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Hilton Honors

Hilton Honors is the loyalty scheme for Hilton hotels, which includes these brands: Canopy, Conrad, Curio, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hampton, Hilton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, LXR, Motto, Spark, Tapestry Collection, Tru and Waldorf Astoria.

Our main introduction to the Hilton Honors programme is here and you can learn more about the program on hilton.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.

If you need to top-up your account, you can buy points here.

More information on how you can get Hilton Gold Elite status for free with The Platinum Card by American Express is here.

Hilton Honors does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).

New Hilton hotel promotion to earn bonus Virgin Flying Club miles

Hilton HHonors has launched a 4th quarter promotion in association with Virgin Atlantic. (At this time, it seems that similar promotions will be launched with Miles & More and Emirates, albeit .....

Hilton HHonors has launched a 4th quarter promotion in association with Virgin Atlantic. (At this time, it .....

by Rob Burgess2 comments

Two special hotel deals via American Express

There are two special hotel rate deals knocking about for American Express cardholders which may be of interest. Via this link, Hilton is offering a 30% discount on its Bed & Breakfast Rate. You .....

There are two special hotel rate deals knocking about for American Express cardholders which may be of .....

by Rob Burgess

What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points?

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their credit cards, but I have never written an overview piece on it. Membership .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

by Rob Burgess5 comments

Which airline credit card is best for long term spending?

The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....

The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

One of my favourite loyalty credit cards gets even better

If you have been reading Head for Points for a while, you will realise that I am very keen on the Hilton HHonors Platinum Visa credit card. It is not the greatest card in the world for long-term .....

If you have been reading Head for Points for a while, you will realise that I am very keen on the Hilton .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

SPG to Virgin Atlantic to Hilton …. an interesting opportunity

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by converting something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes .....

Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by .....

by Rob Burgess2 comments

Tesco to Virgin Atlantic to Hilton …. a good deal?

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. (You can also convert Tesco Clubcard vouchers into .....

One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors .....

by Rob Burgess

What is the best Star Alliance credit card?

With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines are having to look for a new home for their miles. One of the key determinants, for me, .....

With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments

New American Express Platinum benefits start today

Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card benefits come into force. To say that Amex’s changes to the Platinum card this year have .....

Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Get Marriott Rewards Gold status for £65 per year

Gold is the mid-tier status in Marriott Rewards.  It usually requires 50 nights per year in Marriott-group properties to earn it, but there are some half-decent benefits if you are spending your own .....

Gold is the mid-tier status in Marriott Rewards.  It usually requires 50 nights per year in Marriott-group .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Review: Hilton HHonors Platinum Visa credit card

This is the first of a new series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the first of a new series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

by Rob Burgess

Hilton launches its Autumn hotel promotion

‘Triple Your Trip’ is the name of Hilton HHonor‘s third quarter promotion this year, running from 1 July to 30 September.  Registration is required via this link. The rules appear .....

‘Triple Your Trip’ is the name of Hilton HHonor‘s third quarter promotion this year, running .....

by Rob Burgess

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