Hilton Honors has quietly increased the points price of three London hotels

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On Monday we wrote about the quiet Hilton Honors redemption price rises. I said that London seemed to have got away without any changes, but that rises were still filtering through the system.

It seems I spoke too soon. Three of the four Hilton Honors hotels in London which had a 30,000 points per night cap have gone up to 40,000 points.

There are:

Hampton by Hilton London Docklands (covered here, photo above)

DoubleTree London Greenwich

Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick (reviewed here)

The Hilton Garden Inn at Hatton Cross, near Heathrow (reviewed here) remains capped at 30,000 points.

Whilst all of the other Hilton properties in London are unchanged, this change is a blow to anyone who only had a small number of points and was hoping to get a free London hotel stay out of it.

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.)

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Alan says:

12 Jun12 June 19:44

Has anyone received a statement from the recently converted Lloyds Avios Reward card? I’ve just received mine today interest was charged on an o/s balance from last month that I was benefitting 0% purchase rate from. This was due to end in January 2020. I don’t recall seeing any communication that the 0% purchase rate would ceased when the cards were replaced.
- Ruth4325 says:
  
  12 Jun12 June 20:03
  
  I ŵas under the impression the 0% would be carried over.
- metac says:
  
  12 Jun12 June 20:03
  
  Yes, I noticed on my online account and others reported the same. You need to call. They will reverse the charge. It showed on my account within 2 days as a reversal. Plus extra £5 as apology. I didn’t ask for it, but it just shows as ‘goodwill’ in the transaction description. I feel this will happen again next month, but we’ll see.
  - Alan says:
    
    12 Jun12 June 20:12
    
    Thanks for the quick response. Lloyds IT up to its usual tricks I see. I’ll give them a buzz and see what’s going on. All a bit annoying really.
- will says:
  
  12 Jun12 June 22:40
  
  IF the balance was already outstanding before the new card terms were in force and the offer was dated beyond the changeover then they’ve broken the terms of the original card account which still stand for any outstanding balance,
  
  Quite unbelievable that this could be overlooked by them really. Absolutely the worst credit card issuer out there IMHO.
TripRep says:

12 Jun12 June 21:13

LL running the HH story too
https://loyaltylobby.com/2019/06/11/hilton-honors-award-changes-early-june-2019
Alex W says:

12 Jun12 June 22:37

Thanks Harry, hopefully one of these will do the trick and I’ll save my own screenshots in future!
Crafty says:

12 Jun12 June 22:45

OT: My company will shortly pay corporation tax for the first time. To date I have successfully paid it’s VAT using Curve, and had hoped to do so for Corporation Tax also. However, my accountant insists this must be paid in exactly one instalment using the unique reference number given. This would spoil the plan, as the amount is too large for a single Curve payment. Is he right?
- Rob says:
  
  12 Jun12 June 23:12
  
  Unlikely. Why would HMRC care? I have paid VAT in chunks and PAYE in chunks.
- PKing says:
  
  13 Jun13 June 12:09
  
  Maybe your accountant has misunderstood the ‘Unique’ in URN and thinks it’s unique to the payment demand and not to the business/individual.
  
  As long as its fully paid by the deadline HMRC don’t care.