Hilton Hotels Corporation offers New redemption levels plus a free night, apparently to help mitigate the devaluation of Hilton HHonors points as of January 2010, as first reported by The Gate with the Confirmed: Details Regarding Changes in Redemptions of Hilton HHonors Points for Reward Stays — and the News is Not Good and Increased Hilton HHonors Points Required for Reward Redemption as of January 2010 entries.

However, FlyerTalk members who are also Hilton HHonors members have been reporting receiving via e-mail a free night valid at many Hilton hotel properties worldwide, while others are left wondering if this is a trick or a treat as they have not received a free night and are not sure as to what is the reason…

Click here to see who are the 20 candidates currently competing for five coveted TalkBoard positions, as well as the platforms on which they are running.

Find out here what the TalkBoard candidates have to say regarding issues that currently affect FlyerTalk.

Once the debates have concluded, the voting period will occur from November 10, 2009 through November 23, 2009.

According to FlyerTalk member iahphx,“My “10 Euro” Ryanair ticket cost $67!”

No, there were no added optional services or hidden fees; rather, the lopsided trade in money by Ryanair may have been caused by a phenomenon known as “dynamic currency conversion.”

Is this practice allegedly used by Ryanair legitimate or deceptive, or did iahphx simply not do his due diligence in researching the fees associated with the airfare which he paid? What exactly is the explanation for the apparently unfair currency conversion?

What do you think are the 10 worst dining trends of the last decade?

Although chain restaurants and excessively seasoned food, as well as too much pork belly and bacon, did not officially rank on the list, you can count on FlyerTalk members to post their own thoughts and opinions as to what should be on the list.

Nobody is listening to the chef who is a media whore, however…

Before one considers booking an airfare to be a passenger on a British Airways flight in the near future, one may want to be continuously be apprised by checking often the information posted in the Strike ballot called: here we go thread, where more details about a possible strike may be found, as well as speculation discussing how a strike could impact the future of British Airways.

FlyerTalk member ArizonaRoadWarrior believes that a new low has been reached when the newspaper which ArizonaRoadWarrior was going to read on the five-hour flight suddenly disappeared — not to mention the name of a company and its telephone number that had been written on one of the pages of the newspaper.

Apparently, allegedly stealing reading materials while aboard an aircraft is more common than one may think or believe…

Until Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:00 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, there is a call for candidates who are interested in being elected to the TalkBoard to serve FlyerTalk and contribute to further improving it for its members heading into the future.

If you are interested in running for TalkBoard, please see the Call for Candidates for the member-elected TalkBoard — and good luck!

Why do so many hotels think their guests are either bats or otherwise nocturnal with perfect night vision? Lack of hotel room lighting is a common aggravation for travelers.

This may sound sacrilegious to many FlyerTalk members, but have Any of you ever just stopped caring about status & points?

Is it actually better to shop for airfares and room rates based on cost, comfort and convenience rather than on points and status?

One might be surprised as to how FlyerTalk members respond to this question…

The Gate first broke the news about Increased Hilton HHonors Points Required for Reward Redemption as of January 2010 on October 12.

Not only has the news been confirmed in the Official Post from Hilton HHonors, 2010 Hotel Category and Point Redemption Changes, but the news is so bad for many FlyerTalk members that they posted the Consequence of HHONORS Devaluation: Commitments to Take our Business Elsewhere — and FlyerTalk members intend to defect from the Hilton HHonors frequent guest loyalty program in droves.