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Click here for our article on Hilton’s ‘Points Plus’ promotion which runs from 1st January to 1st May 2024. You can register for the offer by clicking here.

Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus when you buy points by 14th May 2024. Click here to buy.

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Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring and Summer promotion, Resort To More Points, which is now open for registration – click here.

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

  • you will earn 2,000 bonus Hilton Honors points for every stay between 1st May and 5th September
  • the bonus is doubled to 4,000 bonus points per stay at selected resort properties
  • that’s it!

There is no cap to what you can earn and there are no minimum stay requirements.  The bonus will trigger on reward stays too.

What is your return here?

Given that I value a Hilton Honors point at around 0.33p, you are getting a good return on your spending here. 

For someone who only does one night stays, you would be earning 2,000 bonus points per night.  I would value that at £6.66 which is a decent result especially as it doesn’t include your base points or any status bonus.

Of course, if your only Hilton stays during the four months are five nights long, you are not doing too well.  Your bonus will average 400 points per night (2,000/5) which I’d value at £1.33 per night.

I think part of the reason for offering 4,000 points at resort properties is to make the offer slighly more palatable for doing longer stays. A list of which hotels count as ‘resorts’ for this offer is on the registration site.

Hilton Spring Summer 2023 promotion

There is no small print

There is no small print except that you need to register in advance via the Hilton website:

  • there is no minimum stay requirement
  • existing bookings still count
  • all Hilton Family properties (Hilton, Hampton, Curio, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad etc) are taking part

Conclusion

2,000 bonus points per stay is a decent offer for someone who tends to do short stays. 

If your hotel stays are generally just for one or two nights at lower cost brands then you may want to consider moving them to Hilton over the next few months.

Make sure you register here if you have any Hilton stays coming up over the next four months.

Even if you don’t have any stays planned, it is still worth registering just in case – a lot can happen between now and 5th September.

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

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

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

Do you know that 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 a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

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 (27)

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  • Algor says:
    20 Apr20 April 05:38

    Rather poor promotion, looks like they swapped the usual schedule as this always Q1 promo but we got double points now.

    • John says:
      20 Apr20 April 06:13

      Better than double points for anyone spending less than ~£200 on a stay, depending on USD exchange rate and after taking VAT / equivalent taxes into account.

  • James says:
    20 Apr20 April 06:25

    Pretty pants, but hey-ho.
    Marriott double night promo was good.

  • Annabel says:
    20 Apr20 April 07:11

    Morning. With Amex spend £200 get £50 back offer – if it’s billed in EUR for a non refundable booking direct with Hilton that should be ok? Thanks in advance.

    • Rob says:
      20 Apr20 April 07:35

      Yes

      • Annabel says:
        20 Apr20 April 15:10

        Thank you! So for non refundable on line bookings this works with Hilton website?

        • Rob says:
          20 Apr20 April 15:18

          Yes – just ensure you get charged before the offer end date (if the stay is for afterwards)

    • tan says:
      20 Apr20 April 14:19

      does it have to be £200 on 1 transaction…or can it be 2 transaction for say £70 and £130…so total is £200 to get the £50 back?

      • Rob says:
        20 Apr20 April 15:17

        Can be cumulative – Amex offer rules say ‘spend £200 in one or more transactions’ if I remember rightly.

  • Concerto says:
    20 Apr20 April 07:20

    I must say that I am almost through with Hilton because the hotels have become too expensive and there just aren’t any properties in most of the places I need to go to in Europe.

    • John says:
      20 Apr20 April 08:24

      Agree on both points, IHG seems to be significantly cheaper than Hiltons of the same quality in the same locations in Europe (incl UK), and that’s before taking into account the Amex offers (of which I have IHG on all cards but Hilton only on half of my cards).

      Also 50:50 on Hilton breakfast going away worldwide soon. And if they are going to do another “retain diamond with 1 night” promo next year, I’m not really keen on trying to retain it with 30 stays this year.

      • BuildBackBetter says:
        20 Apr20 April 12:55

        Whats the 50:50 on breakfast?

        • Lady London says:
          20 Apr20 April 14:00

          well, it’s clear the useless substitution of breakfast with a few dollars that will barely buy a coffee, isn’t intended by Hilton just to stay in North America…

          I too have noticed Hilton properties are even more out of whack with a reasonable price for the property, than several other chains these days. But hotel prices still largely remain ridiculous for anyone not living off OPM

  • Ian says:
    20 Apr20 April 07:20

    Poor this time.

    But you can’t win every time

  • Meyers says:
    20 Apr20 April 07:27

    Better than ‘from the second stay’ (atchya Hyatt!)
    Bonus points are unlimited, not capped
    (atchya Hyatt!)
    Existing bookings count!
    Also stacks with current Amex offer, spend 200 get 50 back! 🙂
    Right, where to next?

  • DevonDiamond says:
    20 Apr20 April 07:46

    Works for me as I only do 1 night stays

  • LostInAsia says:
    20 Apr20 April 09:02

    Hilton has become annoying with their moves towards letting you pay extra to pick specific room features, which other chains are also beginning to do.

    It means they now have a stack of room categories having very minor differences, leading to a “free upgrade” with no value. A room with a sofa bed (“perfect for families”) is not an upgrade for a booking with 1 guest. A room with new curtains isn’t an upgrade. A room with one extra square metre of space just inside the doorway isn’t an upgrade.

    Often the consequence of these meaningless upgrades is for the OLCI room choice to reduce to 3 rooms in the higher category, blocking you from picking the standard room on the top floor that you know has a perfect view of the river/cathedral/park/mountains, is wider than others, is one of the refurbished rooms, and is away from noise.

    No, sorry, you can’t have a nice room, you can only choose this room on the first floor next to the elevators and service store because that has a sofa bed you don’t want and that has no value to you, but which we call an upgrade. OK, great. Thanks, Hilton.

    • The Savage Squirrel says:
      20 Apr20 April 11:41

      Sounds like something that can be solved very easily via an Email or live chat. Most hotels are quite responsive.

      • LostInAsia says:
        20 Apr20 April 16:32

        Easier to spend my money at a chain where status gets me a proper upgrade, not a pretend one, and where I don’t have to waste my time on “live chat” arguing that having a bigger kettle doesn’t make it an upgrade

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