<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ql2112:
Consensus on this board is that a mile in an airline loyalty program represents a higher value than a HiltonHonors point.
So if your choice is either X miles or X points then you would get a better value chosing the miles.</font>
I'd generally concur, as long as you will be able to use the miles. HH points can be redeemed at hotels starting with 6,000 points per night. And also, the HH points could put you over the top for a needed award. If you readily accrue NW miles, though, then that would probably be a better deal.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Also several airlines will allow you to transfer miles to HHonors earning you 2 HHpoints per mile transferred. I'm not sure if NW allows these transfers, but eg. AA and UA do.</font>
NW does not, and, as noted, neither does UA as of midnight tonight. That leaves AA, CO, HA, and YX as the only domestic airlines that exchange.
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[This message has been edited by Rut Dog (edited 03-20-2003).]