Hilton announces huge Wembley and FA deal – FA Cup finals tickets now biddable

Hilton Honors has officially announced its partnerships with the Football Association and Wembley Stadium.

It is a comprehensive deal, running for three years, but the quick summary is that tickets for major Wembley events, including the Oasis concerts this summer, will be available for Hilton Honors points.

VIP hospitality tickets (with the very highest level of Wembley hospitality, and the best stadium seats) for the FA Cup semi finals and final, and the Women’s FA Cup final, are already up for auction on the Hilton Experiences site. You can bid here, starting at 100,000 Hilton Honors points.

What does the new partnership cover?

Hilton has not been doing things by halves. It is now:

• Official Partner of the England Senior Men’s Team
• Official Partner of the England Senior Women’s Team
• Official Accommodation Partner of the England Teams
• Official Hotel Partner of the England Teams
• Official Lodging Partner of the England Teams
• Official Partner of St George’s Park
• Official Partner of Wembley Stadium
• Partner of the England Supporters Travel Club

We are promised “matchday experiences with stays at Hilton London Wembley, ‘meet and greets’ with women’s and men’s England legends and tickets for the biggest games and music events around, from the comfort of Wembley Stadium’s One Twenty Club.”

What is the Wembley experience like?

Some HfP readers, along with my son and I, went along to the Carabao Cup final (which I attended) and the two England internationals last month. These introductory packages were an astonishing deal at a fixed 115,000 Hilton Honors points for two people. Cup final packages in the same suite were selling for £4,000 for two looking at emails I received from hospitality companies.

It goes without saying that you enter Wembley via a private entrance with no queues. Parking is provided although I’m not sure I’d recommend driving there on a match day.

Hilton is using the One Twenty Club at the stadium. This is exceptionally high level hospitality – I can honestly say the lunch we were served was the best ‘hospitality’ meal I can remember. It easily exceeded, for example, The Courtside restaurant on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.

(If you’re bothered about these things, the champagne on free flow was Laurent Perrier Millesime 2015. Wine pairings were available with the mains – although instead of a glass they brought the full bottle over and left it with me!)

Here is a PR photo of the One Twenty Club:

Here, click to enlarge, is the menu we had:

Here is the view from the seats – you enter directly from the restaurant so its under 60 seconds walk. This means you can easily get back to your table at the interval ….

…. for a half time course of pies! This assumes that your lunch wasn’t enough for one day ….

There is an extra treat at the end of the match. The path the players take up to the presentation gallery takes passes your seat so you can see them up close.

It was all very impressive. Note that I paid for my tickets with points in the same way as the other HfP readers did – this was not a freebie.

What can you bid on today?

Auctions have gone live for four packages – the two FA Cup semi finals and, perhaps oddly given that we don’t know who will be playing, the FA Cup final. The Women’s FA Cup final is also available.

All packages come with hospitality in the One Twenty Club as I showed above.

You can see the packages, and bid, on this page of the Hilton website. Note that, due to a long running IT issue, you will not see them if you go to the Hilton Experiences home page and filter by ‘United Kingdom’.

Starting bids for the four games are 100,000 Hilton Honors points for two people. Multiple packages are available for each game – up to seven of them.

Conclusion

This is a hugely ambitious set of partnerships from Hilton. By working with both Wembley and the Football Association it can offer both sporting and musical experiences, which is clever.

We’ll keep you updated with new events as they become available for auction or ‘buy it now’.

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

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 30th April 2025, the annual fee on the basic Hilton Honors debit card is halved from £60 to £30. The sign-up bonus is also easier to earn – you need to spend £1,000 either in the UK or abroad within three months. The usual bonus rule requires you to spend the full £1,000 outside the UK.

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

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

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

and for small business owners:

• American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Business Platinum (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.