MR USA: Hilton 50% Transfer Bonus thru 4/14/20
Mar 1, 2020, 7:35 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: BNA
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Bonvoy Plat, HHonors Diamond, DL Gold
Posts: 383
MR USA: Hilton 50% Transfer Bonus thru 4/14/20
American Express is has temporarily bumped up the MR transfer rate to Hilton Honors, now 1000 MR: 3000 HH Points. This offer is valid thru 4/14/2020. Personally I don't see this as the best use of MR points, however it is one of the best Hilton bonuses I have seen from American Express MR.I don't know if this is offer is targeted, or if the bonus is offered on a sliding scale.
Mar 1, 2020, 11:29 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: EWR
Programs: World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, UA Mileage Plus
Posts: 1,255
I have this as well. This is a good transfer bonus if you’re targeting high priced resorts. A $500 room can go for 80,000 points, or 320,000 for 5 nights including 4th night free. For 106,666 MR points you can get yourself a $2500 redemption, or 2.34cpp.
Mar 1, 2020, 11:41 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Also, in light of the virus and dwindling desire to fly, this is great timing for those that may still want to use points and extract decent value on a domestic vacation.
Mar 1, 2020, 8:46 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
This is a decent offer, but Hilton regularly offers promotions at 100% bonus making them effectively .5c/p, so even if you can get outsized value at the lower or higher ends it limits the ceiling to 1.5 c/MR
Mar 3, 2020, 6:02 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: EWR
Programs: World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, UA Mileage Plus
Posts: 1,255
I hear that argument a lot but I don’t buy it because you can only buy a total of 160,000 Hilton points (80k + 80k bonus) when the promotion comes around. That might be fine for 2 or 3 nights somewhere but if you want to stay a week at a resort you are 100,000s of points short.
Mar 3, 2020, 6:10 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
I hear that argument a lot but I don’t buy it because you can only buy a total of 160,000 Hilton points (80k + 80k bonus) when the promotion comes around. That might be fine for 2 or 3 nights somewhere but if you want to stay a week at a resort you are 100,000s of points short.