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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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I wrote a long piece yesterday about the changes to Hilton Honors (now missing the second capital ‘H’ in Honors!).  Today I want to focus on the new Hilton Spring promotion – ‘2K Every Day’ – which has just opened for registration.

To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal small print:

You will earn 2,000 bonus Hilton Honors points per night for every night you stay between 1st February and 30th April.

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The small print can be summed up as follows:

You need to register in advance via the Hilton website

Both cash and reward nights will earn the 2,000 bonus points, as long as your reward night has an incidental charge added to the bill which triggers base Hilton points

If your stay is not a qualifying stay for base points (eg because you booked via Expedia or another third party) you won’t get the 2,000 bonus points either

I tend to value Hilton Honors points at 0.33p, although this may move up or down when we see full details on the changes to the scheme at the end of February.

You are looking at a bonus of £6.66 per night on that basis.  Given that you will also receive your base points, status bonus etc it could work out nicely.

There is no minimum stay requirement.  Importantly, all Hilton Family properties (Hilton, Hampton, Curio, Waldorf-Astoria, Conrad etc) are taking part – there is no list of non-participating hotels.

You can earn the bonus on two rooms per night, as long as both rooms are booked in your name and the bills are merged together (this is important) so that you only pay one bill.

This is a decent offer and you should make sure you register here if you have any Hilton stays coming up over the next three months.   What your Hilton points will be worth after the end of the month is something we will discuss in future Head for Points articles.

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

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:

and for small business owners:

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.

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Comments (102)

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  • HP138 says:
    2 Feb2 February 15:05

    Would the points be triggered for a day stay?

    • Alan says:
      2 Feb2 February 17:32

      I doubt it – room rental for a day normally doesn’t count as an eligible stay under Hilton Honors T&Cs – double-check them though.

  • thomas says:
    2 Feb2 February 15:30

    OT

    I have the usual array of Gold hotel memberships from AMEX Platinum. Does anyone have any reasonably priced recommendations for Copenhagen? Ideally centrally located.

    Thanks

    James

    • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
      2 Feb2 February 15:57

      I had a decent enough stay at the Park Inn as a Club Carlson Concierge. Out of town location, but right next to the metro (from the Airport into town). Surprisingly good breakfast, but you won’t automatically get that as a CC gold.

    • John says:
      3 Feb3 February 05:17

      The Hilton at the airport is pretty good. If your stay is before the end of April, grab an old-style points and money redemption for 20000HH + DKK574 before this option disappears forever

  • the real harry1 says:
    2 Feb2 February 15:37

    O/T sounds like the Aslef vs Southern Railway dispute is over – sure to please a few people here!

    Good for connections to Heathrow as well, I guess

    • the real harry1 says:
      2 Feb2 February 15:42

      RMT even

    • Johnny_c-l says:
      2 Feb2 February 16:38

      Still many, many delays though even when they don’t strike!

      Travel by road is the problem today though, the M23 is shut.
      Good luck anyone travelling to LGW!

      • Rob says:
        2 Feb2 February 17:00

        I got the Gatwick Express from Victoria (peak 8.15 service) when I went to Gatwick last week to see the new BA facilities and ….. it left on time. And arrived on time. I was shocked.

        Let’s see what happens in 10 days when we head off on holiday and it is critical it runs on time ….

  • Rob says:
    2 Feb2 February 16:18

    Thanks. Yes, I was waiting for this but gave up and booked the Conrad!

  • jamie says:
    2 Feb2 February 16:39

    hi rob

    you gonna be doing an article on BA flightpass?

    interested to hear your thoughts.

    cheers

    • Rob says:
      2 Feb2 February 16:59

      I’ve mentioned it briefly but it is so dependent on how and where you fly that it is difficult to say much about it apart from ‘it exists, it might work for you, it might not’.

  • nerock says:
    2 Feb2 February 18:35

    OT – the Virgin Atlantic White American Express and Visa now offers 10000 bonus miles on sign-up, not 3000 as mentioned on the latest credit card update page. The black one is correct at 25000.

  • Louise says:
    2 Feb2 February 19:15

    OT – Is the 9000 amex referral still working for referrals from Gold to SPG?

  • Sundar says:
    2 Feb2 February 19:19

    Tried searching for this on hfP but couldn’t find it…
    Does anyone know if you use Amex Travel website to book Hilton/IHG/Club Carlson hotels, generally is it considered as “Qualifying” or is it variable by chain ?
    I understand Expedia and few others do not count(due to the big discounts as I understand) but what about Amex ?
    Trying to see if I can club the 50 OFF 200 Amex Gold offer with this or Club Carlson promotion or Accelerate, whichever allows.

    • Alan says:
      2 Feb2 February 19:25

      Mainly non-qualifying when paid for in advance from what I’ve seen (vs FHR bookings where you pay at checkout and definitely ate qualifying).

    • Sundar says:
      2 Feb2 February 22:20

      Yes Rob, when I searched HfP, I came across airline article but wasn’t sure of Hotels.
      Diptest anyone ? Whoever’s doing could report back (I will as well if I do).

      • ankomonkey says:
        2 Feb2 February 23:12

        I used a Hilton hotel last year booked through Amex Travel using one of these offers. As Hilton Gold, I received status benefits but no stay points. I didn’t charge anything to the room, so not sure about incidentals earning the 2k points.

        • Alan says:
          2 Feb2 February 23:16

          Hmm sounds like it was a non-qualifying stay as I feared. I suspect non-FHR bookings get handled more along the lines of Expedia et al 🙁

        • Brian W says:
          2 Feb2 February 23:19

          I’ll gladly charge a beer or two to my room next week and report back!

    • Alan says:
      2 Feb2 February 23:17

      Agree with how good Amex CS are! Be interesting to hear how you get on with stay/points credit, Brian.

      • Brian W says:
        2 Feb2 February 23:21

        Sound like they may not come to fruition as per ankomonkey’s comment above but I’ll charge some incidentals to my room and report back if it works.

        • Alan says:
          2 Feb2 February 23:26

          Excellent – have a good stay and enjoy the beer – I’m sure it might need a couple just to be certain… 😉

        • Sundar says:
          3 Feb3 February 17:17

          Cheers Brian W, enjoy the beer daily if you are staying for more than 1 night 🙂

    • Brian says:
      2 Feb2 February 23:55

      I’ve booked a hotel with Amex twice before – once, IHG, no points or stay credit, but status benefits were honoured, the other time with Accor (MGallery), no points, no stay credit, no status benefits. As Alan says, FHR is different.

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