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Hilton Honors

Hilton Honors is the loyalty scheme for Hilton hotels, which includes these brands: Canopy, Conrad, Curio, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hampton, Hilton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, LXR, Motto, Tapestry Collection, Tru and Waldorf Astoria.

Our main two-part introduction to the Hilton Honors programme is here and you can learn more about the program on hilton.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.

If you need to top-up your account, you can buy points here.

More information on how you can get Hilton Gold Elite status for free with The Platinum Card by American Express is here.

Hilton Honors does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).

Hilton launches a new Asia-Pacific hotel sale

Hilton has launched a new sale covering its properties in Asia and Australasia.  See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured above.  You might also want .....

Hilton has launched a new sale covering its properties in Asia and Australasia.  See here for details. It .....

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Review: Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning meeting in the diary to plan Virgin Atlantic’s sponsorship for our Christmas party, I .....

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning .....

by Rhys Jones80 comments

Why January 2013 was an amazing sweet spot for a free Maldives holiday

There is a generally accepted view that, over time, all reward schemes get worse.  People say that you should spend your points as you earn, rather than holding them for retirement or some .....

There is a generally accepted view that, over time, all reward schemes get worse.  People say that you should .....

by Rob Burgess112 comments

What is the best use of American Express Membership Rewards points?

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points. I have pulled together both of these .....

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....

by Rob Burgess209 comments

DoubleTree Westminster hotel to close its Executive Lounge

If you have a booking at the DoubleTree Westminster in London, you should note that the hotel is permanently closing its Executive Lounge on 31st December. If you have a booking here as a Hilton .....

If you have a booking at the DoubleTree Westminster in London, you should note that the hotel is permanently .....

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Redeem your Hilton Honors points for a tandem skydive ….

If you have been thinking that the current options of spending your miles and points are a bit, well, dull, Hilton Honors has the answer. Via their Hilton Auctions platform, you can bid to do a tandem .....

If you have been thinking that the current options of spending your miles and points are a bit, well, dull, .....

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Hilton launches a South East Asia hotel flash sale

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 19th November.  See here for details. It includes hotels such as the Millennium Hilton Bangkok pictured below.  You might also .....

Hilton is running an Asia / India / Maldives flash sale until Monday 19th November.  See here for details. It .....

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What are the best hotel promos for November 2018?

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later than usual this month, but it does not make major difference as most of the offers .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running.  This has run slightly later .....

by Rob Burgess16 comments

Which? magazine looks at the UK’s best and worst hotel chains

I was sent a copy of Which? Travel magazine this month because I’m quoted in it.  I very rarely see it otherwise since it is a subscription-only title. The November issue includes the annual .....

I was sent a copy of Which? Travel magazine this month because I’m quoted in it.  I very rarely see it .....

by Rob Burgess91 comments