Hilton launches a rare Asia Pacific hotel cashback offer with American Express

Hilton and American Express have launched a new cashback deal. What is different about this one is that it isn’t for the usual European countries – it is for Asia Pacific.

You will get £50 back when you spend £200 in selected Asia Pacific hotels by 15th September. Cumulative spend counts.

Pre-paid bookings usually count despite the terms and conditions saying otherwise, but you don’t have any comeback if it doesn’t trigger.

There are participating hotels in:

• Australia
• China
• Fiji
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• South Korea
• Singapore
• Thailand

Click here to see the surprisingly long list.

Interestingly, the list includes ‘participating bars and restaurants’ at each property. Whilst this is not made clear, it implies that you could spend £200 on food and drink without staying the night and still earn the cashback. Annoyingly the T&C could be clearer on this.

The image above is the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok which is taking part.

Two things to remember

Remember that the 2.99% FX fee charged by American Express does not count towards the £200. Because Amex does not break out this fee on your statement it is easy to get confused by how much you have spent, but any charge of – say – £205 will not be enough because £6 of this is the FX fee.

The offer will work alongside the two current Hilton Honors promotions:

• earn 1,000 bonus Hilton Honors points per stay between 1st June and 15th August – register here

• earn 5,000 bonus points (capped at 15,000 points) for every stay booked at a ‘Hilton for Business’ rate by 27th August – register here

Remember that you need to register for the deal via the ‘Offers’ tab in the Amex app or website. There is no guarantee that you are targeted and you are only likely to have it under one of your cards.

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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:

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

and for small business owners:

• The American Express Business Gold Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Business Platinum Card (50,000 bonus Amex points)

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.