Hilton has teamed up with Lufthansa to offer bonus Miles & More miles during April, May and June. At present, you have two options when you stay with Hilton: Choose ‘points and points’ earning, which gets you 10 Hilton base points per $1 plus a […]
Hilton HHonors in ‘very small devaluation’ shocker!
Following from IHG’s announcement that there would be a general reduction in points levels required for redemptions from April 15th, Hilton HHonors has published its annual list of category changes. (This will, apparently, be the last annual Hilton list of category changes. Moves up and […]
30%-40% discount code for Hilton Group hotels!
There are lots of corporate discount codes for hotel chains available online if you search. The reason they are not heavily publicised is that you shouldn’t be using them! Some hotels are very strict, especially on deep discounts, and will want to see corporate ID. […]
6,000 Virgin Flying Club miles for three Hilton stays
20 March 2014 By Raffles
Hilton has launched a new promotion with Virgin Atlantic which looks pretty good – especially as it should stack with the other current Hilton promotions. For stays at any Hilton Family property globally, until April 30th, you will receive: 1,500 Virgin miles on your first […]
New Amex deal: £50 off £250 spend at Hilton Hotels
19 March 2014 By Raffles
You may remember last Winter that American Express launched a partnership with TripAdvisor. They were paying £5 to every Amex cardholder who linked their American Express card to their UK TripAdvisor account and wrote one review. This partnership seems to be deepening, as American Express […]
30% off Hilton resorts in Europe and Asia – with only 30% deposit needed
13 March 2014 By Raffles
Hilton is currently running two resort promotions which are worth a look. One covers Europe / Middle East / Africa and the other South East Asia. What is interesting about these deals is that Hilton is taking a travel agent approach to pricing. Instead of asking for […]
How Amex Membership Rewards members can buy miles for up to 50% off
11 March 2014 By Raffles
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. (It is even less known today than it used to be, as Amex removed the webpage […]
How to convert Virgin Flying Club miles to Avios points
6 March 2014 By Raffles
One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is whether they can convert their Virgin Flying Club miles to Avios points. I thought I would save myself some typing in the future by running a post on this that I […]
Earn Hilton HHonors points and redspottedhanky £££ with Fantasy Formula 1!
1 March 2014 By Raffles
Both Hilton HHonors and redspottedhanky.com are running Fantasy Formula 1 competitions for the 2nd time this year. You still have two weeks to sign up before the first race. The redspottedhanky.com one is especially valuable as all players can earn up to £20 in redspottedhanky train […]
25% bonus when you convert hotel points to American Airlines miles
26 February 2014 By Raffles
American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your hotel points into American Airlines miles. You can find full details of this promotion here. The important thing to note is that not all hotel schemes are included. […]
A new Hilton ‘Fast Track to Gold’ promotion
23 February 2014 By Raffles
Reader Simon flagged this offer in the Head for Points comments. The ‘small print’ says that it is targeted at employees of travel / human resources group HRG, although anyone can sign up. In fact, the ‘large print’ says that is open to customers of HRG, which […]
Two new promotions for Conrad and Waldorf stays in 2014
10 February 2014 By Raffles
Two interesting promotions for Hilton Group’s luxury brands, Conrad and Waldorf-Astoria, have popped up. These were targeted at people who were originally emailed with details, but it appears that anyone can register for them. Perhaps Hilton has been taking lessons from IHG ….! The first offer […]
Is Hilton quietly improving “Premium Room Reward” pricing?
8 February 2014 By Raffles
A couple of years ago, Hilton HHonors added ‘Premium Room Rewards’ as an award option. On the face of it, this was a worthwhile addition, albeit one that would not appeal to a lot of people. If you wanted to redeem for anything better than […]
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