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Buy points : Get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points!

To the point Until November 23, 2023, you can earn a bonus of up to 100% when you purchase Hilton Honors points! Is that interesting? Yes and no!

Buy Hilton Honors Points Promo

Until November 23, 2023, you can earn 100% bonus Hilton Honors points by purchasingpoints*.

You can purchase up to 160,000 Hilton Honors points and earn 160,000 bonus points in a single transaction as part of this promotion. The cost will be US$1,600 ( 0.05 US cents per point).

A minimum of 5,000 points must be purchased to take advantage of this offer.

*This is a frequently recurring promotion. The last one ended on September 19, 2023, and also offered a 100% points bonus.

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This promotion is targeted and may vary from one Hilton Honors member to another. For example, some people received a 90% bonus for the same promotion.

How to earn Hilton Honors points

For Canadians, it is difficult to earn Hilton Honors points. Indeed, the only way with credit cards is to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Hilton Honors, with a 1:1 conversion ratio.

For example, you can convert 30,000 Membership Rewards points into 30,000 Hilton Honors points.

Then, there are 3 solutions:

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

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

The transaction is in U.S. dollars. We recommend that you use a card that does not charge a foreign currency conversion fee to avoid paying a 2.5% FX fee:

Note that this points purchase is done on Points.com, a site external to Hilton Honors. Therefore, this transaction does not count as a “travel” expense.

Ordinarily, buy Hilton Honors points costs 0.01 US$ / point (0.013 CAD$): the saving represented by this bonus is therefore substantial by obtaining points at 0.005 US$ (0.0063CAD$)

Is it worthwhile to buy Hilton Honors points?

The answer to this question is yes and no:

  • If you don’t have any travel plans – or if these are not in the sweet spots area we will see later: do not buy points

Hilton Honors sweet spots

Hilton Honors points are adjusted according to the room rate in cash.

However, there are a number of so-calledgeographic sweet spots“where it’s more advantageous to pay in points than in cash. And don’t forget: if you get four nights with points, the fifth is complimentary(for Hilton Honors members with Silver or higher status).

Orlando - Disney World

When you redeem Hilton Honors points, you don’t have to pay resort fees at most of the group’s hotels!

So this is an attractive option for some destinations including Orlando!

Here is, for example, the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace Disney Springs Area, for five nights during the holiday season.

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Paying for your 5-night stay would cost $2,169 US (including a 175 US$ resort fee).

hilton honors orlando paid example

While using points, this same 5-night stay costs 200,000 points or the equivalent of 40,000 points per night (because the fifth night is free). And you don’t pay a resort fee when using points!

hilton honors orlando example points

Under the 0.5 cents/point points promotion, to get 200,000 points, you’d have to buy 100,000 + 100,000 points for US$1,000.

Don’t forget that you can also transfer points from the American Express Membership Rewards program.

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So, when buying Hilton Honors points with this offer, you get your 5-night stay at half price!

Malaysia

There are several hotels in Malaysia available for only 10,000 Hilton Honors points per night.

hilton honors malaysia
hilton honors malaysia

Examples include these hotels, available for as low as 10,000 Hilton Honors points per night:

As part of the promotion to buy points at 0.5 cents/point, it’s like paying 50 US$ for one night!

Poland

In Eastern Europe, you could get a great value for your Hilton Honors points! Here are some hotels available between 10,000 and 20,000 Hilton Honors points per night in Poland.

hilton honors poland
hilton honors poland

Egypt

In Egypt, you can make a good deal using Hilton Honors points.

hilton honors egypt
hilton honors egypt

Bottom Line

Buying Hilton Honors points can, therefore, be interesting for some, whether for a specific travel goal and/or to complete a points balance to get a free night.

But if you are not in one of these situations, we do not recommend buying points. It will be more profitable to apply for:

Come to discuss that topic in our Facebook Group!
Jean-Maximilien
Jean-Maximilien is an expert in Canada and France about Loyalty programs, Credit cards and Travel. He is the Founding President of Milesopedia.

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