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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
Jun 11, 2009, 12:46 pm
#347
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Manchester,UK and NYC
Programs: One Pass, BAEC, AA
Posts: 708
Use the Hilton shopping mall https://www.hiltonhhonorsearningsmall.com/ and buy a dining certificate from Restaurant.com. Use code PRESENT for 80% discount.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.
Jun 11, 2009, 2:16 pm
#348
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gggrrrovvveee (ORD)
Programs: UA Pt, Marriott Ti, Hertz PC
Posts: 6,091
Use the Hilton shopping mall https://www.hiltonhhonorsearningsmall.com/ and buy a dining certificate from Restaurant.com. Use code PRESENT for 80% discount.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.
Easiest thing to do is to buy 1,000 points for $12.50 USD.
Jun 11, 2009, 6:18 pm
#349
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,722
Agreed. Also restaurant certs are unreliable. I ordered one and my card was charged but I never received it.
Jun 13, 2009, 8:06 am
#351
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: RA
Posts: 286
Jun 13, 2009, 11:51 am
#352
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: GRU
Programs: *A Gold, OW Sapphire, SPG Gold, HH Diamond, Accor Plat
Posts: 3,367
Yes, guaranteed per T&C below, from HHonors Term & Conditions. Purchased points post immediately.
13. Members who do not earn points in any 12 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and, if so, are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. To keep the HHonors account open, the member must take one of the following actions within a 12 consecutive month period:
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
Failure to take action (a), (b), or (c) described above will result in the deactivation of the Member's account and the forfeiture of all accumulated points. Once the account has closed, the member may not retrieve any points forfeited by Hilton. Any reward redeemed by the member before the account closes (such as a hotel reservation made or a car rental voucher obtained) is still valid after the account closes. Members are exempt from the foregoing requirements during their first year of enrollment.
13. Members who do not earn points in any 12 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and, if so, are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. To keep the HHonors account open, the member must take one of the following actions within a 12 consecutive month period:
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
Failure to take action (a), (b), or (c) described above will result in the deactivation of the Member's account and the forfeiture of all accumulated points. Once the account has closed, the member may not retrieve any points forfeited by Hilton. Any reward redeemed by the member before the account closes (such as a hotel reservation made or a car rental voucher obtained) is still valid after the account closes. Members are exempt from the foregoing requirements during their first year of enrollment.
Jun 21, 2009, 2:25 pm
#354
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Wirral, United Kingdom
Programs: American Express Platinum, HHonors Diamond (earned), Aer Lingus Gold Circle, ex-UA,ex-NZ
Posts: 261
And now I am staying regularly again and have reached Diamond and also have a HH credit card, so I don't think it will be a problem for me again.
Jun 22, 2009, 11:24 am
#355
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: SPG Plat,MR Plat Spire Plat/IC Amb, Choice Plat, BW Plat
Posts: 1,320
Join e-rewards....works for me and others to top off HH if needed. Keeps HH active with only the lowest level of earnings = 1000 pts
Useful for other programs too ....Global coverage
Useful for other programs too ....Global coverage
Jun 23, 2009, 5:42 am
#356
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: RA
Posts: 286
Yes, guaranteed per T&C below, from HHonors Term & Conditions. Purchased points post immediately.
13. Members who do not earn points in any 12 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and, if so, are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. To keep the HHonors account open, the member must take one of the following actions within a 12 consecutive month period:
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
Failure to take action (a), (b), or (c) described above will result in the deactivation of the Member's account and the forfeiture of all accumulated points. Once the account has closed, the member may not retrieve any points forfeited by Hilton. Any reward redeemed by the member before the account closes (such as a hotel reservation made or a car rental voucher obtained) is still valid after the account closes. Members are exempt from the foregoing requirements during their first year of enrollment.
13. Members who do not earn points in any 12 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and, if so, are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. To keep the HHonors account open, the member must take one of the following actions within a 12 consecutive month period:
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
Failure to take action (a), (b), or (c) described above will result in the deactivation of the Member's account and the forfeiture of all accumulated points. Once the account has closed, the member may not retrieve any points forfeited by Hilton. Any reward redeemed by the member before the account closes (such as a hotel reservation made or a car rental voucher obtained) is still valid after the account closes. Members are exempt from the foregoing requirements during their first year of enrollment.
ok sir
thank
I selected
3. purchase HHonors points.
I purchase 1000points=12.5$
I hope that My Points safely
I hope that now I should be reassuring
Jun 24, 2009, 7:54 am
#358
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MSY; 2-time FT Fantasy Football Champ, now in recovery.
Programs: AA lifetime GLD; UA Silver; Marriott LTTE; IHG Plat,
Posts: 14,518
Apologies if this has been answered already, but this thread is 300+ posts and 7 years long.
Does an award stay keep an account active?
The T&C is ambiguous:
The brown text above suggests that an award stay might not, since it does not earn any points. But item #1 says "stay at a Hilton Family hotel" and does not explicitly specify that it must be a paid/point earning stay.
Does anyone know for sure? My last paid stay was in October '08; in December '08 I redeemed points for a stay in April '09. Will my account expire in October, in December, or in April '10?
Does an award stay keep an account active?
The T&C is ambiguous:
Members who do not earn points in any 12 consecutive month period may be removed from the Program and, if so, are subject to forfeiture of all accumulated points. To keep the HHonors account open, the member must take one of the following actions within a 12 consecutive month period:
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
1. stay at a Hilton Family hotel;
2. earn HHonors points through any third party source of HHonors point accumulation; or
3. purchase HHonors points.
Does anyone know for sure? My last paid stay was in October '08; in December '08 I redeemed points for a stay in April '09. Will my account expire in October, in December, or in April '10?
Jun 24, 2009, 8:09 am
#359
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NL
Programs: FB M&M AA Amex HH SPG and others
Posts: 1,929
Apologies if this has been answered already, but this thread is 300+ posts and 7 years long.
Does an award stay keep an account active?
The T&C is ambiguous:
The brown text above suggests that an award stay might not, since it does not earn any points. But item #1 says "stay at a Hilton Family hotel" and does not explicitly specify that it must be a paid/point earning stay.
Does anyone know for sure? My last paid stay was in October '08; in December '08 I redeemed points for a stay in April '09. Will my account expire in October, in December, or in April '10?
Does an award stay keep an account active?
The T&C is ambiguous:
The brown text above suggests that an award stay might not, since it does not earn any points. But item #1 says "stay at a Hilton Family hotel" and does not explicitly specify that it must be a paid/point earning stay.
Does anyone know for sure? My last paid stay was in October '08; in December '08 I redeemed points for a stay in April '09. Will my account expire in October, in December, or in April '10?
For the other question: I guess October '09 is the date of milesexpiration.
Jul 7, 2009, 8:43 pm
#360
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT->GLD|HH Gold|SPG PLT->GOLD|HGP Gold|MR Silver
Posts: 1,984
Use the Hilton shopping mall https://www.hiltonhhonorsearningsmall.com/ and buy a dining certificate from Restaurant.com. Use code PRESENT for 80% discount.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.
So get a $25 off certificate from a restaurant in your area for $2 - you will earn 18 HH points and that will keep your points from expiring.