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HfP reader wins 1 million Hilton HHonors points!

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Back in May, I wrote about a competition that Hilton HHonors was running to win 1 million Hilton points. This was only available to UK residents so I thought it was worth promoting.

I’m delighted to say that a HfP reader was the winner.

Even at my lowly valuation of 0.3p per point, he will get over £3,000 of free stays from his prize – and potentially far more.

1,000,000 points would get you 12 nights at the Conrad Rangali resort in The Maldives, for example, which is worth around £12,000.  (This assumes you are a Hilton elite member and get 5 nights for the price of 4 – and you get Hilton Silver status for free just by taking out the Hilton credit card.)

Well done.

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

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

12,000 bonus points (special offer), Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review

NEW: Hilton Honors Debit

3,500 bonus points (special offer), 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.

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

and for small business owners:

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.

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 (36)

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  • Danksy says:
    5 Aug5 August 15:51

    Congratulations; I didn’t win anything but that’s normal haha 😛

  • Tim says:
    5 Aug5 August 16:22

    Thanks Tangey,

    I’m Avios rich but sadly, Rewards poor as although I have Amex Plat, I find BA’s Premium Amex card to be much more lucrative, particularly with the 2for1.

    As to other destinations, I appreciate there are others apart from Malé but my difficulty is finding something similar as we’d prefer to have a “wow” beach holiday such as this one.

    All suggestions welcome!

    All the best,
    Tim

    • Tim says:
      5 Aug5 August 19:39

      Thanks Rob,

      The theme I’m getting is I should be looking at Conrad as the premium arm of Hilton. Funnily enough, we’re already in Thailand next year but we can certainly put it on the shortlist for 2017 as an alternative to Malé..

      Regards,
      Tim

  • Liz says:
    5 Aug5 August 16:33

    OT: Can you link your Amex MR rewards to your account of choice without actually redeeming at the same time so that your account is linked in readiness for a future redemption. Or does it only get linked to a particular account after you have made the first transfer? If you can pre-link it where do you do this?

    • Rob says:
      5 Aug5 August 17:01

      Yes. Some can be pre-linked via the MR website (go to the redemption page but do not make a redemption, it should let you just verify your partner account details).

      If not, you can ring Amex (all calls go to Brighton, very helpful bunch) and they can do the link for you.

  • Steve says:
    5 Aug5 August 18:17

    Hi, I have an Amex Premium card and will most likely (definitely) spend £10K this year (ends in Feb 2016) so will get the 2for1 and also will end up with around 125,000 Avios. I use my Amex whenever i can but need another card. I’m going to bin my Natwest Visa (no rewards) so wondered if a Hilton (silver?) Visa was the way to go? Cheers Steve

    • mark2 says:
      5 Aug5 August 18:37

      I can definitely recommend the Hilton Visa as you get a free night for only a £750 spend, so easy for both of you to get it. It is also easy to get Gold status and there are lots of offers on points etc.

  • DUS says:
    5 Aug5 August 19:30

    Is it standard practice for competitions like this one that the winners have to sign and send back affidavits?

    • Tim says:
      5 Aug5 August 19:48

      I’m guessing you won too and if so, well done! I queried this when they asked for the same thing from me and it is normal apparently in order to verify age. However, they confirmed they don’t need it to be signed by a “notary” as we’re not in the US – just complete all the other details but by all means feel free to double check this with the organisers so you have it from them directly.

      Regards,
      Tim

    • Rob says:
      5 Aug5 August 22:27

      When Rocketmiles did the Apple Watch competition with HFP earlier this year, they made the winner sign one. May be a US thing.

  • DUS says:
    5 Aug5 August 19:53

    Thank you, Tim!

  • Kevin says:
    5 Aug5 August 21:36

    Congratulation to Tim and other runner up

  • Scott says:
    6 Aug6 August 12:40

    I never win anything and over the years have maintained this perfectly 😉

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