Get a 30% transfer bonus from Hilton HHonors points into Avios

This is a first, as far as I can remember.

Until April 30th, Hilton HHonors is offering a 30% transfer bonus if you transfer your points from Hilton and across to British Airways.

This offer is not showing on the Hilton website but it was in the monthly Hilton HHonors email last week.  It does not appear to be targeted.

This is NOT a great deal, even with the bonus.

I would value 10,000 Hilton HHonors points at £30 or so.  You will get even more than that if you redeem for one of the few 10,000 point redemptions in the UK such as the Hampton in Sheffield pictured below.  A room there will usually cost £65+.

10,000 Hilton points usually gets you 1,000 Avios points.  With this bonus, you would receive 1,300 Avios.  You are losing about 60% of the value of your points.

It is not even the best Hilton transfer option.  Virgin Atlantic has a standard conversion rate of 10,000 Hilton HHonors points to 1,500 Virgin miles.  Even without a bonus it is a better deal.

Oddly, you cannot transfer Hilton HHonors points into Iberia.  Whilst Iberia IS a Hilton partner when you credit to an airline on a stay-by-stay basis (and it is 50% more generous than the BA earning rate) you cannot transfer an existing points balance to Iberia.  Weird.

If you have 10,000 Hilton points sitting around and you have no interest in Virgin miles then, of course, this is a better deal for emptying your account than you would otherwise have got.  Remember that Hilton points expire after 12 months of no activity on your account so it is better than nothing if expiry looms ….

The Hilton page for making airline transfers is here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 26th September 2024, sign up for FREE Barclaycard Avios Mastercard and you will receive a sign-up bonus of 10,000 Avios. This is double the usual bonus! You only need to spend £1,000 within 90 days. Our full review is here. Click here to apply.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.