Get a 100% bonus buying Hilton Honors points – is it a good deal?

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If you are currently planning your post-corona travel, Hilton Honors is currently running another promotion offering a 100% bonus when you purchase 10,000+ points.

The Hilton ‘buy points’ page is here. You have until 27th May to buy.

Regular readers of Head for Points will know that I tend to value Hilton points at 0.33p each. You are paying 0.40p (0.5 cents) here so the maths in general doesn’t work.

HOWEVER ….. there ARE real bargains to be had at peak periods. Conrad Maldives at 95,000 points per night, the new Waldorf Astoria Maldives at 120,000 points, the ‘all suite’ Conrad New York Downtown or Conrad New York Midtown at 95,000 points etc are places where you will usually save a lot of money by buying points instead of paying cash.

This is especially true if you have Hilton status and can get ‘5 nights for the points of 4’ on a longer stay. If you don’t have status, this article shows you how to get a Hilton Honors status match.

If you are just buying a handful of points to top off your account, the price per point doesn’t matter anyway. If you are a few thousand short of a redemption then this is a decent opportunity to buy them.

Rooms booked on points are also fully refundable, except on some rare occasions such as New Years Eve in key cities. This gives you extra certainty if you want to book but are worried about, for example, future quarantine restrictions at your destination which mean you can’t travel.

You can buy points via this link. The offer ends on 27th May.

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Grimz says:

13 Apr13 April 12:23

OT – Anyone had the bonus points from Morrison’s shop away posted to flying club accounts?
- Jonathan says:
  
  13 Apr13 April 12:27
  
  No they keep pushing the time out . It started at 84 days then three weeks later it’s now showing over 90 days
  - Jonathan says:
    
    13 Apr13 April 12:28
    
    Sorry I was referring to AIrtime rewards re spend at Morrisons
- mark2 says:
  
  13 Apr13 April 13:46
  
  Yes in the last few days I have received points up to 21 Feb purchases.
  - AM says:
    
    13 Apr13 April 19:59
    
    +1
- POUGer says:
  
  13 Apr13 April 13:56
  
  Generally my Morrisons points have a pattern of arriving in my VA account 51 days after the purchase was made.
  
  7 days email showing pending points
  50 days email advising points approved
  Day 51 Points hit my account.
- BJ says:
  
  13 Apr13 April 15:37
  
  Yes, they are now dropping in, a couple for me already. I don’t recall the dated of the first transaction but I can check it for you and report back if you need that much detail.
  - GRIMZ says:
    
    13 Apr13 April 20:51
    
    I have been receiving the base points but nothing from the bonus points. I have had emails saying my purchases have been approved.
  - Polly says:
    
    14 Apr14 April 09:25
    
    Ours all dropped in yesterday from x 3 made on the 8th, last day. Glad they went through. Got their new M cards, as quite versatile being able to use them for other card purchases if ness, like JL for Waitrose. Like to support both stores in our town.
@mkcol says:

13 Apr13 April 19:29

I looked for Conrad Maldives the other day, just out of nosiness than anything else – despite searching several dates could not find it, even being unavailable. It did show availability at the 2 other Hilton (brand) properties which got me wondering whether to try either of them for a change.
Richard M says:

13 Apr13 April 21:53

BA have already started whacking up so-called “taxes, fees and charges”. An inbound from Jeddah to London was Avios + £100 at the start of the year, this has increased to £139.

More broadly, the worry for anybody accepting a voucher, is that on many routes with limited competition the fares will be higher when flights are operating and the time comes to rebook.