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B_itchingtotravel wrote:

I bought 3 and used one immediately at check-in in Leeds. I would recommended immediately downloading them or screen-shotting them as every email confirmation had literally no voucher attached or reference number!

There should be a second email from them with the link to download and print.

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Their latest reply:

“As per my last message, we did not change our policy on October 9th. It’s also important to note the distinction between the two different sections of our Terms and Conditions; Non-permitted payments and payments that are not eligible for earning Hilton Honors Points.

Financial products (including prepaid cards, loans, virtual currencies, stocks and bonds, currency and commodity exchanges) are examples of non-permitted payments which will be declined by us at the point of making the transaction.

Payments in relation to financial products are simply transactions that are not eligible for earning Points and have a much wider definition. Buying Hilton Honors Points, and earning additional Points on that transaction, is a way of gaining a financial advantage by allowing you to earn extra Points.

Please also note that our Terms and Conditions state that ineligible spending categories for earning Points are not limited to the examples given in the bullet points.

You can still buy Hilton Honors Points with your card, but you will not earn additional Points from us for making that transaction.”

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Rob Burgess wrote:

HK wrote:

Just recently purchased Hilton Points using the card and charged USD on it, hoping to earn points and fulfilling the forex spend for welcome offer.

Just got notified that <These are classed as a “payment in relation to financial products” which, as per our Terms and Conditions, are not eligible for earning Hilton Honors Points via your Personal Hilton Honors Debit Card. Any transactions made with these types of merchants after October 9th 2024 will not be eligible for earning Points.>

I was completely unaware of this and I wonder if there is any way around this? Thanks!

Odd. I would raise this with them because – whilst this rule is there for a reason, to stop you buying premium bonds or paying into a savings account – hotel points are a ‘product’ as far as I’m concerned.

Reply from them:
“Buying Points has always been classed as a “Payments in relation to financial products;” within the categories of personal spend that is ineligible for points. We did not change our policy on October 9th however, as a gesture of goodwill, we allowed any customers who had bought points before this time to retain the awarded points.

I’m sorry you feel cheated of your Points, however, we have never advertised anywhere that Points could be earned when using the card to buy Hilton Honors Points directly and the card has been designed for day to day usage, travel spend, and hotel stays.”

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Andrew. wrote:

HK wrote:

Just recently purchased Hilton Points using the card and charged USD on it, hoping to earn points and fulfilling the forex spend for welcome offer.

Just got notified that <These are classed as a “payment in relation to financial products” which, as per our Terms and Conditions, are not eligible for earning Hilton Honors Points via your Personal Hilton Honors Debit Card. Any transactions made with these types of merchants after October 9th 2024 will not be eligible for earning Points.>

I was completely unaware of this and I wonder if there is any way around this? Thanks!

Just gone into my most recent IHG Points dot com purchase, which was processed on 3/9/2024 and it’s described as.

“Business Services Not Elsewhere Classified” – which is MCC7399

That’s particular code isn’t a payment in relation to a financial product in my mind. Has the MCC changed?

It’s only described as “Points” – can’t see the MCC code

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Rob Burgess wrote:

HK wrote:

Just recently purchased Hilton Points using the card and charged USD on it, hoping to earn points and fulfilling the forex spend for welcome offer.

Just got notified that <These are classed as a “payment in relation to financial products” which, as per our Terms and Conditions, are not eligible for earning Hilton Honors Points via your Personal Hilton Honors Debit Card. Any transactions made with these types of merchants after October 9th 2024 will not be eligible for earning Points.>

I was completely unaware of this and I wonder if there is any way around this? Thanks!

Odd. I would raise this with them because – whilst this rule is there for a reason, to stop you buying premium bonds or paying into a savings account – hotel points are a ‘product’ as far as I’m concerned.

I’m grateful for this, and they should be more transparent with this.

[HK]

Just recently purchased Hilton Points using the card and charged USD on it, hoping to earn points and fulfilling the forex spend for welcome offer.

Just got notified that <These are classed as a “payment in relation to financial products” which, as per our Terms and Conditions, are not eligible for earning Hilton Honors Points via your Personal Hilton Honors Debit Card. Any transactions made with these types of merchants after October 9th 2024 will not be eligible for earning Points.>

I was completely unaware of this and I wonder if there is any way around this? Thanks!