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Hilton HHonors lets a public vote choose the November promotion

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Well, this is a novel one.  Hilton HHonors has decided to let you, the general public, choose which promotion it runs later in the year.

You can choose from two deals:

Double (base) points, starting from your second stay, or

1000 bonus points per Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday / Monday night

The ‘double points’ option was in the lead as of 4pm yesterday.

All members are not created equally.  If you are a Diamond then your vote counts as 4 votes, a Gold counts as 3 votes, a Silver as 2 votes and a Blue member as 1 vote.

There is a very low key charity element to this which is played down on the site.  When you vote, you also get to nominate a charity from a shortlist of three.  The charity with the most votes will receive $200,000 from Hilton whilst the two runners-up will each receive $50,000.

If you want to vote, the ‘Choose Your Reward’ website is here.

The winning promotion will run from November 1st.

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

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

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.

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

10,000 bonus points, Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review

NEW: Hilton Honors Debit

2,500 bonus points, 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 American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 160,000 Hilton Honors points! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

Huge 80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 60,000 Hilton Honors points. Click here to apply.

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.)

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Comments (12)

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  • Danksy says:
    3 Oct3 October 08:03

    I’m not sure why anyone would chose double your points, over 1000 bonus points? The break even is £500 a night if diamond isn’t it? Not sure the majority of people will be paying £500 a night.

    Vote cast for me 😀

    • Moonman85 says:
      3 Oct3 October 08:11

      Not quite base points are 10 per $1 spent at the hotel. Therefore to get 1,000 bonus points on the double promotion you need to only spend $100 or about £65 which can include food etc spend. Also it allows you to get points on Tuesday and Wednesday night stays. So the 1,000 point a night option is only better for you if you are making cheap/award stays at the weekend (of which I happen to be making a few and I could be tempted in to a matress run to Corby to make it to diamond)

      • Simmo says:
        3 Oct3 October 08:51

        So…
        Double Points
        Say the room was $100 (£65) = 100 x 10 = 1,000 with Double Points = 2,000

        Bonus 1,000 Points
        Say the room was $100 (£65) = 100 x 10 = 1,000 with Bonus 1,000 Points = 2,000

        Therefore my understanding, if your nights are generally over $100 (£65) you would be better with double points, and also I guess the Double points are winning as all week/weekend days are included not just Thur-Mon on the 1,000 Bonus.

    • Alan says:
      3 Oct3 October 08:46

      Nooooo! 😉 The breakeven is $100 (you earn 10 base points per dollar), although obviously if you’ll only have two stays in the promo it would be $200. I’d imagine most folk are paying more than £60 (excl VAT) a night and have more than one stay in a quarter so would do better on double points.

  • Scott says:
    3 Oct3 October 08:15

    I went for the 1k points as I seem to earn next to nothing with most stays and generally don’t spend £££ on food whilst at a hotel.
    Typically, I have a load of Hilton stays the week before but hopefully the double / triple points promo should make up for that.

  • OttoMH says:
    3 Oct3 October 08:33

    Where is the ‘Both options are crap, I abstain!’ choice?

  • Raffles says:
    3 Oct3 October 09:27

    The weekend 1k may post on reward stays as long as you charge something to the room, which may swing it for some people.

  • What's The Point says:
    3 Oct3 October 11:56

    Double points for me! Work nights away are generally £90+,

  • Ralph says:
    3 Oct3 October 14:24

    *Slightly OT* but has anyone received their Marriott free night with the Marriott (Creation) credit card promo yet can I ask?

  • Anon says:
    3 Oct3 October 21:31

    Would be pretty cool if HH were being canny and offered both together! 🙂

    • Rob says:
      3 Oct3 October 21:38

      It is not impossible, in an attempt to soften up the audience. After all, the two promotions appeal to different people – double points is better for business travellers, 1000 points better for weekend travellers and those on redemptions.

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