HHonors Gold/Diamond for Velocity Gold/Plat

[markis10]

Of note to members is the new complimentary Gold or Diamond status for DJ Gold/Platinum members:

As a Gold Velocity Member you can enjoy complimentary 12 months Gold Elite Membership in the Hilton Honors Program.

The exclusive benefits of Gold Elite Membership include: Early check in and late check out ( subject to availability)
Space available room upgrades
25% bonus on Hilton Honors base points
Complimentary High speed internet access

Complimentary newspaper and bottled water
Selection of certain restaurant bonus point offers & complimentary breakfast packages across the Hilton network
Worldwide recognition at the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels

 

[simongr]

Hilton Diamond is a nice bonus for plat - just a shame my company wont let us stay in Hiltons...

 

[serfty]

Now that IS a nice perk when staying at Hilton Hotels:

HHonors Gold Guarantees:
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• [*=1]Space available (non suite) upgrade (access to executive lounge if upgraded to an designated executive room).[*=1]Complimentary Breakfast[*=1]1000 HHonors points per stay in lieu of Upgrade and breakfast if desired[*=1]25% HHonors point bonus on base earn.[*=1]Complimentary high-speed internet access in Member's room

HHonors Diamond Guarantees:
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• [*=1]Space available (non suite) upgrade[*=1]Executive lounge Access[*=1]Complimentary Breakfast[*=1]1000 HHonors points per stay in lieu of Upgrade, Lounge access and breakfast if desired[*=1]50% HHonors point bonus on base earn.[*=1]Complimentary high-speed internet access in Member's room.

Hilton HHonors® - HHonors® Terms & Conditions

 

[markis10]

Indeed, more details:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....ry-elite-memberships-platinum-gold-32480.html

Access to the Platinum or Gold Elite tier of either IHG Priority Club Rewards or, Gold or Diamond tier of the Hilton Honours program.
PLUS
Privilege Executive or Privilege Elite membership with the Europcar Privileges Program or, Hertz #1 Club Gold Five Star or Hertz #1 Club Gold Presidents Circle.
PLUS
Membership with Secure Sentinal, a loss and theft assistance service to help protect your Financial Cards, Mobile Phone and Passport.

Members can enroll into their preferred program via the 'My Benefits' section of their Account, where they will be contacted by each of the individual programs to complete the membership.
Once you have opted in, you will need to fulfill the requirements as specified by each Partner loyalty program to maintain status in their programs. Velocity has no control over this or the chosen program’s terms and conditions.

 

[simongr]

This alone is a reason to status match this year and then see what to do about future travel.

 

[Lawlass]

Members can enroll into their preferred program via the 'My Benefits' section of their Account, where they will be contacted by each of the individual programs to complete the membership.

Anyone know how long it takes HH to get in touch with you once you've requested through Velocity? I want to book a London Hilton in a couple of weeks, but should probably wait until my Gold comes through?

 

[munitalP]

Anyone know how long it takes HH to get in touch with you once you've requested through Velocity? I want to book a London Hilton in a couple of weeks, but should probably wait until my Gold comes through?

just book it, then when you get the HH Gold card, ring HH and ensure they attach your HH number and status. I have to do this on most of my bookings as our corp travel agent has a mental block in adding hotel loyalty programme numbers to bookings :shock:

 

[Lawlass]

just book it, then when you get the HH Gold card, ring HH and ensure they attach your HH number and status. I have to do this on most of my bookings as our corp travel agent has a mental block in adding hotel loyalty programme numbers to bookings :shock:

Cheers... I'll give that a go - hopefully they'll have contacted me by the time I'm actually going to be staying there.

On another note, is it generally better to book straight through the HH site or through one of discount sites?

 

[munitalP]

Cheers... I'll give that a go - hopefully they'll have contacted me by the time I'm actually going to be staying there.

On another note, is it generally better to book straight through the HH site or through one of discount sites?

I always book through HH site if making my own booking - I know with other programmes such as A-Club will not honor anything booked outside of their direct booking engine. Im not sure HH is the same - worth checking.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Cheers... I'll give that a go - hopefully they'll have contacted me by the time I'm actually going to be staying there.

On another note, is it generally better to book straight through the HH site or through one of discount sites?

As per munitalP above, HH are VERY strict about this. You should always book through their own website, the third party booking engines will not be eligible.

 

[Lawlass]

As per munitalP above, HH are VERY strict about this. You should always book through their own website, the third party booking engines will not be eligible.

Good to know, thanks

 

[serfty]

I always book through HH site if making my own booking - I know with other programmes such as A-Club will not honor anything booked outside of their direct booking engine. Im not sure HH is the same - worth checking.

To guarantee full HHonors benefits the booking needs to be made by using either a) a Hilton "Family" website (e.g. HHonors.com) or b) Hilton Telephone Bookings.

While stays booked via some other means may indeed qualify for benefits, this is not guaranteed.

 

[Lawlass]

Okay, so can anyone tell me if I book the "ADVANCE PURCHASE FULL PREPAYMENT, NO REFUND OR CHANGES" rate, will I still be eligible for the upgrade per being HH Gold?

TIA you helpful people.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Okay, so can anyone tell me if I book the "ADVANCE PURCHASE FULL PREPAYMENT, NO REFUND OR CHANGES" rate, will I still be eligible for the upgrade per being HH Gold?

TIA you helpful people.

Yes any published rate on their website will get you the benefits

 

[drron]

Okay, so can anyone tell me if I book the "ADVANCE PURCHASE FULL PREPAYMENT, NO REFUND OR CHANGES" rate, will I still be eligible for the upgrade per being HH Gold?

TIA you helpful people.

I would also go to the Hilton forum on Flyertalk.Search for the hotel you are booking.Not all hotels,whichever chain,are as good with elite benefits as we would wish.UK and Europe seem to figure more prominently in these lists.Upgrades are not quaranteed-some chains do give out confirmed upgrades to elites but not Hilton (or SPG).

 

[nonpop]

Query.
I'm currently HH Silver only. If I take the Velocity status match I seem to end up with HH Diamond.

So, I'm Silver until the end of this year (already have enough nights for requalification fo next year).

If I upgrade to Diamond, is it just for the balance of this year, or do I get it for all of 2012 ?
Thoughts ?

 

[awilcockson]

Query.
If I upgrade to Diamond, is it just for the balance of this year, or do I get it for all of 2012 ?

You get it for 6 months, which extends to 12 months if you have 4 stays in the first 6 months.

 

[JohnK]

Hilton Diamond should come in handy for 12 months. :LOL:

Wouldn't have anywhere near enough stays to get Hilton Gold on my own but....

 

[Fifa]

This is perfect timing for me as I have four bookings in the US for early October!
I am now also looking forward to sampling the Australian Hilton hotels in the next 12 months .

Sorry IHG - I'm already platinum with you until the end of 2012 so no rush to be loyal for a while!!!

 

[Alanslegal]

so we can elect when HHD commences? and is there a soft landing?

i may not requal. for spg platinum this year and if i dont, would like to start HHD when i fall down a level.