Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Hilton / Amex ‘£50 cashback on £250 booking’ offer is back

Links on Head for Points may support the site by paying a commission.  See here for all partner links.

American Express and Hilton Hotels have brought back their generous ‘£50 cashback for spending £250’ promotion.

It is restricted to the first 15,000 American Express cardholders to register their card via this website.  This offer should work with any UK Amex card, whether issued by MBNA, Lloyds or directly from Amex.

Hilton Gatwick South

The rules are relatively simple:

Valid for stays until 30th September

Minimum spend of £250 in one transaction

Valid at Hilton, Waldorf-Astoria and Doubletree properties (except Doubletree Liverpool)

NOT valid at Hampton properties

Valid only at UK hotels

The site states that you need to book directly at hilton.co.uk.  For advanced purchase stays this is correct.  However, if you are booking a ‘pay at check-out’ rate then I doubt it makes the slightest difference whether you book via the Hilton website or Hotels.com etc.  Amex will pay the bonus regardless as long as it sees the relevant Hilton reference on your card statement.

This offer is hugely convenient for me because we will be spending £500 at a UK Hilton property this weekend.  I will be splitting that bill across two cards.

How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards

How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (April 2024)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

and for small business owners:

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton points is 1:2.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)

Category

Hilton Honors

Comments (27)

This article is closed to new comments. Feel free to ask your question in the HfP forums.

  • Jenni says:
    17 Jul17 July 07:20

    I was happy to see this also, I’m taking the mother in law to London for a weekend to see a show and this means I can book a nicer hotel than I initially was going to.

  • AndyGWP says:
    17 Jul17 July 07:48

    This is great combined with the 33% off summer sale… presume the same rule as last time applies (where if you prepay, it doesn’t matter when you stay), so this is perfect for me 🙂

    I thought I’d made a mistake last time because I registered and paid using a supplementary card, but it’s worth noting that it still works / there aren’t any supplementary card conditions (well, there wasn’t last time)

  • Idrive says:
    17 Jul17 July 08:04

    Please note the below are from the same offer loaded onto my card in my account at amex

    UK Cards only. One £50 statement credit per Card
    Offer only applies to spend on the Card which offer is saved to. It does not apply to spend on supplementary or other Cards you may hold
    Available at Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton (excluding DoubleTree by Hilton & Hotel Spa Liverpool) and Waldorf Astoria
    Not available at Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn and DoubleTree by Hilton & Hotel Spa Liverpool
    To book visit Hilton.co.uk. Valid on all spend at check out in the UK
    Offer ends 30 Sep 2014
    Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying transaction is refunded or cancelled
    This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other offers
    If you earn reward points, you will only earn reward points on the value of qualifying spend minus the statement credit
    Statement credits are issued within 3-5 business days of the qualifying spend, but may take up to 8 weeks to appear in your account
    Valid for the first 15,000 Cardmembers that register their Card
    For full Offer T&Cs and more details about statement credits click here. By saving the offer to your Card, you agree to the Offer Terms. Words in italics are defined in the Offer Terms

    Anyone bought a giftcard in previous sale?

  • John Smith says:
    17 Jul17 July 09:19

    I got this last week but it was when I log in to amex and its under the offers tailored to you section. I’ve got 3 cards and its available on 2 of them

  • Andrew S says:
    17 Jul17 July 09:40

    Does anyone know if the full £250 must be done in a single transaction? T&C are not clear…

    • Alan says:
      17 Jul17 July 09:42

      Yes, it has to be in a single transaction – this certainly applied last time they ran the offer.

      • Andrew S says:
        17 Jul17 July 11:22

        Thanks Alan 🙁

        • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
          17 Jul17 July 20:39

          Of course, if you’re already spending £200 or thereabouts, you might as well go all out at the bar as the next £50 is free.

          • Alan says:
            17 Jul17 July 20:40

            Haha definitely! Also if you’re find out at checkout that you’re only going to be under by £5 or so then most Hiltons sell their branded bath ducks with the proceeds going to charity 🙂

  • Muryu says:
    17 Jul17 July 10:24

    They have misspelled ‘The Caledonian’ as ‘The Caledian’ in the terms and conditions

  • Nathan says:
    17 Jul17 July 10:28

    I can see this offer on my platinum cash back Amex but not my gold charge??
    Weird

  • Peter says:
    17 Jul17 July 10:37

    Be careful to check how any pre-payment will be made to your card as well if you planning to stay after 30th Sept.

    Last time Hilton website said it would all be prepaid in one go, then AFTER I put all the card details in and pressed pay, a conformation came up saying only a deposit of £74 had been taken. As the total was only going to be £294 I thought I was in trouble but thankfully something went wrong and no payment was taken out at all so to sort this out I rang the Hotel direct and pre-paid the full amount directly with them.

    • Alan says:
      17 Jul17 July 10:52

      Yes, some properties also don’t charge your card until about a week before the stay, which could be a problem if you’re trying to get round the issue of a stay falling outwith the offer period 😉

This article is closed to new comments. Feel free to ask your question in the HfP forums.

New to Head for Points?

Welcome!  We’re the UK’s most-read source of business travel, Avios, frequent flyer and hotel loyalty news. Let us improve how you travel. Got any questions? Ask them in our forums.

Latest Forum Posts

Get 40,000 bonus points (worth 40,000 Avios) and £300 dining credit with The Platinum Card

Check reward flight availability instantly for free!

See a whole year of reward seat availability on one page at SeatSpy.com

Get £10 when you spend £150 on your free Currensea card

Booking a luxury hotel?

Our luxury hotel booking service offers you GUARANTEED extra benefits over booking direct. Works with Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz Carlton, St Regis and more. We've booked £1.7 million of rooms to date. Click for details.

SME? SPECIAL OFFER TO 12TH MAY EARN POINTS WORTH 30,000 AVIOS WITH CAPITAL ON TAP

Get 20,000 bonus points, four airport lounge passes and your first year free with American Express Gold

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.

Got it!