How to get Gold status

[becinbloom]

Hi there we are staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Villiage in September for 7 nights - I've heard that if you have status with Hilton they give you $10 credit per person per day so we are hoping to somehow get this to pay for breakfast etc

My question is how can I quickly earn status from Blue to Gold?

Thanks
Bec

 

[moa999]

Google Hilton Challenge
Or Amex Centurion

All are going to cost a lot more than $70 however

 

[LadyC]

Citibank Prestige offers it also (again more expensive than $70)

 

[Captain hum]

VA platinum can get HH diamond status, but it takes ages to come through. ....

 

[robd]

I wouldn't bother trying to get HH Gold status just for the $10 credit. You will be better off going over the road for your breaky and it will cost a lot less than breakfast at the hotel including the credit.

I stayed there last year for 5 nights and don't recall eating breakfast there at all (HH Diamond). We did have dinner a couple of nights onsite at the ocean facing restaurant (can't recall the name of it atm) and Benihana's. There is an Ihop over the road and eateries at the Ala Moana shopping Center, plus Cheesecake Factory and other places pretty close by which do breakfast, lunch & dinner. Being a popular resort in a prime location, there really wasn't much status recognition at HHV.

 

[JohnK]

My question is how can I quickly earn status from Blue to Gold?

Is it this simple?

 

[becinbloom]

Is it this simple?

I'm totally gonna try this
Do you need to be a new HH member??

 

[JohnK]

I'm totally gonna try this
Do you need to be a new HH member??

Not according to the terms and conditions of the promotion.

 

[VPS]

For the life of me I can't work out to get gold through Etihad website or Hilton website - I got a Etihad gold match and would like Hilton Gold before I go to the US - anybody have any luck?

 

[JimmyH]

targeted email offer per the terms and conditions in the email I received. (Below). There is also a link in the email which contains the partial path below. Haven't pasted the full link with the codes at the end as they may be specific to me or identify me (?? Not sure about this).

Maybe you can call Etihad and request offer or call HHonors direct and ask. I would call the U.S. Number as they seem to sort out things faster.

]hiltonhhonors. com /instantgold2015 ........................


*Terms & Conditions:
Offer valid for the recipient of this email only and is non-transferable. Etihad Guest member who enrols in the Hilton HHonors™ Program and registers for the Hilton HHonors Trial Gold offer by 31st October, 2015 will receive HHonors Gold status until 31st October, 2015. If an existing HHonors Diamond Elite member registers for the promotion, your status will change to Gold; in that case, please contact HHonors Customer Care at or by dialing T: [COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]+1 800 584 8690[/COLOR] to have your Diamond status reinstated. Please quote the Hilton HHonors Trial Gold Offer’. Recipients may receive offer emails from multiple airlines, however, only the first enrolment will be valid with HHonors and all subsequent enrolments will be void.

To receive HHonors Gold status through 31st March, 2017, complete three stays between 7th July and 31st October, 2015 (“the Promotion Period”). Newly enrolled HHonors members’ Preferred Travel Partner will be set to the airline partner enrolled through and the Double Dip® Earning Style Option will be set to Points & Miles™. Existing HHonors members must, prior to the stay: (1) select [insert airline partner name] as their preferred Double Dip® Points & Miles™ partner in their HHonors profile; (2) select Points and Miles™ as their Double Dip® Earning Style within their HHonors profile; (3) register for the Etihad Guest promotion.

Bonus Etihad Guest Miles: In addition to the Hilton HHonors Gold Status, Members will earn the following miles with Etihad Airways on stays completed during the Promotional Period: 2nd stay - double bonus miles, 3rd stay – triple bonus miles and 4th stay - quadruple miles. A 'stay' is defined as the total number of consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, whether or not a guest checks out and checks back in again. Please allow six to eight weeks from completion of your stay for miles to appear in your HHonors account. Standard requirements must be met to maintain Gold status after its expiration under this offer.

 

[JohnK]

For the life of me I can't work out to get gold through Etihad website or Hilton website - I got a Etihad gold match and would like Hilton Gold before I go to the US - anybody have any luck?

Try AirBerlin. It could be easier and doesn't appear to need any status.

Hilton HHonors Gold Fast Track 3 Stays Within 90 Days Open For All (Valid Until December 31, 2015) | LoyaltyLobby

 

[coolkid101]

not sure where to post this - if we get free Gold status with the citibank prestige / amex plat cards, how does it get further upgraded to diamond with subsequent stays? when i log into my account is says 30 stays, 60 nights which looks like i'll have to start from scratch as a "blue" member to get to diamond if i want to move tiers. is that right?
so it won't just be the difference between gold and diamond i.e. 20nights/10stays to move up to diamond?

 

[teamhamsandwich]

not sure where to post this - if we get free Gold status with the citibank prestige / amex plat cards, how does it get further upgraded to diamond with subsequent stays? when i log into my account is says 30 stays, 60 nights which looks like i'll have to start from scratch as a "blue" member to get to diamond if i want to move tiers. is that right?
so it won't just be the difference between gold and diamond i.e. 20nights/10stays to move up to diamond?

That's correct. You start from scratch to get diamond.