Hilton 50% off weekends in 2010 sale

[tehuringa]

Just noticed this today....Premium members get an extra 20% off so 70% discount in total makes it pretty appealing.....I'm a new kid and unable to post links but you can go to either the Hilton Asia Pacific site or the Premium Club site and see the offer.


Your new year will be blooming with great travel plans with our fantastic deal. Simply book between 29 December 2009 and 31 January 2010 to enjoy 50% off our Best Available Rates at your favourite Hilton Hotel. That's half the price off weekends, all year long in 2010! But you'll need to make reservations now before the season ends on this amazing promotion!

• Enjoy 50% off Best Available hotel rates in Asia Pacific
• Bookings must be made between 29 Dec 2009 and 31 Jan 2010
  (Valid for new bookings only)
• Valid for weekends (Friday to Sunday) in 2010
• Rates include breakfast

Plus as a member receive a further 20% off these rates - that's 70% off weekends in 2010!

Limited rooms available at the discounted rate, offer is subject to availability and terms & conditions apply, for full terms and conditions see Full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Once confirmed your reservation is non-refundable and cannot be changed. 20% member discount applies only to Hilton Hotels in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia, discount is not valid at Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast or Conrad Treasury Brisbane, discount will be applied upon arrival at the hotel.

 

[aus_flyer]

For those interested: Asia Pacific

Slightly OT, but would admin please consider removing the minimum post requirement before web links can be posted? Seems a bit antiquated.

 

[straitman]

For those interested: Asia Pacific

Slightly OT, but would admin please consider removing the minimum post requirement before web links can be posted? Seems a bit antiquated.

odoherty,

The limit was put there to discourage the infrequent (spam) posters from posting links to inappropriate sites and in my opinion it appears to work.

There is always a kind sole who will post the link.

 

[straitman]

tehuringa,

A great piece of info thanks.

Without looking I'm guessing the HPC discount will apply after the 50% gas been deducted so the total will be 60% off rather than 70%. Still a great promo though.

 

[aus_flyer]

The limit was put there to discourage the infrequent (spam) posters from posting links to inappropriate sites and in my opinion it appears to work.

There is always a kind sole who will post the link.

I realise the original intended reason, but couldn't they simply make a few bogus posts to quickly get up the required number, if they really wanted to?

 

[tehuringa]

Thanks folks...I actually noticed this last night and there was a mistake on the website..it said 70% off + 20% for HPC members...quickly fixed by this morning though

P.S. Bill....I reckon you may be right...still 60% will be good enough for me to book a few weekends away thats for sure.

 

[samh004]

I realise the original intended reason, but couldn't they simply make a few bogus posts to quickly get up the required number, if they really wanted to?

It takes 10 posts to get there, and most usually get caught and banned through port reporting before they get to that number. I think I saw one occasion when a spammer got to 10.

 

[JohnK]

I think I saw one occasion when a spammer got to 10.

I have managed to get well over 10,000 and I am still here. And only a few infractions along the way as well.

There is always a kind sole who will post the link.

Sole? Did you really mean soul?

Anyway sounds like a good promotion but why do I get the feeling that there will be very limited availability at the discounted room rate. Would be good if one can get the discount for Ozfest in Adelaide in May as I still do not have a hotel booking. In fact I do not have airfares booked either.

 

[RB]

Would be good if one can get the discount for Ozfest in Adelaide in May as I still do not have a hotel booking. In fact I do not have airfares booked either.[/quote]

Check the Qantas sale now on

 

[NM]

The limit was put there to discourage the infrequent (spam) posters from posting links to inappropriate sites and in my opinion it appears to work.

There are several policies in place to prevent the forums being overrun by spam. The minimum post count requirement for including a web link in the post is just one of them. The combination of the various mechanisms do work pretty well, but there is always going to be some spam that manages to circumvent the safeguards and they are removed manually as they appear. Its not as infrequent as you might think. The automated spammers (or "bots") are generally prevented and the minimum post count for including web links is part of that prevention process. We do watch for new members post-padding to get to the minimum level.

If a genuine new member wants to include a link, then there are some simple ways to provide the information required and a moderator can edit their post to include the link if appropriate. Or as often happen, another established member will include the link later in the thread.

 

[oz_mark]

I Would be good if one can get the discount for Ozfest in Adelaide in May as I still do not have a hotel booking. In fact I do not have airfares booked either.

I don't have anything booked yet either, so will give this sale a go. Somehow I suspect that any availability that weekend will be quickly gone!

 

[samh004]

I’ve looked, at $216 a night for that weekend I don’t think I’m getting a good deal.

 

[oz_mark]

I’ve looked, at $216 a night for that weekend I don’t think I’m getting a good deal.

Simply book between 29 December 2009 and 31 January 2010.

...are we there yet?

....and the discount is off the bed and breakfast rate (which is more than $216)

 

[samh004]

...are we there yet?

....and the discount is off the bed and breakfast rate (which is more than $216)

Good point, forgot about that, haha.

The B&B rate is $236 a night currently. So if I can get 2 nights for $236 I’d probably say that was a decent deal and book. To get the extra 20% off, can I join for free?

 

[JohnK]

Check the Qantas sale now on

I don't have anything booked yet either, so will give this sale a go. Somehow I suspect that any availability that weekend will be quickly gone!

I just had a look at the sale and the BNE-ADL airfare at $210 return + $7.70 credit looks to good to pass up. I will book tomorrow and worry about accommodation later....

 

[Flashback]

Good point, forgot about that, haha.

The B&B rate is $236 a night currently. So if I can get 2 nights for $236 I’d probably say that was a decent deal and book. To get the extra 20% off, can I join for free?

No, it costs to become a Hilton Premium Club member. It's now changed, and you need to get a Macquarie Bank Hilton Platinum Credit Card.

 

[samh004]

I just had a look at the sale and the BNE-ADL airfare at $210 return + $7.70 credit looks to good to pass up. I will book tomorrow and worry about accommodation later....

You should head back via Sydney on the Sunday and we can sample both lounges!

I am QF766 and QF556 so as long as someone can guest me into the SYD J lounge on arrival, I’m set

 

[swylie]

So annoyed at this new Macq. Bank credit card partnership - I'm not interested in carrying a third credit card around, let alone applying for another one - and not sure whether it's a good look from a credit history point of view to accumulate credit cards...

It's pretty dodgy, Hilton forcing people to get a credit card in order to access their discount program.

 

[Flashback]

So annoyed at this new Macq. Bank credit card partnership - I'm not interested in carrying a third credit card around, let alone applying for another one - and not sure whether it's a good look from a credit history point of view to accumulate credit cards...

It's pretty dodgy, Hilton forcing people to get a credit card in order to access their discount program.

And it's for that reason that I won't be renewing my membership.

 

[odysseus]

If a genuine new member wants to include a link, then there are some simple ways to provide the information required and a moderator can edit their post to include the link if appropriate. Or as often happen, another established member will include the link later in the thread.

I do find it a pretty blunt mechanism, particularly as I was badly caught out by it.

I wrote a large, detailed post, and happened to include a link (to the SMH as I recall). I then tried to post and had the system tell me off. The problem is that at that point it didn't allow me to edit (nor display the rejected message so I could copy it) which is a major failing for such a function. It also wouldn't let me go back as it knew that I had already tried posting, so I couldn't get back into the message to edit it in my browser. And refresh just brought up the same rejection message. As such, even though I would have willingly (albeit not happily) removed the link, I could not do anything and just had to close out of that. Result: 1 dissatisfied poster, and 1 lost message due to site configuration.