Hilton launches its Quarter 1 promotion

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UPDATE – DECEMBER 2021: This article is now out of date, but don’t worry. We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above.

Click here for our article on Hilton’s ‘Power Up’ promotion which runs until 31st December 2021. You can register for the offer by clicking here.

The Quarter 1 hotel promotions are now up and running. In general, they are not hugely exciting but, of course, if you are doing the stays anyway then you are crazy not to register for them.

I discussed the Starwood one here. Articles on the Marriott and Priority Club promotions will follow in the next couple of days. The downside with Starwood is that you need to do 4 nights during the promotion period before you get anything. The Hilton HHonors promotions kicks in from your first night.

Hilton’s offering is called ‘Double Your HHonors’. Give them credit for simplicity – it offers you either double base points or double base airline miles, depending on how you choose to earn in the Hilton programme.

Hilton Gatwick South

The additional 5 points per $1 for selecting ‘all points’ are not doubled. You would therefore receive 25 points per $1 (the 10 base points are doubled, the 5 ‘all points’ bonus is not) instead of the usual 15. Any elite status bonus you are entitled to will also not be doubled.

It runs from January 7th to March 31st. There is a long list of non-participating hotels, unfortunately, which can be found here.

You need to register for this promotion by visiting this site. Note that once you have selected ‘double points’ or ‘double miles’ you cannot change your decision.

If you do a lot of short Hilton stays, Virgin Flying Club is now the most attractive airline partner as you earn 1,000 Virgin miles per stay (2,000 under this promotion) at most Hilton brands compared to 500 with all of the other airline partners.

If you do a lot of long Hilton stays, Finnair may be worth a look. You earn 500 miles per night with most of the Hilton brands, doubled to 1,000 miles per night with this promotion. There is a 5-night maximum per stay. (For very long, very expensive stays, switch to earning ‘points and variable miles’ which gets you 1 mile per $1 spent.) Remember that Finnair is a member of oneworld, like BA, so you can redeem your Finnair miles for BA flights.

If you want Avios, do NOT collect via British Airways as you only get 500 per stay (1,000 with this promotion) for most brands. Iberia, on the other hand, offers 750 miles per stay (1,500 with this promotion). You can move your Iberia Plus Avios to BA via ‘Combine my Avios’ online.

How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (December 2021)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card? It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold and MeliaRewards Gold status. We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with American Express Gold (20,000 bonus points), the American Express Rewards Credit Card (5,000 bonus points) and – for small business owners – American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus points) and Business Platinum (40,000 bonus points).

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points.

(Want to earn more hotel points? Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)