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In accordance with the terms and conditions of Hilton HHonors:
Members who do not have eligible activity as defined in a. - d. below in any 24 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated Points. At the discretion of Hilton Honors, such Members may be permitted to remain in the Program and removed after five years of inactivity. To keep accumulated Hilton Honors Points, the Member must take one of the following actions within a 24 consecutive month period:
Members who do not have eligible activity as defined in a. - d. below in any 24 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated Points. At the discretion of Hilton Honors, such Members may be permitted to remain in the Program and removed after five years of inactivity. To keep accumulated Hilton Honors Points, the Member must take one of the following actions within a 24 consecutive month period:
- stay at a hotel within the Hilton Portfolio pursuant to the terms herein;
- earn Hilton Honors Points through any third party source of Hilton Honors Point accumulation, including a Hilton co-branded credit card, pursuant to its terms;
- purchase Hilton Honors Points; or,
- donate Points through The Hilton Honors Giving Back Program.
How To Keep Hilton Honors Points From Expiring: The Definitive Thread
Mar 25, 2002, 8:02 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 1,307
Some advice. Don't let them sit there forever. I find miles and points seem to get "degraded" over time, the rules change, the point/mile requirements go up ad nauseum.
A friend of mine has a mountain of NW miles and I tell him to use them. I am assuming you have a ton of Hilton points??
Don't take too long to use them up.
Think September 11th...
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Michael
AA PLT,1 MLN Miles+
HH GLD, SCI GLD, MM SIL
LE PRESIDENT ETERNEL DE CAMAIR-CAMEROUN AIRLINES
A friend of mine has a mountain of NW miles and I tell him to use them. I am assuming you have a ton of Hilton points??
Don't take too long to use them up.
Think September 11th...
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Michael
AA PLT,1 MLN Miles+
HH GLD, SCI GLD, MM SIL
LE PRESIDENT ETERNEL DE CAMAIR-CAMEROUN AIRLINES
Mar 26, 2002, 12:49 pm
#5
In Memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Easton, CT, USA
Programs: ua prem exec, Former hilton diamond
Posts: 31,801
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Worldtraveler36:
Think September 11th...
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Think September 11th...
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And September 11 has exactly what to do with hotel points?
I say let them accumulate until you have enough to get something decent with them, like the trip to anyplace with airfare, etc.
Mar 26, 2002, 1:17 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Home of the El Dorado Promise
Posts: 462
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Lyndihop:
Can anyone tell me of the Hilton Honors points ever expire, and if so do you know the time limits?
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Can anyone tell me of the Hilton Honors points ever expire, and if so do you know the time limits?
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The following is taken from hhonors.com
http://www.hilton.com/en/hhonors/terms.jhtml#general
12. Any Member who has not earned points for six consecutive months may be removed from the mailing list of active Members. A
Member may reactivate his or her account by accumulating points or by other such means that Hilton may establish.
13. Any Member who has not earned points for 12 consecutive months may be removed from the Program and, if so, is
subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. When the Member is removed from the Program, a voucher for all accumulated
points will be issued to the Member, via mail to the Member's mailing address on file. The Member will have 90 days from the date
the voucher is issued to take one of the following actions:
a.stay at a participating HHonors hotel, thus reactivating membership; or
b.earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
c.send in the voucher to the HHonors Customer Service Center with a check or money order for US$10, which will keep
his or her account open for an additional 12-month period; or
d.request any Reward for which the Member is eligible; account will then be closed at end of the 90-day period.
Failure to take action (a), (b), (c) or (d) described above within the prescribed 90-day period will result in the closure of the
Member's account and the forfeiture of all accumulated points.
If I recall correctly, from what I've read here previously, Hilton usually will send a letter advising the member of account inactivity so they have an opportunity to add points to the account and avoid invoking rule 13. As posted above, updating your hhonors profile each quarter will earn 1,000 (maybe 2,000 points) and keep your account active.
Mar 26, 2002, 2:03 pm
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Hyatt Discoverist, Radisson Elite
Posts: 19,040
Just do the free "profile update for 1,000 points" each quarter... and then this issue is moot! 
William
William
Mar 26, 2002, 4:24 pm
#8
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 1,307
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickyD:
Think September 11th? We're trying to encourage her to use her points, right? Not scare her out of her mind...
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Think September 11th? We're trying to encourage her to use her points, right? Not scare her out of her mind...
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For me, myself, and I
, I transfer Hilton points to AA to up my total lifetime AA miles, gave me 1 million mile status and hence lifetime Gold... I think I just posted something like this on the Hilton board...
Dec 16, 2002, 7:22 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2001
Location: No.Babylon, NY U.S.A.
Posts: 71
How To Keep Hilton HHonors Points From Expiring: The Definitive Thread
i know this was answered already but according to my statement that I receive i must have at least 1 stay per yr to keep my pts. By using a credit card or doing online profile does not count. am I correct? if so I better book a cheap one night before the end of this yr.
thanks jackie
thanks jackie
Dec 17, 2002, 7:55 am
#12
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Posts: 34
Your points won't expire even though HH tells you they will. Last year I didn't travel much and didn't stay at any HH properties for about 15 months. My statement said my points would expire but they never did. Nor did they deactivate my account.
If they can con you into thinking your points will expire, that's more revenue for them since you are likely to run out and stay at one of their proerties.
If they can con you into thinking your points will expire, that's more revenue for them since you are likely to run out and stay at one of their proerties.
Jan 15, 2003, 2:17 pm
#14
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Lyon, France
Posts: 23
I am Gold, but due to a change in my situation, I'll no longer travel for my work and receive new HH points on my account.
Nevertheless I would like to keep alive my current HH pts as long as possible. How to extend their lifetime (500 HH pts for profile update does not work).
I think two possibilities :
1/ on an award stay, paying only for the breakfast gives me some HH points : is it enough to extend the lifetime ?
2/ same question if I transfer some miles from an airline FFP to the HH account ?
Nevertheless I would like to keep alive my current HH pts as long as possible. How to extend their lifetime (500 HH pts for profile update does not work).
I think two possibilities :
1/ on an award stay, paying only for the breakfast gives me some HH points : is it enough to extend the lifetime ?
2/ same question if I transfer some miles from an airline FFP to the HH account ?
Jan 15, 2003, 2:49 pm
#15
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 206
bousquet, either of your method should work provided that you repeat them once every 12 months.
An easier way is to apply for either the free HH Visa or AmEx card. All you need to do is to use their credit card once a year and earn some points.
An easier way is to apply for either the free HH Visa or AmEx card. All you need to do is to use their credit card once a year and earn some points.