Hilton HHonors - The Definitive “How To Earn Hilton HHonors Points” Thread

Ok--I am loball compared to you guys.Since I have found this site and read many past posts,have wondered what rock I have been under.I always thought these programs were for businessman only.I understand if you travel alot in business,of course you will build points at a much faster rate than I.To think I could have been building points for years---I could cry. snif snif.I have had a sw card for years,living in az,I am married with a grown daughter---kind of grown husband and a 13 year old son.Found this site after doing my first bump or bumps a couple weeks ago for $1300 delta dollars and WHAT a HIGH!!!!!We vacation prob 2 weeks a year and plan on hiltons from now on.By using my points and click awards,getting a hilton optima etc--will I be dead before I could ever hope to cash in say the hilton honors australia or africa safari vacation award.?Is there anyone out there who does not travel alot that has racked up lots of HHonors points.I am doing a wash dc. 10 day trip and a hawaii 10 day trip next year and am excitedly taking all the advice I have found here to help maximize points/miles etc.How hard is it to accumulate 300,000 points say.Can only a frequent businessman hope to acquire that many----Thanks----I need to find a way to buy groceries online for points---LOL

Welcome to the Board! Remember, 300,000 HHonors points is "only" $150,000 worth of spending on your Hilton AmEx card. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif Also, watch for promotions (extra points for buying gas and groceries, etc). You can convert "stray" miles from several airlines (DL, CO, TW, UA, MX, to name a few) into HHonors points. Also, you can apply for a "mutual fund" HHonors account so your husband's "stray" miles can be converted into it too.
E-Trade offers up to 50,000 HHonors points for opening up an account with them, so if trading stocks is in your blood, you can get points (and miles) to come with it.

Good luck!

Welcome Wannafly.

A year or so past, it was harder for leisure travelers to accrue points in HHonors. Now, with the changes to the program allowing most rates to qualify, it is much easier. Coupled with this, the inclusion of Hampton inns etc in the program open up more points earning opportunities. The promotion with United flights also bring further points.

Remember you can transfer most US airline miles into your account, so if you have a few K of miles not doing anything, move them into HHonors

If you don't already have a HHonors card, join on line (you get a 1000 or 2 for this), also update your email online, again a further 1000 miles or so bonus. You can also sign you husband up the same why, and then combine the accounts into a mutual account. This allows HHonors points earned by both of you to be combined.

The best way to earn big is with the promotions. In the past HHonors have run promos that could net you 50000 bonus miles. For example, I received a targeted mailing yesterday from Virgin Flying club that offered 50000 bonus miles and gold status after 4 stays. OK, the targeting was rather poor for me, as I'm already Diamond.

You can of course use your safeways club card to earn United miles (250usd = 125 miles) and then transfer to HHonors (125 miles = 250 HHonors points).

Getting to a 100k + shouldn’t take forever, but whether you're be dead first, who knows http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

And don't forget the tie-in with United Airlines through end of September - if you are a Mileage Plus member (it's free) you can cross-connect your Mileage Plus and Hilton Honors accounts so that when you fly on United you get the same number of HHonors points as the miles you fly, AND you get the United Milegae Plus miles as well.

Can you please explain the HH points equal to Mileage Plus promotion. I fly United a lot, and have not been getting this bonus. Thanks.


Originally posted by Counsellor:
And don't forget the tie-in with United Airlines through end of September - if you are a Mileage Plus member (it's free) you can cross-connect your Mileage Plus and Hilton Honors accounts so that when you fly on United you get the same number of HHonors points as the miles you fly, AND you get the United Milegae Plus miles as well.

plenow -- check here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/001240.html

I believe it is still available.

wannafly,

here is another way of bumping up your HHonors balance: sign up with mypoints (www.mypoints.com) and you'll get a number of bonus points for a variety of web surfing activities (usually 5 to 10 points). If you'd like to know more about this program, there are endless threads about its merits and especially its flaws under the Buzz forum (and more recently the S.P.A.M. forum), starting from at least a year ago.

Anyway, every time you accrue 1000 points, you can transfer them electronically to HHonors at a 1-to-1 rate (and the transfer happens very quickly). This could help you build up your balance more quickly, especially if you have a joint account with your husband and he joins Mypoints as well.

Good luck.

WannaFly,

Did you get my lengthy e-mail on Am West, SWA and Hilton? I would have posted it to the board, but, it was too long.

Follow up?

I only need 5000 more points to get two Universal 2 Day tickets and am looking for a way to get those without a hotel stay. I already have the credit card too. My sister has 10,000 pts in her account. Is there a way to transfer them to my account? Can we turn her points into something else (like air miles or something) and then turn them into Hilton points in my account? There must be a way!!! I have already updated my profile for the 2000 pts. too. If I get my husband a separate account from Hilton, can I get enough points on his right away and can they be transferred into my Hilton account?

Off the top of my head-
you could open a Hhonors account for your husband, get the signup bonus and the two profiles updates, and spend some Mypoints if you have them. Have him get his own Hhonors Amex also. Also, if you have any spare ailine miles in a frequent flyer account that is a Hilton reward exchange partner, you could transfer those miles over to an Hhonors account. After all these bonus points post to his account, contact Hhonors customer service and have them combine your two accounts into one married "mutual fund" hhonors account.

Here is an instant 6,000 and a possible 46,000 HHonors if you spend 10 more minutes! Enjoy.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum94/HTML/002427.html

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~ Glen ~

Help guys... I am 3,000 points shy of 20,000 for the 3,500 mile transfer... I've already got both credit cards, updated my profile etc... Any quick ideas on how to get 3000 points fast (no hotel stays on the horizon either)... I need the miles bigtime and will take just the 1500 if i have to, but 20,000 seems so close! I can't do etrade either b/c i am going to do that to get the 5,000 ual miles...

Much appreciated!

SkyBoy

Call cusomer service and explain your needs. Very often they will extend a "courtesy" of additional points. I've had it done for me, so I know it is possible.

Find a friend with a Diners Club card. 2500 Diners Club points convert to 2000 HHonors points, and can be transferred into any account.

Did you updated your profile TWICE? Can you wait until April 1st to update it two times again?

Another tip: if you're legally maried, ask your wife to enroll for new account online (1 K points) and update her profile twice (more 2 K points). Than you can combine the 3 K points in her account with yours.

Wow! My faith is renewed in HHonors! I updated my profile twice today (after reading the posts that it is working!) and then called HHonors. They comped my like 760 points to get me to 20,000!!! Thanks for the suggestion Davidlee, I never would have believed it would work until you mentioned it. Thanks to all the other fliers too!

SkyBoy! :-)

Great news! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I need 45k points in my HH acct for a reward. What way is the most beneficial? Is Delta 2 for 1? What about other airlines? NW, AA, CO, UA? Thanks

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dilly:
I need 45k points in my HH acct for a reward. What way is the most beneficial? Is Delta 2 for 1? What about other airlines? NW, AA, CO, UA? Thanks
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dilly -- DL --&gt; HH transfer is 1:2 (5,000 miles generates 10,000 HH points). Same deal with CO and UA. AA --&gt; HH transfer is 1:1, and NW does not participate in the HHonors Rewards Exchange (http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rewards/exchange.jhtml).

You'll want to go with DL unless speed is not important. UA and CO use a completely electronic process that typical takes at least twice as long to get the HHonors points posted as DL's paper process (DL sends you the award and you mail the award to HHonors).

Isn't technology grand?

The DL process takes about two weeks including the round trip mailings ... UA and CO much longer usually (month +)

Other sources for earning HH points:
-hilton stays
-AMEX membership rewards points
-dining miles (then transfer the miles as described above)
-AMex or Visa Hhonors enrollment bonus, then daily spending with the card. (10,000 bonus, then 2 to 3 points per dollar spent)
-HH shopping
-E-rewards
-my points
-Countrywide home loans. I got 35,000 from this for a refinance.
-profile updates (2,000 points per quarter)
-there is possibly a telephone long distance deal with Hhonors but I can't remember.

If want to use AMEX points, launder them through Delta if time permits.

1 AMEX point converts to 1 HHonors point
or
1 AMEX point converts to 1 DL mile, which converts to 2 HHonors points

Actually, 1,000 MR poins convert to 1,300 Hhonors points but it's pointless because, as pointed out, going through an airline first will net you 2,000.

Don't forget Radisson / Goldpoints ==&gt; airline ==&gt; Hilton, although the triple points promo is over.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pointman:

-Countrywide home loans. I got 35,000 from this for a refinance.
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Can you point to a link on this one ?


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"A Southwest line never gets longer, It only gets wider"

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dcwcce:
Can you point to a link on this one ?

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http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#countrywide

Could one of you help me with the Delta &gt; HH conversion - I have 6500 'orphan' Delta miles that I would like to convert - what do I do? Is this a phone transaction with Delta or can I do it online? Any help would be appreciated, either by posting here or emailing me at lynneblack@charter.net
Thanks in Advance, Lynne

5,000 DL miles = 10,000 HH points

Do a search in the Hilton forum. Several times people have posted the award codes. Just call delta, redeem the award and they will mail you a certificate, which you must then send to Hilton...

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lynneblack:
Could one of you help me with the Delta &gt; HH conversion - I have 6500 'orphan' Delta miles that I would like to convert - what do I do? Is this a phone transaction with Delta or can I do it online? Any help would be appreciated, either by posting here or emailing me at lynneblack@charter.net
Thanks in Advance, Lynne</font>

Lynne -- You need to call Delta and request an award code Z991 - 5,000 SkyMiles --&gt; 10,000 HHonors points.

You will receive paper award certificates from Delta that you will have to mail to HHonors for credit.

I just transfered Delta SkyMiles to Hilton.

The Delta agents dit NOT know that this is possible. It took me several calls.
I finally got the voucher. They are 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 ....
4 days to get the vouchers. It took only 10 days for Hiton to post the points.
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Exerpts of my e-mails:

I called 1-888-750-3284 AND 1-800-323-2323. They could NOT help me. I even was told that it is not possible.
-----Original Message-----
From: Customer Care [mailto:Customer-Care@delta.com]
Thank you for your e-mail to Delta Air Lines.

Please call our Online Customer Support Desk at 888-750-3284. One of
our representatives will be glad to assist you.

We appreciate your interest in Delta Air Lines.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Keeling
Online Customer Care
http://www.delta.com
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I found this in Hilton's website:
"Delta Air Lines: Follow normal SkyMiles. award redemption procedures
via mail. Delta will then issue an award certificate for the appropriate
number of HHonors points. Send the Delta award certificate to the
HHonors Customer Service Center nearest you and the HHonors points will
be posted to your HHonors account."

Thanks for the info, after posting my question I did find the info on the Delta forum, I went back to edit my post and the board was down for maintenance. I called Delta, the lady I spoke to knew exactly what I was talking about and was very helpful.

I had 22.5K orphan points (most of them from the early 80's)on UAL transfered 20K to 40 K Hilton I have temporarily listed UAL as my Air partner to bump the remaining 2500 up to 5000 to do another transfer.

One Free Ticket is on a different airline is of no value to a family of five.

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"A Southwest line never gets longer, It only gets wider"

OK - I just signed up. What can I do do earn some quick HH points???

Log on and change your email address. Twice. Repeat each calendar quarter.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jonhoram:
OK - I just signed up. What can I do do earn some quick HH points???</font>

1. MyPoints (1000 Mypoints = 1000 HH)
2. E-rewards ($25 = 1000 HH)
3. GMAC Insurance quote (1000 HH)
4. Convert airline miles (1 mile=2 HH)

Get Hhonors Amex (7500 bonus points) or Hhonors Visa (10000) - and then buy as many US Savings bonds are you are allowed, using those cards.

Stay at Hhonors properties.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by VolleyballFerd:
Get Hhonors Amex (7500 bonus points) or Hhonors Visa (10000) - and then buy as many US Savings bonds are you are allowed, using those cards.</font>There have been two Amex double points promos this year, which seems to be relatively new and unusual. Since savings bonds have annual purchase limits, you may wish to wait to see if one of these floats around again. Then again, depending on interest rates and other factors, you may not want to wait.

www.savingsbonds.gov (http://www.savingsbonds.gov)

Thanks to United's handling of a flight from Washington to London, my stays at two Hilton properties were cancelled. This means I'm about 10,000 pts short of an award level I'm seeking. I'm assuming that applying for an AmEx card is the easiest way to get the points, but are there any other quick fixes?

Buy 'em

10k points = $125

Not the cheapest but its the quickest fix I can think of.

http://www.hilton.com/toEpsilon?action=purchasepoints

Do you have any orphaned FF miles?

5000 UA, AA, DL, CO, HA, or ME -&gt; 10000 HH

There is a no fee Visa and a no fee Amex. Look on pgary's site.

Do I need to transfer in mypts/buy 1000, or is there an easier way&gt;

Call HHonors and ask nicely. They can gift you points at their discretion (I got ~100 points for free when my wife's account was in need).

Greetings - Dirk

You could stay at a local low cost Hilton/Hampton property as well, which would be the fastest. MyPoints can take forever sometimes.

Isn't the 1000 HH points just $12.50?

They can give you up to 3000 points - for Customer Service Reasons - like if you call and they can't help you OR to pacify you in case of a complaint, etc. I once got that without asking http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif That's how I know about it.

If they won't just give it to you, get a GMAC insurance quote, get 1,000 points. Make sure you do it by phone instead of internet, it seems to post in 2-3 days that way. Do a search in this forum for the link, I don't have it handy. I believe it is also on the HHonors website.

http://www.gmacinsurance.com/hhonors/default1.asp

Any ideas on how to get 8 k points by end of may Posted to my acct. I could merge my husband's acct into mine (he has 12k) and i have 192 k but he's the one w/gold till april 04 and i just went silver. If i could transfer miles into points i'd be okay but how long does that take? i have AA, Delta, Northwest and some 6k Alaska orphan miles.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by T Q:
Any ideas on how to get 8 k points by end of may Posted to my acct. I could merge my husband's acct into mine (he has 12k) and i have 192 k but he's the one w/gold till april 04 and i just went silver. If i could transfer miles into points i'd be okay but how long does that take? i have AA, Delta, Northwest and some 6k Alaska orphan miles.</font>

The only miles that will transfer will be the AA miles - they may or may not make it in 30 days without paying AA an expedite fee.

That having been said, though, you can merge the two accounts into one (do a search on Mutual Fund accounts), and both accounts will reflect the higher status. In essence, you go from Silver to Gold.

Mike

You could sign up for the 50% extra promo, then stay at four cheap Hamptons. :-) That might put you over the top.

SHADO

One of the HH credit cards has a 10K sign up bonus.

I believe HH will "lend" you the points if you dont have them and ask nice.

If nothing else works out you can always buy points for $12.50 per 1000 from Hilton.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Westcoaster:
If nothing else works out you can always buy points for $12.50 per 1000 from Hilton.</font>

And I believe that points purchased are credited immediately, so you can wait it out for transfers/stays/etc. to post until the last minute, and then purchase the points needed at the last minute.

I recently applied for HH CITI Visa, the 10,000 posted as soon as I used the card, before I got the first bill.

Thanks for all the great ideas! I may try the acct merge if they'll give us the gold with my account # as the survivor so that my hh amex charges can continue to dump into that acct. We have a HHV stay next easter reserved and we would like to be gold for that.

Lots of good ideas! Thanks much

TQ,

Do you have a MyPoints account? If you are a new member there are a lot of free Mypoints you can earn by taking surveys, visiting sites, clicking on emails etc. They also have a Tupperware promotion where you can earn 800 Mypoints for each purchase, minimum $10 GC, which you can then turn around and use the gift certificate to purchase a Tupperware product and earn another 800 MyPoints. These points post over night into your account. There is lots of information on how to earn free MyPoints over on the Spam thread.

Keep in mind that Mypoints transfers points into Hilton on Thursdays, so if you request the transfer on Thursday they will show up in your account on Friday. The transfer rate is one Hilton Point for every MyPoint.

I really think it's worth a try to see how many free and affordable points you can earn there. Even if you can't earn the entire 8K it should be a good start. Good luck!!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SHADO:
You could sign up for the 50% extra promo, then stay at four cheap Hamptons. :-) That might put you over the top.

SHADO</font>

If you do this, make sure you book online and pay with a Visa card to earn DOUBLE base points starting June 1st ~ August 31.

Sorry I originally thought this promotion began May 1st. so this will not help you for the VIP award http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

[This message has been edited by Always Travel Ready (edited 05-02-2003).]

I think the easiest way would be to purchase 1000 pts. for $12.50 directly from HHonors and I believe they are instantly available for redemption.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Always Travel Ready:
TQ,

Do you have a MyPoints account? ..

Keep in mind that Mypoints transfers points into Hilton on Thursdays, so if you request the transfer on Thursday they will show up in your account on Friday. The transfer rate is one Hilton Point for every MyPoint.
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Is MyPoints to HHonors still working? I did a transfer (UK MP) over a month ago and nothing has turned up in my Hilton account, an email to MyPoints.co.uk got a curt 'speak to Hilton' .. first time there has been a problem and I just wondered if the situation with United was starting to cause problems?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by welookgood.com:
Do I need to transfer in mypts/buy 1000, or is there an easier way&gt;</font>

If you have the points in MyPoints, why not use them? They are very quick to post.
MyPoints transfers points over to Hilton on Thursday evenings. You should be able to view them in you account sometime during the afternoon on Friday.

I've heard rumors that Hilton has reinstated the 1,000 pt bonus for updating your profile. If true, that just requires you to go in and change something like bed preference.

with mypoints...you could buy two tupperware gift certificates (separate link clicks from their site)...get 1600 points...mother's day is coming up anyway

I hope that MyPoints is quicker about posting their HH rewards to your account quicker than they are about sending out other rewards and/or for posting points for purchases on their website. Are you a member of e-rewards? I, and others, have noted that those transfers are virtually instantatneous.

Hi everyone,

Need your help here. I've got a big 6-day NY trip coming up next month, from 8/2-8/8. I would really like to use the GLON award to pay for this trip, but am a little short on points. I currently have around 123k points, still about 27k short of the 150k needed for the GLON award.

If any of you can advise how to get a hold of 27k points quickly, in around a week's time frame, it would be tremendously appreciated. Granted, one of the way is to somehow obtain 7k, and buy the remaining 20k for $250. It may still be a better alternative than paying average of $200 * 6 ~ $1400 after tax for thet trip.

Much thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Have you already checked to see if you can get a Glon reservation.

To clarify.... GLON no longer exists.

Guessing you mean GLON2

http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/rewards/vip.jhtml

Using 10,000 miles from AA or CO, though the CO transfers take forever. Also, only good for orphan miles as the miles are worth more, IMHO, than the HH points, except at certain properties, i.e. Cannes Hilton, Rome, Waldorf, where the room rates are usually high. Of course, these are the places that are difficult to get award nights.

That's right, you got me http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I meant GLON2

Jabez, do you mean Hilton may offer a GLON type reward even though I may be some what short?

Does United Mileage transfer into Hilton? I have a lot of those spare.

Thanks.

MyPoints.com transfers 1 to 1 with HH if you already have a account and balance with them. UA no longer converts to HH. I have transferred around 10K mypoints to HH in the last 6 months. The transfer is pretty quick. There is also Erewards.com. Then just buy the rest. Your time frame is a bit short though. Good luck and have fun. A previous poster asked if you had already checked for availability for the reward. That is a good idea before you go through all the trouble gathering points.

Greetings all - other than buying 1000 points for $12.50 form hilton can you suggest another way to get 500 points quick?

Transfer Amex MR points to HH or try CO-&gt;Amtrak-&gt;HH

[This message has been edited by xyzzy (edited 07-29-2003).]

1,000 Hilton points here (but you may have less than 48 hours to get them as there has been talk of this offer expiring July 31):

http://www.gmacinsurance.com/hhonors/

[This message has been edited by jmartin (edited 07-30-2003).]

Hi, I have 9500 points in an hhonors account which I want to convert to AA miles, but I need to get to 10,000 first - any thoughts on how I can get 500 points without checkning in to a hotel - free is good too!

You could buy 1000 pts for $12.50 if you don't have any other option

Are they still giving 500 points for joining mypoints.com?

Yes, you can join mypoints through the offers page.

I need 500 hhonors points in order to make the threshold for a conversion to AA miles. I don't have a Hilton stay in the near future and would prefer an option that nets me the points free - anyone have any suggestions?

thanks in advance

not knowing how fast you need it, mypoints.com can get you there.

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Thanks Volrichard, but mypoints is only for US residents

You can buy 1000 points for US$ 12.50. Probably the quickest and cheapest way to go.

I agree, it looks like buying the points is the only way to go for a non US resident. I was hoping for some sort of signup bonus on the web or even a referral bonus somewhere, but $12.50 isn't going to break the bank. Thanks for all your help

Need 40,000 points for 2 nights at MUNICH CITY HILTON. All I need is 845 more points. Is my best bet to buy 1,000 points for $12.50?

I wanted to convert Continental miles, but read on the Hhonors website that they don't do this anymore.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jzafar:
Need 40,000 points for 2 nights at MUNICH CITY HILTON. All I need is 845 more points. Is my best bet to buy 1,000 points for $12.50?

I wanted to convert Continental miles, but read on the Hhonors website that they don't do this anymore.

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Depending on your history with HHonors and status, HHonors may let you slide. It's worth a try, all they could say is no.

The purchase is your best option if you need the points quickly. Don't forget, you don't need to pull the points just because you are making reservation. You could wait to do that on the day of arrival. So if your trip is not for some time just wait. You never know where you could get some points.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by andrzej:
Depending on your history with HHonors and status, HHonors may let you slide. It's worth a try, all they could say is no.</font>


Last year I needed 1000 points for an award and was going to buy them. But when I called, the CS rep comped me the 1000. I didn't even know to ask.

I just called hilton and asked if they would comp me the 845 points and they said hold on about 5 times and finally said okay! Thanks!!!!!

Good for you, jzafar! Kuods to Hilton / HHonors, too, of course.

I hope you'll post a report after our trip - Munich is on my short list, so at least one person here would appreciate your impressions and experiences.

Good for you, jzafar! Kudos to Hilton / HHonors, too, of course.

I hope you'll post a report after our trip - Munich is on my short list, so at least one person here would appreciate your impressions and experiences.

Hello, my wife's account which is never used is just 500 points away from a reward stay. Does anyone have any ideas how to get 500 points without a lot of effort?

Thanks in advance

from the HHonors website:
HHonors members can now purchase up to 20,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points per calendar year that can be used towards hotel stays, airline tickets or any other Hilton HHonors reward. Purchases may be made in increments of 1,000 points, and each 1,000 points are available for only US$12.50. This offer is available worldwide, however your credit card will be charged in U.S. dollars

There have been many, many threads devoted to earning Hilton HHonors points either to: Top off a Hilton HHonors account for an award, or Keep a Hilton HHonors account active to prevent the account from being closed, thereby forfeiting all of the points that were in the account.
This thread is devoted to offering all of the different ways to earn Hilton HHonors points, including limited-time-only special offers. This way, all of the other threads pertaining to this topic — especially future ones that will not have to be launched — will not be necessary.

Much of what is posted here can be found at the official Hilton HHonors (http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/index.aspx) Internet web site, where more details can be found about each offer.

Any assistance from fellow Hilton HHonors FlyerTalk members would be greatly appreciated.

I will update this first post as necessary to keep the information in this thread up to date.

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LIMITED TIME OFFERS HiltonHHonors Mypoints Christmas shopping extravaganza — Please see this milepost (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3307185&postcount=22.) for more details.HOTEL STAYS (http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#points_for_hotel_stays) Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, and Hilton Garden Inn — Earn 10 Base points for each eligible U.S. dollar charged to your room, including telephone and room service charges for eligible rate stays at all participating hotels. Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites by Hilton — Earn 10 Base points per dollar spent on room rate only for eligible rate stays. Scandic hotels — Earn 1,000 Base points per night.ELITE LEVEL BONUS POINTS (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/benefits/levels.jhtml)While you are a VIP member of the following Hilton HHonors Elite levels, earn the following bonuses on all Hilton HHonors Base points credited: Silver — 15% bonus Gold — 25% bonus Diamond — 50% bonusGROUPS, EVENTS & MEETINGS (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/meeting.jhtml)
Note: Ensure that the event and the property both qualify to earn Hilton HHonors points! United States, Canada and Carribean (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/eventplanner.jhtml) — Earn one HHonors bonus point and one airline mile for every eligible U.S. dollar spent on guest rooms and meeting room rental. Latin America (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/eventplanner_latin.jhtml) — Earn 1,000 HHonors bonus points and 1,000 miles for every ten guest rooms booked in conjunction with the event, up to 50,000 bonus points and 50,000 miles per event. Asia, Pacific and Middle East (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/eventplanner_asiapacific.jhtml) — Earn one HHonors bonus point and one airline mile for every eligible US dollar spent at all HHonors hotels throughout the Middle East and Asia Pacific with the exception of Japan. In Japan, Event Planners earn one HHonors bonus point and one airline mile for every eligible 150 spent. Europe and Africa (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/eventplanner_europe.jhtml) — Earn 5,000 HHonors points and 500 airline miles (or equivalent) per qualifying night.CAR RENTALS

Earn 250 HHonors bonus points on all qualifying vehicle rentals whenever you rent from the following rental car companies: Alamo Car Rental (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#alamo)* Avis Car Rental (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#avis_car_rental) — Effective now through December 31, 2004 at all participating Avis locations worldwide. Just present your Hilton HHonors account number when making your car rental reservation or at the Avis counter. Europcar (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#europcar), even if the rental is not in conjunction with a stay at a Hilton HHonors hotel. Please quote your Hilton HHonors account number when making a reservation and present your Hilton HHonors membership card at time of rental. [put membership level information here] National Car Rental (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#national_car_rental)* Sixt Car Rental (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#sixt_car_rental), even if your rental is not in conjunction with a stay at an HHonors hotel. To qualify, just present your Hilton HHonors membership card when collecting your Sixt car. Thrifty Car Rental (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#thrifty_car_rental)**In conjunction with a qualifying stay at any Hilton HHonors hotel. To qualify, present your car rental agreement or car keys when you check in at any Hilton HHonors hotel.PUBLICATIONS PURCHASES The Wall Street Journal (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#the_wall_street_journal) — Earn 2,000 Hilton HHonors points when purchasing a 30-week subscription to The Wall Street Journal for US$99.00, or earn 1,000 Hilton HHonors points when purchasing a 17-week subscription to The Wall Street Journal for US$59.00 USA TODAY (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#usa_today)® — Earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points when purchasing a one-year subscription to USA TODAY® for US$119.00, or earn 2,000 Hilton HHonors points when purchasing a six-month subscription to USA TODAY® for US$71.50, or earn 1,000 Hilton HHonors points when purchasing a three-month subscription to USA TODAY® for US$34.50.CREDIT CARDSHilton HHonors Platinum Credit Card from American Express (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/creditcard.jhtml) Earn 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every U.S. dollar (or U.S. dollar equivalent) charged for everyday purchases anywhere American Express® Cards are welcome. Earn 5 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every U.S. dollar (or U.S. dollar equivalent) charged at Hilton HHonors hotels. Additionally, earn 10,000 Hilton HHonors points when you make your first purchase with the Hilton HHonors Platinum Credit Card. Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card from Citibank (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/visa.jhtml) Earn 2 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every U.S. dollar (or U.S. dollar equivalent) charged for everyday purchases anywhere Visa cards are accepted. Earn 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every U.S. dollar (or U.S. dollar equivalent) charged at Hilton HHonors hotels. Additionally, earn 10,000 Hilton HHonors points when you make your first purchase with the Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card. Hilton HHonors Platinum Credit Card (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/ukcreditcard.jhtml)† Earn 2 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one pound spent. Earn 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one pound spent on stays at Hilton HHonors hotels in addition to the points you earn for your stay as an HHonors member. Additionally, earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points after your first spend with the card.†This card is valid only for residents of the United Kingdom.FINANCE & REAL ESTATEChase, CitiMortgage, Wachovia and Washington Mutual (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#awards_for_mortgage_and_real_estate) Earn 3,250 Hilton HHonors points for every US$10,000.00 financed for your home. Earn 6,500 Hilton HHonors points for every US$10,000.00 for every US$10,000.00 in home value, whether the home is bought or sold. Earn 2,500 Hilton HHonors points for every US$1,000.00 for van line moving services. Earn 3,250 Hilton HHonors points for every US$10,000.00 for refinancing a home. Earn 3,250 Hilton HHonors points for every US$10,000.00 borrowed for a home equity loan. Additionally, earn 10,000 bonus Hilton HHonors points when any of the above services are combined.Capital One Auto Finance (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#peoplefirst.com_) Earn 7,000 Hilton HHonors points for a vehicle loan. SIRVA Relocation (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#realestate_points_by_sirva) Earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points for every US$10,000.00 in home value (the minimum home value must be US$75,000.00), whether the home is bought or sold. Additionally, earn up to 2,500 bonus Hilton HHonors points for a self-move truck rental and up to 5,000 bonus Hilton HHonors points for van line moving services.MISCELLANEOUS BostonCoach (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#bostoncoach)® — Earn 250 Hilton HHonors bonus points when you book executive sedan service with BostonCoach®. Critics Choice® Video (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#ccvideo) — Earn 10 Hilton HHonors bonus points per dollar on the latest DVD and VHS releases. For a limited time, you can earn 10 points per dollar spent, plus an additional 500 points on your first purchase of at least $75 when you buy the latest in DVD and VHS releases from Critics' Choice Video. EarthLink (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#earthlink)® — Subscribe to EarthLink Internet service and earn 12,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points after six paid months. eBay (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#ebay) — Exchange 1,000 eBay Anything Points into 1,000 Hilton HHonors points. eBay Anything Points members may exchange up to 25,000 Hilton HHonors points per transaction in 1,000 points increments. The Anything Points program gives eBay users extra spending power on eBay.com. Members can spend Anything Points on virtually anything on eBay where PayPal is accepted. In order to take advantage of this offer, you need to register on eBay.com as well as be a member of the Anything Points program. Please visit http://anythingpoints.ebay.com/hhonors to learn more about the Anything Points program and to exchange your Anything Points into HHonors bonus points. FTD.COM (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#ftd.com) — Earn 500 Hilton HHonors bonus points at FTD.COM each time you send flowers or gifts. Mobistar (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#mobistar) — Earn 500 Hilton HHonors bonus points the very first time you use the Mobistar network in Belgium when enrolling online. Once you have joined you will earn Hilton HHonors bonus points every time you use your mobile phone on the Mobistar network in Belgium. Call the UK for example and earn one Hilton HHonors bonus point per minute. The International Bonus programme is only valid for HHonors members travelling to Belgium — it does not apply to HHonors members who live in Belgium. MyPoints (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#mypoints)® — Receive 1,000 Hilton HHonors points in exchange for every 1,000 MyPoints® Points, plus earn 500 HHonors bonus points when you sign up with MyPoints.com for free. PeoplePC Online (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#peoplepc) — Earn 7000 Hilton HHonors® bonus points after two paid months of PeoplePC Online service for US$10.95 per month. This offer is for US HHonors members only. To sign up or for additional information, visit www.peoplepc.com/go/hhonors or call 1-888-5-TRYNOW and mention offer code: HHonors. RewardPlanner (http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#rewardplanner) — Earn 1,500 Hilton HHonors points for purchasing a US$40.00 annual membership to the RewardPlanner Travel Service. City of Hope (http://www.cityofhope.org/walkforhope/hhonors/) — Earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points for registering online to participate in a Walk for Hope event to help fight breast cancer by helping to find a cure.

In addition to earning points as outlined in the previous post, one can keep one’s Hilton HHonors account active by: Transfer miles and/or points Award stayTRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES e-rewards — Exchange US$25.00 for 1,000 Hilton HHonors points or US$50.00 for 3,000 Hilton HHonors points. American Express Membership Rewards — Redeem 1,000 American Express Membership Rewards points for 1,300 Hilton HHonors points.PURCHASE HILTON HHONORS POINTS (https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/purchasepoints/index.aspx)Purchase up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points per calendar year, which can be used towards any Hilton HHonors reward. Purchases may be made in increments of 1,000 points, and each 1,000 points are available for only US$12.50. When purchasing at least 10,000 Hilton HHonors Points at one time, the cost is only US$0.01 per point. This offer is available worldwide — however, credit cards will be charged in United States dollars.

I don't understand your airline section. I thought you were making a list of ways to earn Hilton points.

There are only a few airlines which allow exchange of airline miles for Hilton points like American, Virgin, Lan Chile, South African, Midwest, Aero California. I don't even know if all of these are valid any longer since so many of the airlines have dropped out of the miles to points exchange in the past year.

The list you have are the airline programs that you can earn miles with on a Hilton paid stay.

Diners Club and Amex Exchange are other ways to earn Hilton points.

I don't understand your airline section. I thought you were making a list of ways to earn Hilton points.
You are correct — thank you for catching me on that, satori. I had it backwards.

One can earn miles on a partner airline, not Hilton HHonors points from traveling on that airline.

I was 1000 points short, called to buy the miles and get the award, and the CS rep comped them for me. Worth a try.

Such courtesy credits are not unusual. If you get turned down, just call back. Find someone in a cheerful (generous) mood. I think they can do up to 5,000 points credit.

And you might want to check out www.MyPoints.com

Earn MyPoints for reading e-mail. Transfer 1,000 MP into 1,000 HH points. Should take about two weeks I'd guess.

Excellent thread, Canarsie!! The way to maximize points and miles is the main reason for the existence of FT. And your initial post is a great glossary to which everyone can refer. Updating the initial post on a regular basis with the input of other FT'ers is invaluable in that we won't have to search through pages and pages of posts to find the pertinent information.
This is especially useful to me as Hilton is my secondary hotel chain and I'm not as familiar with the opportunities at Hilton as I am with Marriott.
Thanks for your work here.

Go, Canarsie! Great idea...

As I am replete with AA miles this year, I signed up on the HHonors website for the offer of 50% bonus miles instead of the 500 airline miles per stay. This offer is good through December 31, 1004 (I am thinking they may extend this in some modified way, as this is a longer repeat of a similar offer.)

As a Diamond member, I'm getting 100% base miles, of course, and 100% bonus miles (plus any other offers I can use, like Tokyo Narita Hilton's 2nd anniversary offer of double bonus miles, or their BB + 1k bonus...)

This thread bares watching!

Love the post and the info Canarsie!

Don't forget Erewards:

$25 level
1,000 Hilton HHonors Points - Deposited to your HHonors account.

$50 level
3,000 Hilton HHonors Points - Deposited to your HHonors account

While not directly affiliated with Hilton, they do earn Mypoints that convert 1:1, so basically the same thing if one is intrested.

Hilton HHonors Platinum Credit Card — Earn 2 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one spent. Earn 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one spent on stays at Hilton HHonors hotels in addition to the points you earn for your stay as an HHonors member. Additionally, earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points after your first spend with the card. This card is valid only for residents of the United Kingdom.

Hi Canarsie,
The above quote from the credit card section should relate to UK pounds spent. Eg:2 HHonors points for every pound spent. 3 points for every pound spent at Hilton Hotels. All foreign currency is converted back to pounds on the card statement and then HHonors points awarded.

thanks for the great post ^ ^ ^

eBay Exchange 1,000 eBay Anything Points into 1,000 Hilton HHonors points. eBay Anything Points members may exchange up to 25,000 Hilton HHonors points per transaction in 1,000 points increments.

with the AA promo at points.com that runs through the end of June you can launder your ebay points through AA and get a 2-1 exchange rate, something like 5000 ebay points -> 5000 AA miles -> 10000 HHonors.

You should also be able to get 1000 points pretty easily from erewards (for $25 in erewards points). You should be able to earn the $25 by taking advantage of some of the earn points now offers. If you have more time and feel like reading some emails, the exchange rate for 3000 points ($50) is better.

If you haven't joined mypoints.com, sign up through the Hilton website and get 500 Hilton points. Go to HHonors.com, earn points, partners, mypoints and use the link.

You should also be able to get 1000 points pretty easily from erewards (for $25 in erewards points). You should be able to earn the $25 by taking advantage of some of the earn points now offers. If you have more time and feel like reading some emails, the exchange rate for 3000 points ($50) is better.

To get $25 at e-rewards takes me almost 3 to 5 month.
Any hints how to get more e-rewards-$ faster?

Great idea canarsie ^ ^ ^

Some more promos

Asia
Hilton Narita
Code 2K double base points, reduced rate and includes breakfast

Japan and Guam
Code BP 1000 bonus points per stay, complimentary upgrade (excl suites), daily buffet breakfast

Current link to specials page (http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/newsletter/index.asp?page=SO1)

Does re-depositing unused award certificates count as activity?

Usually it takes a long time to earn erewards points. They recently made a change to their site which allows you to earn points quickly by responding to offers on their site. (A very limited number of offers and one time only per offer).

I was 1000 points short, called to buy the miles and get the award, and the CS rep comped them for me. Worth a try.

I was just a hundred points shy of 175K. I needed to get me a GLONP2 for an upcoming stay, and I was going to call up and purchase 1000 pts, but after reading this post, I just called and nicely asked if they would comp the points to me. The nice CSR said "Sure, no problem".

Thanks for the suggestion.

Hilton HHonors lately have been atrocious when it comes to bonus point promos these past months. So poor, I've cancelled about 5 stays, used awards instead, and rebooked at competitors racking in a huge amount of points. Nevertheless here's a promo not listed that came with HH Visa Signature card:

FREE UPGRADE PLUS DOUBLE HHONORS POINTS FROM AVIS
Valid through 12/31/2004
Saturday Night required
Holiday Blackout dates apply
Details and reservations, go to avis.com/HiltonCiti
or call 1-800-831-8000 and provide coupon #UUHA016

Upon trying the link they provided, it didn't work. Therefore call that 1-800 number or Avis. If anyone has the working link page, please post it.

The best thing about e-rewards is the fact it is ACCOUNT ACTIVITY , if you are one of those infrequent users of Hilton properties and want to keep your account active / alive. You add a few miles, and update the last activity date - well worth it, if you have read the tales of woe :( from those who never raed the fine print and let their accounts lapse.

Ask for permission to overdraw/go into the red by 500 points. Assuming your wife has no status, it will take only $50 in charges to the room account to cover the deficit. It sounds nicer than asking 4A handout of 500, which you may be lucky enough to get.

Ask for permission to overdraw/go into the red by 500 points.

While they have done this for us in the past, this is no longer an option. They are usually generous though, if you ask nicely, and get someone in a "customer friendly" mood.

Does anyone know for sure whether transferring MembershipRewards points will keep an account active? It is mentioned above, but the letter I received from HH says "if you do not take one of the actions above..." - and the "above" is either a stay or points from HH Partners. The URL for the partner list does not list MR, but does list myPoints and eBay points. (Yes, I am writing to them to be sure. And yes, I have done a search, but no definite answer)

Avis appears to be the only car rental location where I don't need to have a corresponding stay (give your HH number to Avis vs, presenting your rental contract at the hotel to qualify)

I added a link to this thread to "The all encompassing HH Sticky Thread with Lots of Good Info."

I added a link to this thread to "The all encompassing HH Sticky Thread with Lots of Good Info."


In the style of a football crowd.............


"Sticky...sticky....sticky.....sticky"

Does anyone know for sure whether transferring MembershipRewards points will keep an account active? It is mentioned above, but the letter I received from HH says "if you do not take one of the actions above..." - and the "above" is either a stay or points from HH Partners. The URL for the partner list does not list MR, but does list myPoints and eBay points. (Yes, I am writing to them to be sure. And yes, I have done a search, but no definite answer)

Avis appears to be the only car rental location where I don't need to have a corresponding stay (give your HH number to Avis vs, presenting your rental contract at the hotel to qualify)

Its possible the form letter you received has not been updated since the recent changes to the transfer program.

In the style of a football crowd.............


"Sticky...sticky....sticky.....sticky"
Perhaps you didn't notice this, but the moderator of the forum, in the thread I alluded to above ("The all encompassing HH Sticky Thread with Lots of Good Info"), does NOT want multiple stickies. Just one master sticky.

Your remarks would therefore be better addressed to the moderator(s) rather than to the crowd.

You missed Erewards. You can excanhge $25 for 1,000 HHonors points or $50 for 3,000 points.

Perhaps you didn't notice this, but the moderator of the forum, in the thread I alluded to above ("The all encompassing HH Sticky Thread with Lots of Good Info"), does NOT want multiple stickies. Just one master sticky.

Your remarks would therefore be better addressed to the moderator(s) rather than to the crowd.

Hmm sorry, but considering this thread has considerably more information than the sticky, what is the point of the current sticky? I would not consider 2 a gazillion, but hey, I am no mathematician.

Anyway, forgive my enthusiasm, I am new and clearly not enlightened about HHonors etiquete.

I will, in future, remain silent rather than enrage the "crowd"

Hmm sorry, but considering this thread has considerably more information than the sticky, what is the point of the current sticky? I would not consider 2 a gazillion, but hey, I am no mathematician.

:confused: :confused: :confused:
Did you look at the sticky? It has a link to THIS VERY THREAD!!! :eek:

(I did the good deed of adding this link to that thread, but there is a saying, "No good deed goes unpunished." ;) )


Anyway, forgive my enthusiasm, I am new and clearly not enlightened about HHonors etiquete.

I will, in future, remain silent rather than enrage the "crowd."
You can PM or e-mail the moderator(s) directly if you want them to do something. ONLY the moderators can make a thread a sticky. No need to "remain silent." But the mods don't read every single thread, therefore a request to the mods posted as you did may not get any response or action.

Hope this clears things up, and suggest you read more carefully in the future before posting.

While it lasts, Overstock.com via mypoints.com has 500 pts for purchase under $75. One $1 CD, video, dvd or book = 500 mypoints, transferable to HH 1:1. Apparently this offer is daily. My math shows an opportunity 1 night stay for 15 daily purchases of $1 plus shipping = $2.40/day or $36, and a 15 small gifts to give away for the upcoming holiday season.

clarification: while this lasts, it is cheaper than buying HH points to top off an account. Buy points for $12.50 per 1000, or buy two $1 items on two different days for $4.80 total to receive 1000 mypoints, to transfer to HH. In my experience points transfer relatively quickly, but not as fast as a HH points purchase. Give it a few days.

While it lasts, Overstock.com via mypoints.com has 500 pts for purchase under $75. One $1 CD, video, dvd or book = 500 mypoints, transferable to HH 1:1. Apparently this offer is daily. My math shows an opportunity 1 night stay for 15 daily purchases of $1 plus shipping = $2.40/day or $36, and a 15 small gifts to give away for the upcoming holiday season.
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While it lasts, Overstock.com via mypoints.com has 500 pts for purchase under $75. One $1 CD, video, dvd or book = 500 mypoints, transferable to HH 1:1. Apparently this offer is daily. My math shows an opportunity 1 night stay for 15 daily purchases of $1 plus shipping = $2.40/day or $36, and a 15 small gifts to give away for the upcoming holiday season.

clarification: while this lasts, it is cheaper than buying HH points to top off an account. Buy points for $12.50 per 1000, or buy two $1 items on two different days for $4.80 total to receive 1000 mypoints, to transfer to HH. In my experience points transfer relatively quickly, but not as fast as a HH points purchase. Give it a few days.

I just tried it and it said something like "you just earned 500 points. this bonus is only available once."

On the homepage it says (daily) for this, but now I wonder. Have you been able to get to 500 points more than once?

In addition to earning points as outlined in the previous post, one can keep one’s Hilton HHonors account active by: Transfer miles and/or points Award stayTRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES

[Proposed section]

You can redeem 1,000 American Express Membership Rewards points for 1,300 Hilton HHonors points.

I just tried it and it said something like "you just earned 500 points. this bonus is only available once."

On the homepage it says (daily) for this, but now I wonder. Have you been able to get to 500 points more than once?

I placed a second $2.40 order and got the Congratulations popup again. I will wait to see if I get 1000 points posted in the next 2 days or just the first 500, then report.

i've been rented from avis (company policy) at least 10 times this yr, and most definitely more than 10times last year. however, i have not gotten a single hh point for any of these rentals at all. to top it off, i had gone over to othe avis website earlier this year to claim hh points for my rentals todate. that didnt get me any points either.

what gives?

[QUOTE=saimike]i've been rented from avis (company policy) at least 10 times this yr, and most definitely more than 10times last year. however, i have not gotten a single hh point for any of these rentals at all.

Our company contract with Avis does not allow for miles or points. Call Avis customer service, give them your Wizard number and they will tell you if you are allowed to earn the points.

PURCHASE HILTON HHONORS POINTS

Purchase up to 20,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points per calendar year, which can be used towards any Hilton HHonors reward. Purchases may be made in increments of 1,000 points, and each 1,000 points are available for only US$12.50. This offer is available worldwide, however your credit card will be charged in United States dollars.
The above needs to be updated as follows:

HHonors members can now purchase up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points per calendar year.

Now when you purchase at least 10,000 HHonors Points at one time, your cost is only $0.01 per point.

And here is the link:

https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/purchasepoints/index.aspx

Thank you all for the information you have provided thus far — I really and truly appreciate it.

For your convenience, not only have I updated a lot of information, but I also have added many links in the original milepost in this thread. Many of the DARK RED HEADINGS (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2914902&postcount=1) are now also links. Simply mouse your cursor over a dark red heading (such as the sample one that I have provided in this milepost) and see if it is a link, which will result in an underline appearing under the heading. If no underline appears, it is not a link.

Please continue to provide helpful and updated information, as well as suggestions and corrections to any mistakes which I may have made.

Thank you all again!

Thanks Canarsie ^^

Could you please add the link to HiltonHHonors.com specials (http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/newsletter/index.aspx?Page=SO1)?

There seem to be different specials here than what comes through in the various HH emails, and also different to hilton.com HHonors specials (http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/promotions/hhonors.jhtml) and hilton.com International specials (http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/promotions/international.jhtml).

I placed a second $2.40 order and got the Congratulations popup again. I will wait to see if I get 1000 points posted in the next 2 days or just the first 500, then report.

My 2nd 500 miles just posted to mypoints.com. Maybe now I can get that $4 CD I really want. Sure hope the family likes classical music and 70s rock.

Only problem with this is that it excludes media only sales, but I have had points post just for these. Hopefully I can off some tapes on ebay!!


While it lasts, Overstock.com via mypoints.com has 500 pts for purchase under $75. One $1 CD, video, dvd or book = 500 mypoints, transferable to HH 1:1. Apparently this offer is daily. My math shows an opportunity 1 night stay for 15 daily purchases of $1 plus shipping = $2.40/day or $36, and a 15 small gifts to give away for the upcoming holiday season.

clarification: while this lasts, it is cheaper than buying HH points to top off an account. Buy points for $12.50 per 1000, or buy two $1 items on two different days for $4.80 total to receive 1000 mypoints, to transfer to HH. In my experience points transfer relatively quickly, but not as fast as a HH points purchase. Give it a few days.

my third 500 points posted to mypoints on the Overstock.com offer, all 3 were $1 CDs. Pretty easy boost to top off the HH account to an award level, but still waiting for the first 1000 mypoint transfer to catch up on HH. I can't imagine actually chasing this daily, but it was a fun exercise in cheap points.

If I was S.P.A.M. enabled, I would post there that $2.40 x 3 transactions = 1500 mypoints: 1400 needed for a $10 gas card, or $7.20 for a $10 gas card plus 3 CDs (not counting the 100 point remainder, which may as well accrue to Hilton), a 28% discount on gas. So actually, I will chase this daily for awhile to keep the gas tanks filled.

In addition, my son will have some fun on his Amazon account trying to sell these CDs cheap, where I believe the minimum shipping cost will allow us to recoup some of the $2.40 per, even if he sells some CDs at $0.01.

On the other hand, if unsold, I will have plenty of stocking stuffers for the baby boomers in the family.

Canarsie, this is an awesome thread. Thanks for doing all this work! ^

my third 500 points posted to mypoints on the Overstock.com offer, all 3 were $1 CDs. Pretty easy boost to top off the HH account to an award level, but still waiting for the first 1000 mypoint transfer to catch up on HH. I can't imagine actually chasing this daily, but it was a fun exercise in cheap points.

If I was S.P.A.M. enabled, I would post there that $2.40 x 3 transactions = 1500 mypoints: 1400 needed for a $10 gas card, or $7.20 for a $10 gas card plus 3 CDs (not counting the 100 point remainder, which may as well accrue to Hilton), a 28% discount on gas. So actually, I will chase this daily for awhile to keep the gas tanks filled.

In addition, my son will have some fun on his Amazon account trying to sell these CDs cheap, where I believe the minimum shipping cost will allow us to recoup some of the $2.40 per, even if he sells some CDs at $0.01.

On the other hand, if unsold, I will have plenty of stocking stuffers for the baby boomers in the family.


How did you earn 500 points multiple times? The mypoints.com site says "This award is only available once" with regards to earning via overstock.com. Did you buy one CD per day? month?

How did you earn 500 points multiple times? The mypoints.com site says "This award is only available once" with regards to earning via overstock.com. Did you buy one CD per day? month?


Okay, I noticed in some posts further up that you are buying CDs daily and the points seem to be posting even though the offer should be limited. Thanks for posting the original info. :)

Only problem with this is that it excludes media only sales, but I have had points post just for these. Hopefully I can off some tapes on ebay!!

I read this a little differently, in that the free shipping does not apply to media only sales, even if you get over their minimum purchase for free shipping threshold. I've had 4 media only purchases post.

Does anyone know if I can transfer points from my MyPoints account to my husband's HiltonHHonors account? Our last names are the same, but would the difference in first names cause a problem? Has anyone tried this?

Hi guys, I am short by 100 points for a two night award stay at the ADT in Paris - (HH booked my reservation and told me to call back when I had all the points in the bag) Aside from purchasing 1,000 points, is there any surveys etc., which I can take for some points?

Thanks :)

Albeit incomplete, you will find many ideas and answers to your request in The Definitive “How To Earn Hilton HHonors Points” Thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329057), earlydays.

If there are any ways to earn Hilton HHonors points that are not yet covered in that thread, I am certain that another FlyerTalk member will be gracious enough to point (no pun intended) out those methods.

Another possibility not listed in the above referenced thread is to "audit" your past international stays (if you have any) to verify proper point crediting. I noticed on my UK stays that HHonors postings were fraught with discrepancies (perhaps due to double exclusion of taxes or highly spurious currency conversion rates). Correcting these discrepancies (~400pts) made the difference for Diamond status for me for the year.

Does anyone know if I can transfer points from my MyPoints account to my husband's HiltonHHonors account? Our last names are the same, but would the difference in first names cause a problem? Has anyone tried this?
Unfortunately, yes the names have to be the same. :( We tried it a couple weeks ago hoping it might go through without getting caught. No such luck.

Has anyone tried to post into a Hilton husband/wife account with the non primary name? Is that rejected as well?

What do posts #39, #40, and #41 have to do with the topic of this thread?

Really, this is not a rhetorical question. If these posts DO somehow contribute to it, I'd like to know.

:confused:

I'm just short of a few points (236 precisely) to redeem a HH rewards night.
I know I can point a bunch of 1000 points, but maybe someone has any better idea how to easily get those points ?
Many thanks !!

Take the survey and get 500 points instantly.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=436414

Take the survey and get 500 points instantly.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=436414

Thanks, but this survey is availble only for US , Canadian and Mexican members. I actually live in France.

Anything that I could try ?

Thanks.

Call honors and ask them to loan you the extra points. Any good business will do this. Many simply give it to you. Only a lame company like Delta Airlines will refuse. If not, pay for it and take your business elsewhere after they refuse. Companies who refuse will usually cost you more money in the future when they find something in the fine print of their own contracts in which to deny you with.

I was a few hundred points short for an award cert and called to buy the points before booking the award over the phone. The CS rep comped them to me instead. I was silver or gold at the time; not sure if that makes any difference.

I was a few hundred points short for an award cert and called to buy the points before booking the award over the phone. The CS rep comped them to me instead. I was silver or gold at the time; not sure if that makes any difference.
As I am just the plain blue ordinary member, I was not given the 264 missing points.
The survey is not available for european members.
Any advice and help most welcome.

Relocating temporarily is an option in order to receive the 500 My Way points.

Aren't we talking about 8 or 10 Euros here? I'd just buy the points if I was within 1000 of an award.

Actually last summer I transferred 3000 Amex Membership Rewards points when I was about 3000 points short of a couple of nights in london.

Relocating temporarily is an option in order to receive the 500 My Way points.

Thanks. Maybe a little tricky, but it worked just fine...

This probably belongs here--

Earn 15,000 bonus points with your very first purchase*
Earn an additional 10,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points - that's 2,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each of your first four stays at any Hilton Family Hotel
Get 5 Hilton HHonors® bonus points for each eligible dollar spent on stays at over 2,700 Hilton Family hotels worldwide and for eligible purchases at supermarkets, drugstores, gas stations, dining establishments, the U.S. Postal Service, and for wireless phone bills
Get 3 HHonors bonus points for every eligible dollar you spend on purchases
Double Dip® and earn both hotel points and airline miles for the same stay
at HHonors hotels

https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=4/12939/b/58/0620100015/062002414115/0/n&PID=1&EAID=EzI%2Ap8oPimU-CIoV42BY5fiQFAiGJX66Tw&CRTV=CCGHHP00001506&PSKU=HHP&afflSID=EzI%2Ap8oPimU

http://citi-creditcards.bridgetrack.com/citi-creditcards/consumer/hilton_hhonors_honor_program.htm

# You'll receive 15,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points the very first time you use your card, no matter how big or small your purchase.* These 15,000 bonus points are enough for two night's stays at participating Hilton Family hotels.*

# You'll receive three HHonors bonus points for every dollar spent using the card at Hilton Family hotels, plus two HHonors bonus points for each dollar spent on net purchases (that's purchases less returns).

# You'll be able to Double Dip® and receive both Hilton HHonors points and airline miles for the same stay at over 2,500 hotels and more than 55 participating airlines.

# Complimentary Silver VIP membership for first year of cardmembership.

# You'll enjoy a special 2.99% introductory APR** on purchases and balance transfers for six months from account open date.

# Unlike other rewards cards, there's no annual fee.

This probably belongs here--

Earn 15,000 bonus points with your very first purchase*
Earn an additional 10,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points - that's 2,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each of your first four stays at any Hilton Family Hotel
Get 5 Hilton HHonors® bonus points for each eligible dollar spent on stays at over 2,700 Hilton Family hotels worldwide and for eligible purchases at supermarkets, drugstores, gas stations, dining establishments, the U.S. Postal Service, and for wireless phone bills
Get 3 HHonors bonus points for every eligible dollar you spend on purchases
Double Dip® and earn both hotel points and airline miles for the same stay
at HHonors hotels

https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=4/12939/b/58/0620100015/062002414115/0/n&PID=1&EAID=EzI%2Ap8oPimU-CIoV42BY5fiQFAiGJX66Tw&CRTV=CCGHHP00001506&PSKU=HHP&afflSID=EzI%2Ap8oPimU

Thanks Fly2005! I just applied and got the Amex Hilton Card.

You can redeem 1,000 American Express Membership Rewards points for 1,300 Hilton HHonors points.
Does anyone here really go this route? 1,000 MR points = 1,000 HA miles = 2,000 HH points.

Just to keep things up to date: with the Hilton Platinum AMEX card, you can now get five points/$ at supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores, and when paying for wireless phone bills.

I got my Hilton AMEX a little over a year ago, and got a second one (free) for my wife, since she does most of the grocery shopping. I run a lot of stuff through that card, and I think I've netted about 100,000 points with ordinary spending since I've received it. Not bad at all. :)

In addition, if you spend $20K/year or more through the card, you get an automatic Hilton Gold elite status for the next year. The rumor is that if you spend $50K, you get Diamond, but I've yet to see that confirmed.

Blindfaith, I can't find this offer - have gone to my points and registered, then to Overstocks - where is the link to this deal (or is it gone)

Thanks for your help!

Blindfaith, I can't find this offer - have gone to my points and registered, then to Overstocks - where is the link to this deal (or is it gone)

Thanks for your help!

Are you talking about the deal posted for LAST YEAR's Christmas season? I guess the thread is a bit out of date.

From the HH website:

Stays that are booked via third party websites other than the websites of Hilton HHonors airline partners are not Eligible Stays irrespective of rate paid, for the purpose of earning points, miles or stay credit toward VIP tier status.

Simple (I hope) question: If I have to book Hilton via AMEX Travel's website (itn.net) for business reasons...do I get points for the stay (10 pts/$$)? From the above it would seem to be ZERO.

From the HH website:



Simple (I hope) question: If I have to book Hilton via AMEX Travel's website (itn.net) for business reasons...do I get points for the stay (10 pts/$$)? From the above it would seem to be ZERO.

I highly doubt that Hhonors, who's had a longstanding partnership with AMEX in various ways, would dare not give you points for booking through the AMEX travel website,especially for business purposes.
This is how they get a vast amount of their business, doing business with AMEX.

Now if you booked your stay on cheapscatedeals.com, then they might give you a hard time about getting your hhonors points.

HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL

Just to update my own question - I booked a Hilton Garden Inn via AMEX Corporate Travel's website...on a corporate negotiated rate (30% discount at least v. the going best available rate)...and I got the points and stay credit. ^

I'm confused. How do I get points for a Hilton hotel stay? I'm getting the impression that I need to use a Hilton branded Amex to pay for the stay in order to get credit for it.

I'm confused. How do I get points for a Hilton hotel stay? I'm getting the impression that I need to use a Hilton branded Amex to pay for the stay in order to get credit for it.All you need is a Hilton HHonors account.

Be certain that your Hilton HHonors account number is included when you reserve your hotel room through Hilton — not Priceline, for example.

The Hilton HHonors American Express card will allow you to earn additional Hilton HHonors points.

Hilton HHonors Credit Card, VISA from Bayerische Landesbank (http://www.hhonorscard.de/)ขี Earn 2 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one Euro spent. Earn 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every one Euro spent on stays at Hilton HHonors hotels in addition to the points you earn for your stay as an HHonors member. Additionally, earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors points after your first spend with the card.ขีThis card is valid only for residents in Germany.

:confused: I stay confused on one point...What credit (night or stay) do you get for an award stay?
If you book 3 revenue nights followed by 3 award nights..what credit(s) would you get?

:confused: I stay confused on one point...What credit (night or stay) do you get for an award stay?
If you book 3 revenue nights followed by 3 award nights..what credit(s) would you get?

Assuming both the revenue stays & reward stays are consecutive stays at the same property, I think you will be credited 1 stay & 6 nights.

Assuming both the revenue stays & reward stays are consecutive stays at the same property, I think you will be credited 1 stay & 6 nights.

I hope that that is correct as I am only about 10 nights away from Diamond. I am much further in stays.

Also, it would fit into the 5/10/15 offer very nicely.

Can anyone confirm that this is correct?

I think reward nights are only counted toward elite tier, not the 5/10/15 promo

I think reward nights are only counted toward elite tier, not the 5/10/15 promo

That would be ok as I am very near qualifying for Diamond. I would like the 5/10/15 credit also..but can live without it.

Are you serious about this "show your keys" thing with National? Can't believe I haven't heard of it. 250 pts everytime? How exactly does this work?

Are you serious about this "show your keys" thing with National? Can't believe I haven't heard of it. 250 pts everytime? How exactly does this work?

When checking in, jingle a set of keys, say "I am driving a National rental car" and if the desk clerk expresses any uncertainty ask them to look it up and wait with a kind smile while they do so. It's a check-box on their computer screen. Hampton clerks often have never heard of it, while those at Hilton's other U.S. brands are familiar with it.

Meanwhile, depending on where you rent and what discount opportunities you have, you might review the HHonors list of car rental partners. (click each partner at http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml)

I always use National for personal rentals because my employer cheerfully lets us use the corporate contract for personal rentals. For me, it's a nice perk to get about 65% off the public rate. For the company, the more rentals the better deal they can get from National.

From the HHonors website: http://hhonors.hilton.com/en/hhonors/points/points.jhtml#national_car_rental



Earn 250 HHonors bonus points whenever you rent from National in conjunction with your qualifying stay at any HHonors hotel. Just present your National Car Rental agreement or keys when you check in at the hotel.

Called HH yesterday and they're letting me fax National receipts in. Thanks HH. Wonder how many receipts I should fax though...

I just found out I need just 110 points more for my reward stay at the Rome Calavieri next month. I can't buy less than 10,000 points and it seems like a waste. I tried e-rewards, but I used the Hilton reward last month and they won't let me do it again for 90 days.

There was be a quick way to get a few points. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marcia

Drink coke/diet coke - get 500 points with mycokerewards.com. It will post in a few days.

go buy some bottles of coke or diet coke and get the reward. 14 20ounce bottles translate to 500 points and they post fast. and I believe that the first time they give you a bonus, which means even less than 14.

Be careful to use the same email address for both programs.

Also be very careful that the coke bottles have red tops, not all of the tops have the reward codes on them.

Have you tried calling CS to make your reservation? Anytime i have been shy a few hundred points, the rep has added them to my account for free.

Have you tried calling CS to make your reservation? Anytime i have been shy a few hundred points, the rep has added them to my account for free.That's probably true, especially if you're at least a Gold. Worth a shot.

But let this be a little lesson for all of us -- those little 100 and 300 point opportunities may not seem like much but they could wind up being critical. For instance, I recently logged on and went to the My Way tab. It turns out you can often select an alternative to your VIP benefit. For Hamptons, it's an additional 250 points. For Garden Inns (where I'm staying these days), it's an additional 750 points. And for full service Hiltons, it's an additional 1000 points. All these are per stay.

So, if you're not all that concerned about the water and/or cookies, it's an easy way to get relatively small but cost-free points.

Regarding the coca-cola rewards: today, June 1, HHonors posted a pair of 500-point awards that I claimed on May 13. The threads in the Hilton and Delta fora report a lot of variability in how long it takes to post.

Agree with the advice to call and book the trip. Even if they won't gift the 110 points, you don't need the points upon booking. They'll book it, then you can call later to get them to charge your HHonors balance.

Regarding the coca-cola rewards: today, June 1, HHonors posted a pair of 500-point awards that I claimed on May 13. The threads in the Hilton and Delta fora report a lot of variability in how long it takes to post.


The ones I redeemed on May 10 still haven't posted for me, so I guess it's time to email them.

Agree with the advice to call and book the trip. Even if they won't gift the 110 points, you don't need the points upon booking. They'll book it, then you can call later to get them to charge your HHonors balance. This feature normally is used to avoid the fact that once the points are taken from your balance, they are nonrefundable. So you can book the trip in advance and maintain the ability to cancel it without losing points. But it also an be used in anticipation that you'll have the points later.I don't understand this.

It's been my understanding that, if I cancel an award res, they will re-deposit the points in my account. No harm, no foul. Is this because I'm a Diamond? Do others actually lose their points if they have to cancel an award res? :eek:

I just logged onto my account today, been a few months. If you haven't updated your email preference, it's giving out 500 bonus points to fill out their 7 questions. Not sure if it'll post in time for you though.

once the points are taken from your balance, they are nonrefundable

I have canceled award reservations many times, as frequently as 2 days ago. All points return to my account instantaneously.

I have canceled award reservations many times, as frequently as 2 days ago. All points return to my account instantaneously.

OK .. I misunderstood the rules. will edit post.

Thanks for the advice.

It sounds like the coke may be tight, though. The reservation has been booked for months. I'm leaving in four weeks.

I'm going to try to call and see if they'll let me get away with it. It's partially their fault (though I do take some blame for not confirming). I called to ask the point total for my reward reservation and was told "120,000, you just need 30,000 more to make it." Without checking first, I paid $25 to transfer AA miles and then found my balance to be 119,890! I really hate to spend another $25 to transfer 1,000 miles (the minimum).

Let me see what the agent says and -- in the meantime -- I'll buy some coke!

Marcia

I just found out I need just 110 points more for my reward stay at the Rome Calavieri next month. I can't buy less than 10,000 points and it seems like a waste. I tried e-rewards, but I used the Hilton reward last month and they won't let me do it again for 90 days.

There was be a quick way to get a few points. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marcia

Have you taken the "Myway Survey" yet? You will get 500 HH points after the completion.

You got a PM ,they never ask for documents

I just found out I need just 110 points more for my reward stay at the Rome Calavieri next month. I can't buy less than 10,000 points and it seems like a waste. I tried e-rewards, but I used the Hilton reward last month and they won't let me do it again for 90 days.

There was be a quick way to get a few points. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marcia


You might also want to try the 'earn points' part of the hhonors website-- you can usually wrap up a quick 500 points for purchasing flowers from ftd.com (you have to go through the hhonors site to ftd)

My points were posted within a couple of days.

Do misc. charges, food, telehone, etc on the folio accrue points when on an award stay?

Thanks

Do misc. charges, food, telehone, etc on the folio accrue points when on an award stay?

Thanks

Yes, everything on the folio accrues points.

Yes, everything on the folio accrues points.

I don't believe that it is true. My internet access did not count, not on an award stay or paid stay at a Hilton.

I believe the T&C for Hampton say room rate only. So, no extra points there, paid stay or not.

I want to go to NYC for a couple days in DEC. The hotel rates are $450+/night in almost every hotel in the city. I have some Hilton HHonors points, but need 26,171 more to get a total of $80,000 to stay 2 nights at Waldorf Astoria.

One option is to stend $261.71 and buy the points. Are there other options in obtaining these points with minimal expense?

I received a Hilton Amex card earlier this year and also a Citibank Hilton card as well. I have cancelled the Citibank card since I never used it and do not use the Hilton Amex either.

I was trying to get the easy 500 points with the My Way survey, but can't find "My Way" when I log into my HHonors account.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Sign up for an American Airlines Citibank Visa. First $250 of charges get you a 20,000 point bonus. Then you can transfer those to Hilton for 40,000 points since its a 2:1 ratio. Cost to transfer is $25. You can cancel the AA card then if you want.

Stay at a hotel that requires fewer points. 40,000 points for a room that costs $450 isn't that great of a deal for the NYC area.

The hotels that take fewer points are still charging 35,000/night. The hotels are also kind of crappy from their pictures. I figured if I am forced to pay 35,000, why not pay 40,000 for a nicer place! The Hilton on Avenue of the Americas is charging 40,000/night, so I would prefer to go for Waldorf for same points.

The rooms at Waldorf for those dates are $500+.

I would just change the dates to stay another time but I am meeting up with my 21-year-old sister who is finishing up a college course that week.

Stay at a hotel that requires fewer points. 40,000 points for a room that costs $450 isn't that great of a deal for the NYC area.

Use Priceline for this trip and keep collecting points for next year.

You said you never use your Hilton Amex, but have you ever? 10k points for first use. Your location says Fishers, there are plenty of Hamptons around for under $100 (just not this coming weekend). Book online, reserve and pay with HH Amex:

assuming $100 room:

500 point bonus AMEX online booking
2500 point bonus 1st 4 stays with HH Amex
1000 base points
500 bonus points + points double dip
500 bonus points paying with HH Amex
150 Silver VIP Bonus (status with HH Amex - more if you are Gold/Diamond)
----------------------
5150 points for your 1st $100 stay.
If it is your first use of the card, 10,000 more bonus points puts you much closer.

Sign up for an American Airlines Citibank Visa. First $250 of charges get you a 20,000 point bonus. Then you can transfer those to Hilton for 40,000 points since its a 2:1 ratio. Cost to transfer is $25. You can cancel the AA card then if you want.
What's the procedure for transferring American Airline miles to HHpoints? Also, does Delta still paticipate as well? Thank you. :confused:

What's the procedure for transferring American Airline miles to HHpoints? Also, does Delta still paticipate as well? Thank you. :confused:

It's not easy to find on aa.com
Mouse over AAdvantage, the mouseover Partners & Mileasge Programs, then click on Hotels. Scroll down the next page and click on Hilton. About halfway down the page you will see the information for converting HHonors points to AAdvantage miles, and vice versa.
The catch is, they charge a transaction fee per transfer (I think they actually are doing this via points.com) so you have to do the math to figure out if the transfer is worth it.

For general information about transfers to/from Hilton HHonors, including whether you can with Delta, login to the Hilton web site, click the link in the upper right to HHonors. Then click on Honors Rewards and then on Reward Exchange. There you will see the possibilities.

It's not easy to find on aa.com
Mouse over AAdvantage, the mouseover Partners & Mileasge Programs, then click on Hotels. Scroll down the next page and click on Hilton. About halfway down the page you will see the information for converting HHonors points to AAdvantage miles, and vice versa.
The catch is, they charge a transaction fee per transfer (I think they actually are doing this via points.com) so you have to do the math to figure out if the transfer is worth it.

For general information about transfers to/from Hilton HHonors, including whether you can with Delta, login to the Hilton web site, click the link in the upper right to HHonors. Then click on Honors Rewards and then on Reward Exchange. There you will see the possibilities.
Thank you very much. :) ^ ^

I received this offer in my email today:

"Take your loved ones on vacation even sooner.
Just turn their purchases into Hilton HHonors® bonus points by giving them the Hilton HHonors® Platinum Credit Card from American Express.

1. When you add someone to your account, they'll enjoy the same great Card benefits you do, and you'll earn HHonors bonus points for all their eligible purchases. You'll be amazed at how much faster HHonors bonus points can add up. And now, for a limited time, earn 5,000 HHonors bonus points for the first Additional Card you add. (bolding mine)

2. Add as many Additional Hilton HHonors Platinum Credit Cards as you like. Each comes with:

No annual fee
The ability to earn HHonors bonus points at the same rate as your Card
Itemized and separated charges on monthly statements for your convenience
The great retail and travel benefits of American Express
Earn HHonors bonus points even faster by adding Cardmembers to your account. Visit americanexpress.com/addhiltonbonus today."

Sorry if this has been posted befor but i can not find it if it has so please help.

I am short of 7000 points for a free stay, what is the best way & shortast time to achive this?^

Purchase them. IMO, that's usually the fastest and cheapest way. Also posts immediately/next day.

Do you have 5000 AA miles? They'd transfer into 10000 HH points..

If U purchase points, please note that 7K will cost US$87.50, while 10K costs only US$100, because the price per K goes down.
U can also post on FT's own Coupon Connection offering something to trade with someone who has 5K Amtrak points or Continental, Midwest (?), or American miles--any of which can become 10K HH in your acct.

Also, 10K Mypoints can become 10K HH.

After checking the HHonors website... it looks like one needs 10,000 points to do almost anything (including transfer to a family member).

Any correction or advice (outside of the simple step of using the credit card or staying more nights)... would be welcome and appreciated.

Thanks.

After checking the HHonors website... it looks like one needs 10,000 points to do almost anything (including transfer to a family member).

Any correction or advice (outside of the simple step of using the credit card or staying more nights)... would be welcome and appreciated.

Thanks.

There are opportunity category Hampton Inns where a free night is only 7500 HH points. They aren't the Drake, but you might find one in a convenient location near something worth visiting. I've stayed at one in Guntersville AL that wasn't bad at all.

Check the Hilton Master list sticked near the top of this forum.

There are opportunity category Hampton Inns where a free night is only 7500 HH points. They aren't the Drake, but you might find one in a convenient location near something worth visiting. I've stayed at one in Guntersville AL that wasn't bad at all.

Check the Hilton Master list sticked near the top of this forum.

Thanks for the advice and very-helpful pointer (e.g., the HHonors website has never seemed to make it easy to figure out where properties exist in Categories X, Y, or Z).

Wirelessly posted (My IV to the Net: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7250/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

Another option if you have the time and energy, erewards.com.
Although now that I think about it they may no longer be accepting new members. If you go to their homepage you'll be able to find out in under a minute.

Erewards, not the quickest way to earn HH points but 3k HH points every 90 days helps.
(Taking into consideration whether you can join erewards now and also that you receive surveys from them and earn enough ($50) to redeem for the 3k HH reward).

Hmmm, yeah go the credit card route. ;)

Another option that requires time and patience is MyPoints ( www.mypoints.com ). You earn points by clicking on e-mails, shopping via their shopping portal, and/or answering surveys.

You need to accumulate 5,000 MyPoints to redeem for 5,000 HHonors points.

(MyPoints can also be redeemed, at lower quantities of points, for gift cards at a large number of popular merchants.)

...
Another option if you have the time and energy, erewards.com.
Although now that I think about it they may no longer be accepting new members. If you go to their homepage you'll be able to find out in under a minute. ...

Thanks for the lead. I checked and... it looks like they might still be accepting new members... on some kind of selective basis, though....

Thanks for the lead. I checked and... it looks like they might still be accepting new members... on some kind of selective basis, though....

Check out this thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=655725) too. Scroll down and get a link to a spreadsheet which details "inexpensive" reward stays.

i've been searching for the answer to a really basic question and coming up blank.... so although my question is not in keeping with this thread, it did seem in keeping with the title - hope it's ok i'm posting it here...

do you earn base points for parking charges while staying at a Hilton brand?

tia

edited to add:

and i have read the T&C's where i found this under "Accrual of Points", item 6 (bolding and underlining mine):

"Qualifying stays are those at all rates except otherwise specified in item 11, below. 'Eligible folio charges' for Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™* hotels shall mean: room rate, food and beverage, telephone, laundry, pay-per-view movies, entertainment and recreational facilities, and other incidentals charged to the Member's room.

so a more specific question to you all:

are parking charges considered "other incidentals" for purposes of accruing points?

do you earn base points for parking charges while staying at a Hilton brand?


so a more specific question to you all:

are parking charges considered "other incidentals" for purposes of accruing points?

NO and NO.

I received a targeted promotion for bonus points that says it runs from June 15-Sept 15 but I received it in the mail on the 22nd when I signed up. Inside it says enroll today so you'll have as much time as possible to earn extra HH points so I'm assuming that it wouldn't go back to the begnning of the promo period (which would be very nice for me). Has anyone had experience that you got points through the whole time if you enrolled later than the start date?

msv

There is a rumor at the BMI forum that hilton bookings not made with Hilton's 1-800 or hilton.com do not earn points or miles. I never heard of that one before but there seems to have many believers so thought to post it here and see if anyone had a definitive answer.

[QUOTE=jzafar;6166399]I want to go to NYC for a couple days in DEC. The hotel rates are $450+/night in almost every hotel in the city. I have some Hilton HHonors points, but need 26,171 more to get a total of $80,000 to stay 2 nights at Waldorf Astoria.

One option is to stend $261.71 and buy the points. Are there other options in obtaining these points with minimal expense?
QUOTE]

One option is to spend $261.71 and buy the points, or you could keep your points and spend ~$400 on priceline and get a 4* hotel.

I have been given a reward stay for the Carribean, winter '08 (booked 6 months ago). Slight problem: I don't have the required points (35,000 still to go). HH told me they don't reserve for you anymore unless you actually have the points in your account (makes perfect sense). My reservation still stands.
I have an upcoming New Orleans ( 5 nights), Spain (6 nights).
I am Canadain and cannot obtain any of the HH credit cards, so I must find other ways to get the missing points. I would appreciate constructive guidance, understanding that I have probably pissed off many of you that HAVE the points and would like my winter Carribean stay.

I have been given a reward stay for the Carribean, winter '08 (booked 6 months ago). Slight problem: I don't have the required points (35,000 still to go). HH told me they don't reserve for you anymore unless you actually have the points in your account (makes perfect sense). My reservation still stands.
I have an upcoming New Orleans ( 5 nights), Spain (6 nights).
I am Canadain and cannot obtain any of the HH credit cards, so I must find other ways to get the missing points. I would appreciate constructive guidance, understanding that I have probably pissed off many of you that HAVE the points and would like my winter Carribean stay.


There's a whole thread on this type of stuff. Here are two threads you might want to review and post additional questions in the appropriate threads. If you need more threads, use the handy dandy search option. ;);)

This thread was started a few days ago in regard to rewards
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=725655

This thread deals with how to earn points
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329057

I would like to suggest checking the PLEASE READ FIRST: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Pertaining to Hilton HHonors at the top of this thread.

marley:

1) Congratulations on your winter Caribbean stay. Not sure why you'd think we'd be so jealous that we wouldn't offer advice. Most of us have graduated from third grade.
2) There are generally three ways to earn HHH points:
a) Joining HHH and staying at Hilton hotels.
b) Using a Hilton branded credit card to purchase items
c) Buying them. Looks like 35,000 points will cost you $350. Not free but still a pretty good deal for a Caribbean holiday.

Oh, and the other one, is to find a friend who has 40k and have them transfer them to you at $25 per 10k points. I have them but I'm saving them.

From the Hilton website:
Need more points? If you’d like to buy more points to complete a Reward Reservation, you may purchase up to 40,000 bonus points per calendar year to be used toward any HHonors reward. Now when you purchase at least 10,000 HHonors Points at one time, your cost is only $.01 per point. If you purchase under 10,000 Points in any one transaction, your price will remain at $.0125 per point. You will need to allow 30 minutes for your account balance to update before you begin your Reward search

Here are a couple of additional "creative" options to consider:

1) Since you live in Canada, apply for the no-fee MBNA Starwood Preferred Guest Mastercard and accumulate 15k in Starwood points (easy with the bonuses), transfer to AA, then transfer from AA to Hilton at a 1 for 2 ratio. You will have to pay a small fee ($40 I believe?) to AA for the transfer, but nothing to SPG or for the MBNA card. Better yet, accumulate 20k in SPG points to take advantage of the better conversion rate (20k SPG = 25k AA = 50k HH points).

2) Take advantage of a current Best Western promo that expires end of August, 2007. Purchase $1500 U.S. worth of Best Western "gift" cards that can by used like cash at any Best Western hotel (assuming you would actually stay in Best Westerns at some point). That will net you 15,000 AA miles which you can subsequently convert to 30k HH points.

There are lots of other creative ways to come up with the points as previously indicated on FT. I would advise against purchasing the points, since that is lost money as far as I am concerned.

SG

After reading the new HHonors policy Hilton no longer allowing rewards w/o all points in your account (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=725655) I find myself in a dilemma. I was intending on staying at the HHV 6 nights 7/3-7/9/2008 - but I do not have enough points currently to reserve. Should I just reserve a paid room, and once I have enough points (probably around March), call the DD and try to get a Diamond Force points stay? Anyone have any insight on my probability for success?

The good news is I just booked reward flights to HNL last night, HOORAY!

Your trip is almost a year away. Why sweat about HH points now as you certainly have a loooooog time to accumulate them. I see no need to contact the DD.

MisterNice

Samkitty,

Welcome to flyertalk. :)

The question you ask can be found here
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329057


I would like to suggest reading the topics on the first page of the following thread.
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462994

Samkitty,

Welcome to flyertalk. :)

The question you ask can be found here
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329057


I would like to suggest reading the topics on the first page of the following thread.
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462994

I know how to get the points, not worried about that. I guess I formed my question incorrectly, and got banned to a how to earn points thread. Oh well.

The real question I guess is from other's experience, how soon does one need to book a reward stay at HHV? Will it be too late in March, or is there normally still availability?

I know how to get the points, not worried about that. I guess I formed my question incorrectly, and got banned to a how to earn points thread. Oh well.

The real question I guess is from other's experience, how soon does one need to book a reward stay at HHV? Will it be too late in March, or is there normally still availability?

We have no way of knowing whether it would still be available in March. Generally, they release a few rooms for reward stays and once they are booked, you are out of luck. Since July is high season in Hawaii because U.S. children are out of school and families go on holiday, I'd book the room asap.

Are there any HH gift cards that one could purchase and get HH points?

I don't stay at Hilton's often but do have silver status so maybe someone can help me with this: If you pay for multiple rooms on Hilton HHonors program can you collect all the points similar to Marriott or is it like PC where 1 person can only get the points for 1 room? The reason I ask is I will be staying at one of the airport hotels in ORD and paying for 3 rooms, 1 for myself and two for my business colleagues.
Please Advise as I can't find this info on Hilton.com or FT.
Thanks,
-UFFA

I don't stay at Hilton's often but do have silver status so maybe someone can help me with this: If you pay for multiple rooms on Hilton HHonors program can you collect all the points similar to Marriott or is it like PC where 1 person can only get the points for 1 room? The reason I ask is I will be staying at one of the airport hotels in ORD and paying for 3 rooms, 1 for myself and two for my business colleagues.
Please Advise as I can't find this info on Hilton.com or FT.
Thanks,
-UFFA

You will get points for 2 rooms (only).

I was once told in a hotel that one stay can get you no more than 30 night credts. Or even worse, that particular Hilton told me that there won't be any nights credite if one stays more than 30 nights with one single stay.

Any insights on this topic? I did not find any such rule on www.hiltonhhonors.com

All I could find was this:

HHonors Members cannot accrue more than 100,000 Base points during one stay, except for Homewood Suites by Hilton® hotels for check-in dates on or after January 1, 2006.

Granted, it talks about base points, not nights.

All I could find was this:



Granted, it talks about base points, not nights.

That's exactly what I also saw. Nada, about maximum night credits.

I have a 6 night award I am looking to redeem for an upcoming stay. Its a Category 5 hotel and I require 150,000 points. (VIP reward GLON2). Currently at 88,000 points. eRewards gets me another 7,000 for a $100 reward transfer, I can buy up to 40,000 points a year so I can theoretically get to 135,000 points. That still leaves me short of 15,000 points. Do any of the FT gurus have suggestions on the cheapest top-up options (and fastest too - my stay is scheduled for mid February!)

All ideas are most appreciated. :)

Sign up for a HH credit card or plan some quick stays at hotels offering double base points.

Sign up for a HH credit card or plan some quick stays at hotels offering double base points.
I have the Citi HH card already. Has anyone tried to get a points advance to their HH account?
(I've done so with Amex who have always accepted my request to loan me Membership Reward points - then again, that's Amex and exceptional customer service...!)

Do you have other sources for miles, like MR from Amex, or miles from AAdvantage etc? They can be transferred to Hilton accounts. BTW, even if you don't have an AAdvantage account, you can open it, buy AA miles and then transfer them to HHonors.

Or do you have relatives who want to give you some miles?



Edit:
With AAdvantage you can buy 40,000 miles for $1000, which gives you 80,000 points for $30 (transfercosts).

Does anyone have any experience with shopping through Hilton's mall? I too need 15,000 points and hate to just purchase them, I have some time before I need them. I'd rather have a tangible item if possible to go along with the needed points.

Why buy points when that is just money you could use to stay at the hotel and earn points? If you need almost 75K in points I say its probably worth it to just stay at the hotel at the best rate you can find and not go through the hassle of trying to accumulate that many points in a month.

Get a Citi AA card (https://www.citicards.com/cards/wv/showSearchResults.do?family=FAMILY_AADVANTAGE), which comes w/25k AA miles. You can then transfer the miles into 50k HH points ($30 processing fee).

Well, since you're leaving in mid-February, all of the credit card options mentioned above aren't viable since you have to wait several weeks for your card and make your first purchase and wait another month before the points post. I think your best bet is probably to go the double or triple base points route and spend some nights at a hotel. What city are you in? You also didn't mention if you are a Gold or Diamond. You would only have to spend $500 at a double base point hotel for 15K points w/ diamond. There is a double base points worldwide promo going on that has a massive list of hotels participating.
http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/processLanding2.aspx?lp=GlobalDoublePoints&cid=OM,HN,GlobalDoublePoints,4Q08


Tons of Triple Base Points promos going on too. https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/CRM/default.aspx?PLOC=MDTDP&PTYPE=DEST&PVALUE=NWEST&POFFER=912&PSURV=1

Or you can send 30 bouquets of flowers from FTD to your loved ones for $15k points! :p

Why buy points when that is just money you could use to stay at the hotel and earn points? If you need almost 75K in points I say its probably worth it to just stay at the hotel at the best rate you can find and not go through the hassle of trying to accumulate that many points in a month.

Good point.

The OP failed to mention how much he/she would have to pay in cash for the planned 6-night stay (at the cheapest possible rate). That is a crucial piece of data needed to determine whether it will really be worth it or not to use the award stay -- especially if money is going to be spent to purchase some of those points!