Hilton HHonors - Hilton points to buy electronics & gifts etc.??
Brownhaus
Dec 8, 03, 1:41 pm
1st time to the big board, wondering if there are any ways to convert or use HH points to get electronics & gifts etc? I know there are the very limited items on the HH website (i.e. mag subscriptions etc), wondering if there is more via conversion or other means? Years ago I purchased a Bose wave radio for approx 100 points, would love to do it again?
THX!
ontheroad
Dec 8, 03, 1:44 pm
Welcome to FT!
HHonors points can be redeemed for merchandise certificates ...
http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rewards/us_only.jhtml
... but the exchange rate is not very good compared to using them for hotel & travel.
You can also get creative and go through points.com to use them on eBay for just about anything in the world ...
http://anythingpoints.ebay.com/hhonors/
... but the value of the points is downright lousy.
These days, 100 HHonors points is worth nada. Was that perchance a typo?
Brownhaus
Dec 8, 03, 1:51 pm
Thanks for the quick reply, and yes I forgot the 100K, not 100! Too bad b/c that's what really hooked me years ago was the other items. The Ebay thing is a total rip, how is the American Airlines conversion which I believe still exists?
ontheroad
Dec 8, 03, 5:01 pm
For AA, 10,000 HHonors points is worth 1,500 miles.
http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rewards/exchange_2.jhtml
You might want to go directly to this site, where you can find all options for use of HHonors miles:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rewards/index.jhtml