Hilton launches its Quarter 1 hotel bonus promotion

UPDATE – JUNE 2025:  This Hilton article is now out of date, but don’t worry.  We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

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The Quarter 1 hotel promotions are now up and running.  In general, they are not hugely exciting but, of course, if you are doing the stays anyway then you are crazy not to register for them.

I discussed the Starwood one here.  Articles on the Marriott and Priority Club promotions will follow in the next couple of days.

The downside with Starwood is that you need to do 4 nights during the promotion period before you get anything.  The Hilton HHonors promotions kicks in from your first night.

Hilton’s offering is called ‘Double Your HHonors’.  Give them credit for simplicity – it offers you either double base points or double base airline miles, depending on how you choose to earn in the Hilton programme.

The additional 5 points per $1 for selecting ‘all points’ are not doubled.  You would therefore receive 25 points per $1 (the 10 base points are doubled, the 5 ‘all points’ bonus is not) instead of the usual 15.  Any elite status bonus you are entitled to will also not be doubled.

It runs from January 7th to March 31st.   There is a long list of non-participating hotels, unfortunately, which can be found here.

You need to register for this promotion by visiting this site.  Note that once you have selected ‘double points’ or ‘double miles’ you cannot change your decision.

If you do a lot of short Hilton stays, Virgin Flying Club is now the most attractive airline partner as you earn 1,000 Virgin miles per stay (2,000 under this promotion) at most Hilton brands compared to 500 with all of the other airline partners.

If you do a lot of long Hilton stays, Finnair may be worth a look.  You earn 500 miles per night with most of the Hilton brands, doubled to 1,000 miles per night with this promotion.  There is a 5-night maximum per stay.  Remember that Finnair is a member of oneworld, like BA, so you can redeem your Finnair miles for BA flights.

If you want Avios, do NOT collect via British Airways as you only get 500 per stay (1,000 with this promotion) for most brands.  Iberia, on the other hand, offers 750 miles per stay (1,500 with this promotion).  You can move your Iberia Plus Avios to BA via ‘Combine my Avios’ online.

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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (June 2025)

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

There are two dedicated Hilton Honors debit cards. These are especially attractive when spending abroad due to the 0% or 0.5% FX fee, depending on card.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

You also receive FREE Hilton Honors status for as long as you hold the debit cards – Gold status with the Plus card and Silver status with the basic card. This is a great reason to apply even if you rarely use it.

We reviewed the Hilton Honors Plus Debit Card here and the Hilton Honors Debit Card here.

You can apply for either card here.

NEW: Hilton Honors Plus Debit

30,000 bonus points (to 14th August), Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review

NEW: Hilton Honors Debit

2,500 bonus points, 50% fee discount, Hilton Silver status and 0.5% FX fees Read our full review

There is another way of getting Hilton Honors status, and earning Hilton Honors points, from a payment card.

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 The Platinum Card from American Express in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

and for small business owners:

• The American Express Business Gold Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Business Platinum Card (50,000 bonus Amex points)

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton Honors 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.