• Nate says:

  5 Oct5 October 07:15

  OT. I currently have a BA Amex card (free one) as well as a platinum card.

  I have recently referred my wife for the BA premium card and my next target is to hit the bonus spend target in the next 3 months and then to get 2-4-1 voucher.

  So that I could churn my card (ie wife to refer me in 6 months) I called to cancel my free BA Amex. To my surprise they offered me double points (2 for every £1 spent) for the next 3 months if I chose to stay. This caused a dilemma but I’m assuming I’m still better cancelling as I will accrue more points using wife’s new premium card?

  • Genghis says:

    5 Oct5 October 07:44

    For me that’s not enough of an incentive to stay given you could cancel, wait 6 months then be referred by your wife and get another sign up bonus.

• S says:

  5 Oct5 October 07:19

  Hello, quick question. If I switch my points earning HH to double dip will this reduce the amount of HH points I earn?

  • Genghis says:

    5 Oct5 October 07:47

    By double dip do you mean points+miles vs points+points? If so, yes but you gain the miles. Unless there’s an offer on points+miles, I keep points+points as default as it’s an extra 5 HH points (1.5p) vs a mile (say 1p).

• Zoe says:

  5 Oct5 October 07:59

  Another related OT question- my husband rang Amex to cancel his BA premium card but was told his earned but unspent 241 would be lost if he did so. Advised to downgrade to the free card instead. I thought it would stay and we would just need any Amex to pay when we get around to using it? Confused

  • Genghis says:

    5 Oct5 October 08:04

    Amex are wrong. The HfP readership is correct

    • Alan says:

      5 Oct5 October 12:08

      Indeed, this issue comes up all the time on here and we’ve been borne out by experience 🙂

  • Damboy says:

    5 Oct5 October 08:09

    I cancelled mine a month ago, after being told the same by Amex as it’s written in the terms and conditions that you have to use your BA Amex to pay for the redemption. I called BA and they told me that while that is true, BA’s systems are not sophisticated enough to tell the difference between a BA Amex card and any other Amex. I took the risk and cancelled the card on this advice. The unspent companion voucher is still there in my BA Exec club account. So everything seems ok.

    • Zoe says:

      5 Oct5 October 08:21

      This might mean we would only have MBNA Amex to pay when we redeemed. Assume this works okay?

      • John says:

        5 Oct5 October 09:28

        As Amex doesn’t check the name on the card, you can use any Amex you like

      • Genghis says:

        5 Oct5 October 09:28

        All Amex cards work (Amex, Lloyds, MBNA issued…)

      • Alan says:

        5 Oct5 October 12:09

        No issue at all, I think it just checks to make sure the BIN stars with a 37…

• Pawel says:

  5 Oct5 October 08:02

  If you book via Avios.com shopping website You will Earn 6 Avios per pound extra
  You can transfer it later to BA Executive
  Offer not available on BA shopping portal

• James67 says:

  5 Oct5 October 08:06

  “Pinch of salt” is correct. I held off on a couple of hilton bookings in hope of a lower price in the sale. At one the sale price was just over 50% higher than presale, and the other a massive increase of just over 100%. So, just about to book only my second IHG stay of the year and my first ever Park Inn stay using the carlson 241.

  • Anne Marie says:

    5 Oct5 October 08:41

    Booked the Berlin Hilton for this weekend, €342 per night (as opposed to €470+) for a Duplex Dome View Suite with Club Access. Supposed to be a decent hotel so fairly satisfied with that. I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this next question but: Can I now sign up for double points after the fact?

    • Raffles says:

      5 Oct5 October 09:52

      Does no harm, should post ok.

    • R.R. says:

      5 Oct5 October 22:50

      Great hotel and fantastic location, enjoy

  • Aliks says:

    5 Oct5 October 08:43

    Pinch of salt indeed.

    Back in early August, I looked at prices for Athens hotels for a long weekend stay at the start of November.

    Hilton showed up as 153€ but in the end I decided on the Intercontinental.

    Today, looking on the Hilton website – big label saying “Flash Sale” and the price is down from 216€ to a mere 153€.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      5 Oct5 October 19:59

      There was the Big Hilton sale back then too I think so it could just be that

      Also its now a month or so later so normal for rates to get higher as you get closer to stay dates …

• Simon says:

  5 Oct5 October 13:19

  Seems rather expensive on the ones that I have tried.

  Anyone get any bargains? I don’t really consider £100 for a Tallinn hotel to be that great a bargain, nice though it is.

• Gavin says:

  5 Oct5 October 14:02

  OT – how often do Tesco do the printer ink bonus points? Need to get some for the Mrs at some point. Also, can printer ink cartridges be taken on planes (in checked baggage as I assume it’s viewed as a liquid).

  • DTLW201 says:

    5 Oct5 October 15:00

    Ive got a funny feeling they dont like cartridges in hand luggage in case you try and hide a bomb in them….

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 17:23

    Very often – 4/5 times per year on HP and own-brand. Recent Canon and Epson deals were first timers though.

    • Gavin says:

      5 Oct5 October 19:46

      Ok cheers it’s a HP one. Will wait for an offer. I suppose the Argos route is riskier

    • Gavin says:

      5 Oct5 October 19:47

      Ok cheers it’s a HP one. Will wait for an offer. I suppose the Argos route is riskier as I can’t rely on gift cards any more

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