Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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 has launched The Big World Sale, with decent weekend discounts available across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Whilst it is nominally called the Summer Sale, you can book for any weekend .....
Hilton has launched The Big World Sale, with decent weekend discounts available across Europe, the Middle .....
18 May 201618 May 2016 • 32 comments
News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch day for the new Hilton / Avios (via Iberia Plus) promotion which I wrote about at the .....
News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch .....
13 May 201613 May 2016 • 48 comments
Tucked away in the Iberia magazine this month are details of a forthcoming Hilton HHonors promotion. You cannot register for it yet but it should be live on Thursday. For some people, .....
Tucked away in the Iberia magazine this month are details of a forthcoming Hilton HHonors promotion. You .....
8 May 20168 May 2016 • 81 comments
Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has a lower profile than the big boys, Hertz and Avis. It is very possible that your travels .....
Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has .....
8 May 20168 May 2016 • 16 comments
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
6 May 20166 May 2016 • 55 comments
News in brief: British Airways FINALLY announces a wi-fi deal British Airways announced yesterday that it has reached a deal with US internet group Gogo to introduce its new generation wi-fi system on .....
News in brief: British Airways FINALLY announces a wi-fi deal British Airways announced yesterday that it has .....
6 May 20166 May 2016 • 31 comments
Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. I wrote about this extensively last year when it turned out that it was pretty much .....
Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. .....
5 May 20165 May 2016 • 53 comments
Hilton HHonors has launched its new May to August promotion called ‘Unlimited Bonus‘. If nothing else, it wins the 2016 award for simplest hotel promotion: you will receive double base .....
Hilton HHonors has launched its new May to August promotion called ‘Unlimited Bonus‘. If nothing .....
2 May 20162 May 2016 • 35 comments
News in brief: No more churning of the Hilton HHonors Visa card? The Hilton HHonors Platinum Visa is my preferred first pick for anyone who is new to this hobby. This is because it offers a quick .....
News in brief: No more churning of the Hilton HHonors Visa card? The Hilton HHonors Platinum Visa is my .....
23 Apr 201623 April 2016 • 70 comments
Hilton HHonors has launched a new 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page and click through. Even with a 100% bonus, it is not a slam dunk to buy. It may or may not be a bargain .....
Hilton HHonors has launched a new 100% bonus when you buy points – see this page and click through. .....
22 Apr 201622 April 2016 • 69 comments
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....
18 Apr 201618 April 2016 • 46 comments
News in brief: Tesco Bank shows first hit from EU interchange fee caps The Tesco financial results last week gave the first indication of how credit card companies will be hit from the 0.3% cap on .....
News in brief: Tesco Bank shows first hit from EU interchange fee caps The Tesco financial results last week .....
18 Apr 201618 April 2016 • 48 comments
On Tuesday I wrote about some of the interesting auction items available for Hilton HHonors points via the Hilton @Play website. One of the points I wanted to make is that the packages on offer are .....
On Tuesday I wrote about some of the interesting auction items available for Hilton HHonors points via the .....
14 Apr 201614 April 2016 • 17 comments
Hilton @Play is the Hilton equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments. It allows you to use your Hilton HHonors points for interesting ‘experiences’ rather than (more) hotel stays. To be .....
Hilton @Play is the Hilton equivalent of Starwood’s SPG Moments. It allows you to use your Hilton .....
12 Apr 201612 April 2016 • 51 comments
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