#4 Among Hotels
Point Value
0.50 ¢
Hobby Score
7.7
Quality hotels but points go fast with high per night point cost.
Special Offers Related to Hilton Honors. Click the Arrow to see more.
- Hilton Honors Amex Surpass card, limited time offer of 150,000 points after spending $3000 in 6 months, $95 annual fee.
- Hilton Honors Amex Business card, limited time offer of 165,000 points after spending $5000 in 3 months, $95 annual fee.
- Hilton Honors Amex, limited time offer of 100,000 points after spending $2000 in 6 months, no annual fee.
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card, limited time offer of 100,000 bonus points after spending $3000 in 6 months, $95 annual fee.
-Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, limited time offer of 60,000 bonus points after spending $2000 in 6 months, no annual fee.
- Hilton Honors is now offering 100,000 bonus points after spending $1000 in 3 months.
- Hilton Honors Surpass card is now offering 130,000 bonus points after spending $2000 in 3 months.
Both are limited time offers ending on 10/26/22 & don't forget, American Express cards are once in a lifetime benefits so if you already cashed in on either of these credit cards within the last 10 years you will not qualify for these offers.
Limited Time sign up offer - earn 100,000 Hilton Points on the American Express Hilton Honors Card. Offer Expires 7/6/22.
- Discover It 5% Cash Back starting October 1st for Amazon.com, Walmart.com & Target.com, activate offer now.
- Hilton Honors is extending Elite Perks for another year.
Look at the chart below to find the best sweet spots for this airline. Use the filters to find the optimal Sweet Spot for your trip and points.
Max. Point Value 0.50 ¢
Do Points Expire? Yes
Transfer To Spouse/Partner Yes
Transfer To Friends Yes
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Outside Point System Hilton Honors
10:1 24% value retained
10:1 22% value retained
20:1 13% value retained
10:1 24% value retained
10:1.5 36% value retained
10:1 24% value retained
10:1 24% value retained
10:1 26% value retained
10:1 26% value retained
10:1.5 42% value retained
10:1 24% value retained
10:1 28% value retained
10:1 28% value retained
10:1 20% value retained
10:1 0% value retained
10:1.2 0% value retained
10:2.6 42% value retained
1:2 63% value retained
1:1 33% value retained
Quality hotels but points go fast with high per night point cost.
Hilton is a key component of the points strategy for hotel stays for 3 big reasons:
1. Points are easy to accumulate
2. They have locations in nearly every city globally
3. The perks are great for cardholders
Hilton currently has 4 different cards to choose from -- and they don’t have the strict limitations on carrying different cards as Marriott and Hyatt do. That could easily add up to 500,000 points per person over a few years, which equates to 20-25 hotel nights. The cards also have high multipliers... as high as 30x on Hilton spends, which can be coupled with membership bonuses and 5-7x on select categories and 3x on everyday spending.
Most Hilton cards also come with Gold status. That gives you room upgrades (really nice ones usually) and complimentary breakfast, along with all of the standard hotel membership bonuses.
The downfall of Hilton points is they’re not a good value for transfer. So unless you’re just topping off your points to have enough for booking, it isn’t a good value to transfer Amex Points to Hilton points.
Booking can be a little tricky, so utilize the Points Explorer Tool on their site.
Hilton has a few different levels -- each offering something just a smidge better than the status below it. Here’s a breakdown of each one, what sets them apart, and how to qualify.
Here are your Hilton Honors Silver Benefits:
Hilton Honors Gold Benefits include all Silver benefits, plus:
Your Hilton Honors Diamond Benefits include all Silver benefits, plus:
Hilton points are not linked to any specific card so once they are in your Hilton account, with or without the card, they are yours, to do what you please with. The cards do have nice perks though, and those will be lost once you cancel out the card. Pooling points is especially lenient within the Hilton family and extremely useful.
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