Mar 19, 2015, 4:15 pm
Last edit by: beltway
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
Jul 25, 2013, 3:34 pm
#586
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ヒルトン大阪
Programs: ゴールデングローブ
Posts: 1,982
Does the "buy points" not work? I wanted to buy 1k points for 12.50 $ but all my credit card were refused.
Is there another quick and cheap way to keep points from expiring?
The cheapest article which I found was a "Bamboo Knitting Needles" for 3.46 £ (free shipping).
Is there another quick and cheap way to keep points from expiring?
The cheapest article which I found was a "Bamboo Knitting Needles" for 3.46 £ (free shipping).
Jul 25, 2013, 3:58 pm
#587
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK oop north
Programs: BMI Diamond Club RIP,BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,692
Jul 26, 2013, 10:17 am
#588
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Sep 12, 2013, 11:34 am
#589
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: LAX
Posts: 588
My points (71k) are set to expire in December, so I made a purchase on my HH Amex last month. The points posted, but AwardWallet is still showing the expiration date in December. Does HH Amex spend no longer count as qualifying activity? I'm also thinking maybe AwardWallet is incorrect, however I can't find the expiration date on the HH website. I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Sep 12, 2013, 12:25 pm
#590
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 165
I had the exact same issue. I emailed Hilton who confirmed the expiration date was extended by my purchase so at least I have it in writing.
My points (71k) are set to expire in December, so I made a purchase on my HH Amex last month. The points posted, but AwardWallet is still showing the expiration date in December. Does HH Amex spend no longer count as qualifying activity? I'm also thinking maybe AwardWallet is incorrect, however I can't find the expiration date on the HH website. I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Sep 29, 2013, 7:01 pm
#591
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: UA, QF, VS, AA, US, HH, SPG
Posts: 974
I received an e-mail back in August advising me my points would expire on Nov 1. Now I recently stayed at a Hilton in South Africa which shows on my account but with 0 points earned (I presume this is because I booked via a hotel booking site and not the Hilton Site). I would like to know if a stay with 0 points will extend my expiry date. I cannot find my expiry date on the Hilton site when looking at my account details - if this is possible could someone tell me how/where to find it.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Sep 29, 2013, 10:16 pm
#592
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Thailand
Programs: Marriott - P; HH - G; Hyatt - P; Avis - LT First
Posts: 5,023
why guess........just ask HH this question.........
I received an e-mail back in August advising me my points would expire on Nov 1. Now I recently stayed at a Hilton in South Africa which shows on my account but with 0 points earned (I presume this is because I booked via a hotel booking site and not the Hilton Site). I would like to know if a stay with 0 points will extend my expiry date. I cannot find my expiry date on the Hilton site when looking at my account details - if this is possible could someone tell me how/where to find it.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Sep 30, 2013, 7:25 am
#593
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1
I received an e-mail back in August advising me my points would expire on Nov 1. Now I recently stayed at a Hilton in South Africa which shows on my account but with 0 points earned (I presume this is because I booked via a hotel booking site and not the Hilton Site). I would like to know if a stay with 0 points will extend my expiry date. I cannot find my expiry date on the Hilton site when looking at my account details - if this is possible could someone tell me how/where to find it.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Regards
Georg
Sep 30, 2013, 8:14 am
#594
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH diamond
Posts: 2,646
I received an e-mail back in August advising me my points would expire on Nov 1. Now I recently stayed at a Hilton in South Africa which shows on my account but with 0 points earned (I presume this is because I booked via a hotel booking site and not the Hilton Site). I would like to know if a stay with 0 points will extend my expiry date. I cannot find my expiry date on the Hilton site when looking at my account details - if this is possible could someone tell me how/where to find it.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Your points expiration is as your email states: Nov 1.
You will need to have ELIGIBLE activity (stay booked via hilton site or some other earnings, e.g., Hilton AMEX, HHonors mall, etc) before Nov 1.
Sep 30, 2013, 3:13 pm
#596
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: UA, QF, VS, AA, US, HH, SPG
Posts: 974
Thanks all, I did sent HH an e-mail regarding this question but still to get an answer. I will just buy 1000 points as I would like to get my meagre balance (93000+) up to some even number so I can clear them out with a 1 night redemption somewhere nice along the way in my travels. (Fortunately I pretty much cleared out my account more than a year ago with a great stay in Koh Samui, before the most recent devaluation).
As an aside, I've given up accumulating points in any hotel program due to my perceived lack of value inall such programs. I just stay where I want based on value for money, location, TA reviews and so on.
Update - got a reply to my e-mail from HH - confirmed my stay with 0 points would not "count" but "as a gesture of goodwill" they would award me 2000 points which would extend my expiry date by 1 year. Very nice service.
As an aside, I've given up accumulating points in any hotel program due to my perceived lack of value inall such programs. I just stay where I want based on value for money, location, TA reviews and so on.
Update - got a reply to my e-mail from HH - confirmed my stay with 0 points would not "count" but "as a gesture of goodwill" they would award me 2000 points which would extend my expiry date by 1 year. Very nice service.
Last edited by pschafer; Oct 1, 2013 at 1:03 am Reason: Updated info
Oct 16, 2013, 5:07 pm
#597
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Programs: Bonvoy P, HHonors Dia, Hyatt Disc, FPC, Alaskan, Hawaiian, AA, United, Elevate, Amex
Posts: 192
I went to a timeshare presentation at the Elara in Las Vegas, and they tried to tell me that the only way to keep points from expiring was to buy a timeshare. I told them I was constantly earning more points with my credit card, and they said that didn't matter. Two different people said this. I expect better from Hilton. They shouldn't be lying to their guests.
Oct 29, 2013, 3:11 pm
#599
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 101
Of course, I am visiting here because my points are expiring. If I buy something using my points in the HHONORS shopping mall, will it keep my points from expiring for another year? I have seen items for less than 2000 pts but I have not been through check outs yet.
Oct 29, 2013, 3:41 pm
#600
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,270
HHonors points have shown up as a redemption for My Coke Rewards (US) again. Not the greatest value by MCR standards- 225 MCR points= 500 Hhonors points- but it might be useful for someone out there.
