Not exact matches
And, if you
have one of the Hilton
HHonors credit cards, you can
earn additional rewards for other purchases; please note that these
points are considered «bonus
points» and do not count toward status level (which we'll discuss in another section):
Diamond members get a 50 % boost to the Base
HHonors points they
earn on hotel stays and
would normally require 30 stays, 60 nights or 120,000 base
points to achieve.
Since my American Express credit card statement closed I want to report on my experiment testing whether 7 - 11 store locations (where Vanilla Reload Network and PayPal Cash cards are sometimes available for purchase with credit cards)
would earn bonus
points with the American Express Hilton card, which gives 5
HHonors points per dollar spent «on gasoline at U.S. stand - alone gas stations.»
Since the changes earlier this year to these cards» bonus categories, removing drug stores and cell phone expenses, and reducing the bonused
earning rate from 6
HHonors points to 5
points on the no - annual - fee card, manufacturing spend on these cards
has become a much more questionable value proposition.
Hilton
HHonors has been a customer favorite for years because it allows its members to double dip and
earn both airline miles and hotel
points with each stay.
Under the promotion, Hilton
HHonors members will
have the chance to
earn Double
HHonors Points or Double Airline Miles for qualified hotel stays, between January 7 and March 31, 2013.
If you
have Gold Status (easy to obtain though credit cards and status matches) you'll
earn an extra 25 % bonus on base
points too — that takes the total earnings to 37.5
HHonors points / $ spent or 15 % rebate and, if you
've got Hilton Diamond Status the total earnings are 40
HHonors points / $ spent or a 16 % rebate.
You can purchase the 80,000 for the night for $ 400 in this promotion and, although you won't be
earning points on your stay, you'll save $ 59 — a pretty good deal if you
have to be in NYC that weekend and don't much care about
earning more
HHonors points.
Under the promotion, you can
earn up to Qaudruple
Points from Hilton
HHonors, if you
have KrisFlyer set -LSB-...]
HILTON
HHONORS NIXES
POINTS AND FIXED MILES OPTION... Hilton has been unique among major hotel brands for allowing hotel guests to «double dip» by earning both hotel points and a fixed number of airline miles for their stay (typically 500 m
POINTS AND FIXED MILES OPTION... Hilton
has been unique among major hotel brands for allowing hotel guests to «double dip» by
earning both hotel
points and a fixed number of airline miles for their stay (typically 500 m
points and a fixed number of airline miles for their stay (typically 500 miles).
You also
have the option of
earning HHonors or IHG
points, or other options listed here.
If in your Hilton
HHonors account you
have opted to
earn «
Points & Points», you will earn double the number of base Hilton HHonors points on every stay (this is what I opt t
Points &
Points», you will earn double the number of base Hilton HHonors points on every stay (this is what I opt t
Points», you will
earn double the number of base Hilton
HHonors points on every stay (this is what I opt t
points on every stay (this is what I opt to do):
If you
have an Hilton
HHonors credit card from Amex, you can
earn an additional 1,000
HHonors points when you use that card to pay for your first stay during the promotional period.
Guests also
have the opportunity to
earn and redeem Hilton
HHonors points and to take advantage of benefits enjoyed by over 30 million members worldwide.
The Hilton
HHonors Macquarie card
has become the latest card to pull the plug on
points earning when using the card for ATO payments.
Hilton
HHonors members must
have their
earning preference set to «
Points & Miles» and must
have «Skywards» as the preferred airline partner.
This is the simplest promotion I
've ever heard of, and it certainly makes it easier to
earn lots of extra Hilton
HHonors points that you can use for free night awards or other redemptions.
Secondly, if you
have a Hilton
HHonors co-branded credit card from American Express, you can
earn a bonus 1,000 bonus Hilton
HHonors points when you use it at check - out on the first stay of the promotion.
I used my Citi Premier card which
had a targeted offer for 5 bonus ThankYou
Points for every dollar spent at a Hilton (on top of the 3 normally earned for hotels) and also received 1,000 Hilton HHonor points as a welcome bonus since I am a Diamond elite through status
Points for every dollar spent at a Hilton (on top of the 3 normally
earned for hotels) and also received 1,000 Hilton
HHonor points as a welcome bonus since I am a Diamond elite through status
points as a welcome bonus since I am a Diamond elite through status match.
To participate in this promotion you need to: 1) Register for the promotion at https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/processlanding/processlanding/?lp=3xqantaspoints 2)
Have Points and Miles selected as your points earning style, in your HHonors account 3) Have Qantas selected as your preferred travel partner, in your HHonors a
Points and Miles selected as your
points earning style, in your HHonors account 3) Have Qantas selected as your preferred travel partner, in your HHonors a
points earning style, in your
HHonors account 3)
Have Qantas selected as your preferred travel partner, in your
HHonors account
For
HHonors Gold status, you need to
have make 20 stays or 40 nights in a calendar year, or
earn 75,000
HHonors Base
Points in a calendar year.
If you're spending any time at hotels in the next two months and
have an Amex or Citibank co-branded Hilton
HHonors card, you can pull off a cool quintuple dip to
earn around
HHonors 40
points / $ by maximizing the 2013 Q1
HHonors bonus.
That's not a lot extra for the effort and cost of
having to do 10 more stays, stay 20 more nights or
earn 45,000 more Hilton
HHonors base
points and that's why Hilton
HHonors Diamond status isn't exactly coveted in the miles &
points game.
-- Rich in airline miles but short on hotel
points: This is the quickest way to pad your
HHonors account, so if you
've racked up miles a bunch of miles through credit cards, flying, or promos like the US Airways Grand Slam and you're looking to do the same with hotel
points, this will be the best
earning style for you.
If you
'd also like to see how much «value» you
earn with each stay, you can input your valuation of each Hilton
HHonors point and each partner
point / mile at the bottom.
If you were to book this hotel through Hilton, you
'd earn 10 base
HHonors points per $ 1, plus with their Double Dipping, you could earn either 5 more HHonors points for the Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
points per $ 1, plus with their Double Dipping, you could
earn either 5 more
HHonors points for the Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
points for the
Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points +
Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points option, 500 airline miles with the
Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the
Points + Variable Miles o
Points + Variable Miles option.
To convert HawaiianMiles into
HHonors points, miles
have to be
earned through Hawaiian Airlines exclusively;
So a normal
HHonors member
would earn 14,123 base
points, a Silver member
would earn 16,242
points, a Gold member
would earn 17,654 base
points, and a Diamond member
would earn 21,185 base
points plus either 7,062 additional
HHonors points, 500 miles, or 1,412 miles depending on their Double Dip choice.
You
'd earn 2,000 base
points, plus 1,500
HHonors bonus
points (15 % bonus on the base
points earned from the Silver status, plus 6
points per dollar spent on Hilton on your card).
Generally, you'll
earn 10 base
points per dollar spent at a Hilton portfolio hotel regardless of the
HHonors status you
have.
While Hilton
HHonors does
have the highest
point redemption requirements of the main hotel chains, there are nevertheless some great ways to maximize the value of your hard -
earned points.
Hilton is kicking off a big new marketing campaign to get the word about the discount out to its loyal customers, and to remind them of the other benefits of direct booking for
HHonors members — i.e., they
earn HHonors points that they wouldn't get for third - party bookings, and they also get free Wi - Fi, digital check - in and room selection, and a Digital Key to open their guest room door via the
HHonors mobile app.
It is important to make sure your Hilton
HHonors setting is switched to
earning miles (some people
have it switched to
earning additional
HHonors points instead).
The Citi Hilton
HHonors Visa Signature
has no annual fee and
earns 6
HHonors Bonus
Points per $ 1 spent on hotel stays within Hilton Portfolio, 3
HHonors Bonus
Points per $ 1 spent at supermarkets, drugstores & gas stations, and 2
HHonors Bonus
Points per $ 1 spent on other purchases.
Diamond members get a 50 % boost to the Base
HHonors points they
earn on hotel stays and
would normally require 30 stays, 60 nights or 120,000 base
points to achieve.