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Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:32:48 GMT

Citi is now offering 2 weekend nights + $100 statement credit promo for the Reserve card.

Statement credit is only good for expenses at Hilton.

App link: http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc/Hilton/HHonors/2013/q4/sbs/dual/RP/default.htm?BTData=DZ5%2EB%2EB4f%2EJ%2EBbc%2ENNBw%2EZ%21a%2Ee%21F%2EgP7%2EBj%2ED%2Evd&m=2PL111111W&ProspectID=9186BFF33AA349DB8D1386811AB1B175

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

yudeology101 — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:36:27 GMT

Hmmm....

I like the design on the regular Visa Sig card. 10% tempted to app....let me tie up my fingers.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:45:09 GMT

What's the redemption rate on points used for hotel stays?

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:58:37 GMT

If I didn't have so many inq's I'd be jumping all over this...oh well..thanks a great deal though.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:04:46 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
What's the redemption rate on points used for hotel stays?

http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/earn-use-points/hotel/using/index.html

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

grinlikechelsea — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:12:45 GMT

That's a great offer, but Citi won't touch me with a 10,000 foot pole due to shortish history and inquiries.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:20:48 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
What's the redemption rate on points used for hotel stays?
http://hhonors3.hilton.com/en/earn-use-points/hotel/using/index.html

Thanks. I guess the redemption rate isn't that great.. 30k points/night for a Double Tree in Portland seems steep.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

CreditScholar — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:36:49 GMT

This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:44:31 GMT

@CreditScholar wrote:
This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.

Are there any good domestic hotel cards?

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

CreditScholar — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:56:16 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.
Are there any good domestic hotel cards?

It depends what you're looking for.

How much do you spend per night?

How many nights per year?

How big of a footprint are you looking for (or need)?

How important are high-end properties to you?

How much do you value elite benefits?

How much do you plan to charge per year on the card?

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:22:56 GMT

@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.
Are there any good domestic hotel cards?
It depends what you're looking for.

How much do you spend per night?
100-200
How many nights per year?
5-10
How big of a footprint are you looking for (or need)?
Not sure what this means? My guess is you mean how many states/regions of the country? Pretty big.. if that's the case.
How important are high-end properties to you?
Not
How much do you value elite benefits?
Little to none.
How much do you plan to charge per year on the card?
5-10k

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

CreditScholar — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:30:21 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.
Are there any good domestic hotel cards?
It depends what you're looking for.

How much do you spend per night?
100-200
How many nights per year?
5-10
How big of a footprint are you looking for (or need)?
Not sure what this means? My guess is you mean how many states/regions of the country? Pretty big.. if that's the case.
How important are high-end properties to you?
Not
How much do you value elite benefits?
Little to none.
How much do you plan to charge per year on the card?
5-10k

If this is your situation, I'd look into the IHG card from Chase and/or the Club Carlson card from US Bank.

IHG gives you a free night each year for paying the AF, platinum status (which isn't much but better than nothing), has very good coverage in the lower-middle level properties, and if you only stay 5-10 nights per year you can easily max out the bonus codes that come out each quarter. It isn't great for spending, but 5-10k isn't much so that won't matter anyways.

The Club Carlson card has a smaller footprint, but you get the last night free when using points. The other benefits of the card aren't that great, but you do get a decent renewal bonus (40k points per year, which could equate to 1-2 nights).

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

red259 — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:36:19 GMT

@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
This offer has been around for quite some time (a few months I think). It disappeared for awhile, and now it's back again using the link that enharu posted.

Hilton's redemption rates are awful if you're primarily staying domestically, but if you travel internationally there are still some good values out there. 0.7-0.8 cpp is a good target for international redemptions, whereas domestically getting 0.5-0.6 cpp is more realistic.
Are there any good domestic hotel cards?
It depends what you're looking for.

How much do you spend per night?
100-200
How many nights per year?
5-10
How big of a footprint are you looking for (or need)?
Not sure what this means? My guess is you mean how many states/regions of the country? Pretty big.. if that's the case.
How important are high-end properties to you?
Not
How much do you value elite benefits?
Little to none.
How much do you plan to charge per year on the card?
5-10k

If this is your situation, I'd look into the IHG card from Chase and/or the Club Carlson card from US Bank.

IHG gives you a free night each year for paying the AF, platinum status (which isn't much but better than nothing), has very good coverage in the lower-middle level properties, and if you only stay 5-10 nights per year you can easily max out the bonus codes that come out each quarter. It isn't great for spending, but 5-10k isn't much so that won't matter anyways.

The Club Carlson card has a smaller footprint, but you get the last night free when using points. The other benefits of the card aren't that great, but you do get a decent renewal bonus (40k points per year, which could equate to 1-2 nights).

Wasn't there some devaluation with club carlson recently? Granted it was too good to be true the way it was.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:41:54 GMT

@red259 wrote:
Wasn't there some devaluation with club carlson recently? Granted it was too good to be true the way it was.

Devaluation goes into effect March 15th, if I remember correctly.

Even with the deval, I think it's still a decent program.

http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/club-carlson-changes-effective-march-15-2014-new-top-category-elite-benefits-devaluation-and-more/

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

CreditScholar — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:03:55 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@red259 wrote:
Wasn't there some devaluation with club carlson recently? Granted it was too good to be true the way it was.
Devaluation goes into effect March 15th, if I remember correctly.
Even with the deval, I think it's still a decent program.

http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/club-carlson-changes-effective-march-15-2014-new-top-category-elite-benefits-devaluation-and-more/

+1. Devals in the form of category creep occur every year like clockwork. The only question is how many properties will move and how many of those will personally affect you.

Major structural changes to programs are the ones to watch out for, and given what we've seen in the past few years the latest one from CC wasn't too bad at all.

I'm curious as to when Marriott and Hilton will announce their changes for 2014. Usually it's at the end of Feb, but we haven't seen anything yet.

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:21:36 GMT

HIlton properties are everywhere that's why i like them even outside US...

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

red259 — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:30:30 GMT

@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@red259 wrote:
Wasn't there some devaluation with club carlson recently? Granted it was too good to be true the way it was.
Devaluation goes into effect March 15th, if I remember correctly.
Even with the deval, I think it's still a decent program.

http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/club-carlson-changes-effective-march-15-2014-new-top-category-elite-benefits-devaluation-and-more/

+1. Devals in the form of category creep occur every year like clockwork. The only question is how many properties will move and how many of those will personally affect you.

Major structural changes to programs are the ones to watch out for, and given what we've seen in the past few years the latest one from CC wasn't too bad at all.

I'm curious as to when Marriott and Hilton will announce their changes for 2014. Usually it's at the end of Feb, but we haven't seen anything yet.

After the voting is done for the Freddies!

Re: Citi Hilton Reserve promo: 2 nights + $100 statement credit.

CreditScholar — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:47:00 GMT

@red259 wrote:
@CreditScholar wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@red259 wrote:
Wasn't there some devaluation with club carlson recently? Granted it was too good to be true the way it was.
Devaluation goes into effect March 15th, if I remember correctly.
Even with the deval, I think it's still a decent program.

http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/club-carlson-changes-effective-march-15-2014-new-top-category-elite-benefits-devaluation-and-more/

+1. Devals in the form of category creep occur every year like clockwork. The only question is how many properties will move and how many of those will personally affect you.

Major structural changes to programs are the ones to watch out for, and given what we've seen in the past few years the latest one from CC wasn't too bad at all.

I'm curious as to when Marriott and Hilton will announce their changes for 2014. Usually it's at the end of Feb, but we haven't seen anything yet.
After the voting is done for the Freddies!

That's an interesting point which I completely forgot about. If they're honestly waiting for that, it's likely that we'll be hearing bad news as opposed to good.

In Marriott's case, maybe they're delaying while they scramble to figure out a C&P system? Now that Hyatt has implemented theirs, Marriott is the last one to not offer C&P. It's probably wishful thinking on my part though.