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!).
Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by converting something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes .....
Because most frequent traveller currencies can either be converted into a different one, or can be earned by .....
28 Aug 201228 August 2012 • 2 comments
One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. (You can also convert Tesco Clubcard vouchers into .....
One of the lesser known uses of Tesco Clubcard vouchers is the ability to convert them into Hilton HHonors .....
5 Aug 20125 August 2012 • Leave a comment
With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines are having to look for a new home for their miles. One of the key determinants, for me, .....
With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines .....
23 Jul 201223 July 2012 • 4 comments
Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card benefits come into force. To say that Amex’s changes to the Platinum card this year have .....
Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card .....
16 Jul 201216 July 2012 • 14 comments
(EDIT from October 2012 – this no longer works, A&K has changed the rules so you now need to have taken 1 A&K trip before claiming your Gold status.) Gold is the mid-tier status in .....
(EDIT from October 2012 – this no longer works, A&K has changed the rules so you now need to have .....
15 Jul 201215 July 2012 • 2 comments
This is the first of a new series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections .....
This is the first of a new series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....
24 Jun 201224 June 2012 • Leave a comment
‘Triple Your Trip’ is the name of Hilton HHonor‘s third quarter promotion this year, running from 1 July to 30 September. Registration is required via this link. The rules .....
‘Triple Your Trip’ is the name of Hilton HHonor‘s third quarter promotion this year, running .....
21 Jun 201221 June 2012 • Leave a comment
Tesco Clubcard is a major partner with British Airways and offers one of the easiest non-flying ways for UK British Airways Executive Club members to earn lots of Avios. Historically, Tesco has .....
Tesco Clubcard is a major partner with British Airways and offers one of the easiest non-flying ways for UK .....
9 Jun 20129 June 2012 • Leave a comment
In yesterdays post, I highlighted an arbitrage from BAA WorldPoints into BMI Diamond Club. Today, I want to highlight a few ways to use BMI Diamond Club to earn more miles for a hotel stay than .....
In yesterdays post, I highlighted an arbitrage from BAA WorldPoints into BMI Diamond Club. Today, I want .....
3 Jun 20123 June 2012 • Leave a comment
This post has nothing to do with Avios, in case you are looking for the connection. But this site will wander away from its core topic when there is something worth highlighting. After all, when .....
This post has nothing to do with Avios, in case you are looking for the connection. But this site will .....
31 May 201231 May 2012 • Leave a comment
From 1st April to 30th June, Hilton has been offering Double Points or Double Miles for every qualifying stay at one of their properties worldwide. You can still sign up here. Note that you can .....
From 1st April to 30th June, Hilton has been offering Double Points or Double Miles for every qualifying stay .....
30 May 201230 May 2012 • Leave a comment
Just a quick reminder that the 25% bonus for transferring hotel points into avios via BAEC is still available and runs until 20th June. The rules imply that this is the last date to .....
Just a quick reminder that the 25% bonus for transferring hotel points into avios via BAEC is still .....
29 May 201229 May 2012 • Leave a comment
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