Is there a smart way to use a US$ Paypal balance to buy HH points?

[The real Swiss Tony]

Topic says it all I guess. I’ve received a US$ payment into my US paypal account and also have a desire to buy some Hilton points. Is there a smart way of doing that to avoid unnecessary fees/charges? My Hilton account is UK domiciled. \

Thanks!

[John]

It should be straightforward to change your Hilton profile to a US address

[The real Swiss Tony]

Thanks, but is that likely to scupper my 100% bonus offer, though?

[BA Flyer IHG Stayer]

Like many hotel chains and airlines Hilton uses points.com for points purchases so the question is really does points.com take PayPal?

I don’t have a HH account so can’t go through the buy points process to check but you can!

Failing that does Hilton take PayPal when booking rooms direct with them? What about git cards?

[The real Swiss Tony]

I want to bolster my HH points balance in anticipation of Silverstone going up for grabs again this year, so I need to keep it as points rater than a gift card. If that doesn’t happen I’ll then use it for a hotel stay.

[BA Flyer IHG Stayer]

That’s all very well but until you try you’ll never know!

[NorthernLass]

Is it possible to transfer the money to Revolut, or similar? I don’t think I’ve ever seen PayPal as an option for buying points.

[The real Swiss Tony]

Yeah having looked on the UK site I see it’s Google Pay or credit card only. So whilst I could presumably buy some kind of preloaded card, this is all starting to look like a very convoluted way to try and save a few quid.

[John]

Hilton Gift Cards are a pain to use, see the endless problems reported on flyertalk

[The real Swiss Tony]

John wrote:

Hilton Gift Cards are a pain to use, see the endless problems reported on flyertalk

I meant buy a pre-loaded visa debit type card with my paypal balance, then use that to buy points via the HH site once I had changed my address to the US. But too much hassle I think!

[John]

Sounds like you are just worried about the buying points bonus disappearing if you change your address to a US one.

Unfortunately my Hilton account already has a “US address” so I can’t help with the specific question. But I really doubt that would happen. American accounts get the bonus all the time too. Maybe hedge your bets and buy some now then change address and see how it goes

[Ian]

According to other groups, people just change their address to a US one, buy the points, then change it back