Get tickets for Summer festivals with your Hilton Honors hotel points
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Hilton Honors has added a range of tickets for Summer music festivals across the UK to its ‘Experiences’ website. Each includes a mix of standard and VIP tickets with different points requirements.
The Hilton Experiences home page is here. Filter by ‘United Kingdom’ and click search to bring up these options.
This is what is available, all for ‘buy it now’ pricing:

Glasgow
TRNSMT (10-12th September) – 160,000 points for a VIP pass for two for all three days (includes ‘upgraded flushing toilet’ which is presumably a novelty in Glasgow) or 85,000 points for a standard admission pass for two for all three days (toilet facilities not described).
London
Wireless (10-12th September) – 100,000 points for a 3-day pass for two people, or 150,000 points for a ‘GUEST’ VIP pass for 3-days for two people (includes ‘luxury restrooms’ which, again, are presumably a novelty in Crystal Palace)
Manchester
Parklife (11-12th September) – 75,000 points for a 2-day pass for two people, or 125,000 points for a VIP pass for two days for two people. No information on the VIP toilet facilities is available.
There are between five and ten of each package available. I recommend you jump in quickly if interested before Hilton emails its member base.
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