So I went out to the Rio and when I got back I got an email that I CAN do
Cincinnati 7 Star "retreat" trip -- but my husband can't use his 80,000
point Aspiration trip to go there (we were going to do both and I would take a
friend).
What?
Now I am totally confused. Apparently the new rules say casinos that
don't own their own hotel "MAY not offer the retreat benefit" - meaning, I
guess, they May or May not -- or might at a later date not -- or something!
At the Rio I got a new 2015 benefit booklet which talks about the 40,000
tier credit Aspiration Level 1 (4 nights and a $100 folio credit, also 5000
tier credits toward your 2016 tier score, 4 tickets for the HiRoller ride,
$50 for use on CaesarsCasino.com in New Jersey -- isnt that for NJ
residents?). And the 80000 Tier credit Aspiration Level 2 ($750 airfare, 4
nights, Companion Card for a friend, another 5000 Tier credits toward 2016 score,
4 happy half hour tickets for the High Roller). Aspiration Levels are
based on your 2015 TIER SCORE, and offers can be enjoyed through June 30.
It doesn't say word boo about MAY (or may not) be taken at certain
properties.
Since I am not a DIAMOND member I can't look up diamond detailed rules
online. Can anyone find them to post?
When I was at the Rio I spoke to a host there (who also thought MAY not
meant -- no you can't use it... confusion in the ranks once again). I
discussed the new Seven Star Experience credits, which now start at 250,000
points instead of 200,000 points, and the 2nd requires 500,000 points.
She said various new bonus credits will make the new 250,000 actually the
same as the old 200,000 level. (Talk about confusion!). Apparently she is
including the 50% "up to 25,000" credits you get for doing "up to 50000
tier points from Jan 1 2015 to March 31. So someone who reaches 150,000
tier points by March 31 gets an extra 25000 points, so they are now at 175000
points.
I assume you actually have to take the Aspiration 1 and Aspiration 2
benefits to get the new bonuses that are mentioned in the booklet I got. (but
who knows!) That would be another 10,000 tier points, pushing you up to
185,000 points in the scenario I've mentioned.
And apparently there are other bonuses for other things?
But who knows! Why don't they send out an email explaining things!!???
I also got a phone call from the nice Rio host I spoke to today, saying
there was no email address on my account, and she wanted to make sure I had
one in the system before they change over to all email (whenever that is -
sometime in 2016 I think). The strange thing is -- I do have an email in the
system -- and if I look at my totalreward.com account, there it is. And I
do get email.
Lord have mercy...(and I'm not even religious)....
My Vegas host really spun me up first telling me she couldn't book the
Cincinnati trip we had verbally discussed 2 weeks ago, and then in the same day
saying yes she could after all!
By the way, the nice Rio host also told me that they (meaning the hosts and
I guess Rio personnel) are hoping that Corporate soon reverses some of the
benefit/offer cuts. I guess someone is realizing that if they cut the
offers for free play by 50% they are losing their better players (like 7 stars
and Diamond members). These poor hosts jobs are on the line, if the
players stop coming!
Well anyway -- I will update you if I find out more.
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