Hilton Q4 Promo: Fast Ways to Free Stays

Hilton is offering an interesting deal for their 4th Quarter Promotion. HHonors members have their choice of either earning double points on all stays or a free night certificate after 4 stays or 10 nights for paid accommodations from October 1-December 31st, 2011. Registration required. Choose wisely - your selection can not be changed once you register. FAQs. The great thing is that there is no category restriction (but there is a hearty opt-out list per below).

Once a member completes either the 4-stays or 10 nights a free night certificate will be generated and sent to the email address on record usually within 14 days to 6 weeks. You will still earn Hhonors points even if you select the free night certificate. Certificates can be used at any of the 3700+ Hilton worldwide properties. There is no limit to the number of free night certificates that can be earned during this promotional period. The certificate will cover a standard room and tax for one night and expire 6 months after the date they are issued.

HHonors award stays are not part of the promotion.

Overall, I think this is pretty generous compared to the other promotions out there. I guess it all really depends on your stay patterns - if you have a lot of expensive stays that take place over Thursday and Sunday nights, then the Starwood Triple point promo might make sense.

The most concerning thing to me is the huge opt out lists that are becoming standard. I'd love to see hotel loyalty programs really get their member hotels in check and force participation in promotions. I think it only sets their most loyal members up for disappointment when they find out that one of their hotel stays didn't qualify (like what happened to me with the SPG promo when I was in Munich!).

Excluded Properties:

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