For Canadians, Hilton Honors points are hard to come by. In fact, only the American Express Membership Rewards program allows you to transfer points to the Hilton Honors program, with a transfer rate of 1:1.

For example, 30,000 Membership Rewards points can be transferred into 30,000 Hilton Honors points.

Then there are three solutions:

• Stay at Hilton Group hotels;
• Apply for an American Hilton Honors credit card or ;
• Buy points.

We do not recommend buying points during regular periods, as it is more advantageous during promotional periods, as is currently the case.

Points purchase promotions come up regularly: take advantage of them to buy points whenever you can (sometimes, the maximum allowed per calendar year is removed).

• If you have a well-defined travel project with Hilton hotels in mind, yes, it’s worthwhile buying Hilton Honors points!

Here’s an example of where it’s worth buying points. A hotel close to a very popular music festival, Untold in Romania.

For 5 nights, this hotel costs over 2,000 euros, or around 2,200 USD.

Now, buying 60,000 Hilton Honors points (and getting 60,000 bonus points) for 600 USD, it’s possible to book those five nights in the same hotel (4 nights + 1 night free when booking with points).

Buying Hilton Honorspoints can be interesting for some, whether for a specific travel purpose and/or to top up a points balance for a free night’s stay.

However, if you are not in one of these situations, we advise you against buying points. It will be more beneficial to turn :

• an US credit card like Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card
• to credit cards from other programs such as Marriott Bonvoy