1 Stay = 14,543 Points

Last weekend, I had a 2 night stay at a Hilton Conference Center. Overall, the stay was good except for the lack of hot water one morning.

On Tuesday, I checked my Hilton account and learned that I earned 11,643 points from 1 stay.

As you can see, the points earned cam from multiple different sources.

First, I earned 7,000 points from the most recent Hilton promotion, as I wrote here. 1,000 points per night (2,000) + 5,000 points for staying 2 nights = 7,000!

Then the base points come from my bill. You earn 10 pts per $1 spent at the hotel minus certain expenses like taxes. I spent $266.50 at the hotel. That earned me 2,665 points.

Next, as a Gold member, I earn a 25% bonus on the base points. 2,665 x 25% = 663.

The last way I earned points is the 50% Bonus on Base Points is from choosing the Points & Points option. This option earns you an additional 5 Bonus Points per $1 spent.

Overall, the haul was pretty nice, but where did the last 2,900 points come from. Great question! One of the most important decisions on any trip is which credit card to use. This decision was easy for me. The card I used was the Citi Hilton Reserve:

The card earns you 10 points for every $1 spent on a Hilton Portfolio.

My $290 stay earned me 2,900 points from the credit card.

Credit Card - 2,900 points

Hotel Stay - 11,543 points

Total: 14, 543

A great haul for 1 stay at a Hilton!

What is the most points you have ever earn in 1 stay?

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Fage Coupon Winners

Early this week, I announced a small giveaway for free coupons for Fage Greek Yoguart.

Now time to announce the winners:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for all those you participated!

All the winners have been contact via email.


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Check Your Email for Great Dining Rewards Offer

Recently, I received an email from Dining Rewards. This isn't abnormal, as Dining Rewards sends out emails constantly with catchy subject lines. This one;s subject line was Harvest Those Bonus Miles.

Typically, I ignore these emails, because they are just trying me to use the program. However, I am super happy that I opened this one, as it was a bonus:

 "Earn 2,000 MileagePlus bonus award miles when you dine from October 15 to October 29. This 

  fall, you'll gather 2,000 bonus miles just for dining out with the Happy Harvest Bonus. Search 

  for all the delicious places you can visit and review to earn those bonus miles. No registration       required. See details below."

Well the details below didn't provide much detail:

 "To earn through this bonus, you must dine at participating restaurant, bar, or club between

  October 15 and October 29. Please not that all dines must occur during a valid reward 

  period and be paid for with a credit or debit card registered with MileagePlus Dining. You

  may earn this bonus only once. Offer is not combinable with other MileagePlus Dining

  bonuses. Please allow 6-8 weeks from the date of your qualifying dine for any bonus miles to

  post to your MileagePlus Dining account. All account inquires related to this bonus must be

  received by December 29."

As you can see, the details did not provide much information on what one must due to earn the miles. I called the customer service number and learned that the I need only to dine once between October 15th and October 29th and complete the survey. 2,000 miles for only one dine. Easy breeze.

The offer is only for those who received the email, so check to see if you are eligible.

Remember DON"T LEAVE POINTS ON THE TABLE.

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