The Weekly Flyer

Just a head's up that there is a 33% bonus for those who have Amex Membership Rewards points and want to transfer them to Hilton, you'll earn a 33% bonus. See more details here

With this it comes to 1:2 ratio.

Is anyone planning on taking advantage of this bonus?

jn in ca

After HH's recent devaluation, I don't see how this could possibly add up. Even with the bonus, this would seem to be one of the worst uses of points.

I think even the AmEx Travel pay with points is a better option.

Kacee

Not me. Just not enough value there.

AMEX is currently offering a 20% bonus on MR transfers to BA Executive Club. That's 1.2 Avios per MR point. Much better value for me (I use Avios for short/medium haul J redemptions on BA and CX).

vxmike

20% isn't that great considering you can earn 1.25 Avios per Dollar spent with the Chase card. You'd be better off using the Chase card if you use lots of Avios.

MR just doesn't have many good transfer partners. Most of the airlines either have low-value FF programs or high fees on awards.

Kacee

The question was whether people are taking advantage of 2x MR to HH promotion. No one asked for your opinion on the relative merit of AMEX vs. other cards. What is it about FT that causes people to offer unsolicited (and often faulty) advice on questions that weren't even asked?

Nor can I concur with your denigration of AMEX MR. AMEX customer service is simply the best, and the MR Gold provides other perks aside from points. And I also disagree that Avios are not valuable. I just redeemed at 17.5 cents per point on CX (HKG-NRT in J). Prior redemption on BA (TXL-LHR) was at similar value.

So, bringing this back on topic, for me, there is no conceivable way that 2 HH points are worth 1.2 Avios. A really good HH redemption is 1 cent per point. A decent Avios redemption is north of 4 cents per point, and as noted above, I've redeemed at 17.5 cents.

Of course, YMMV.

umustbjokim

Would the AMEX transfer count as base points, towards elite status?

Andy290

No, just HH points unfortunately.

bigasiannd

Will a transfer reset the clock from my Hilton honors points from expiring? I have some points that will expire in Jan.

CIT85

Yes, any activity resets expiration clock.

pantanal

yes.. transfer the bare minimum though

azepine00

You can get same rate as worst case scenario in via VS.
And usually better with vs bonuses. The only reason to do this is some urgent need since vs to hh takes time.