Through June 17, 2015, you can purchase Hilton Honors points with a 100% bonus. While this is the best bonus we’ve probably ever seen with Hilton, it is the same exact offer that we saw long month with the Daily Getaways offers. This offer did not sell out quickly (or possibly at all), so while it can be a good offer for some, it is by no means a jump now and purchase offer.
Hilton allows you to purchase up to 80,000 points per account per calendar year. So with this promotion, you can ultimately get up to 160,000 points. With the bonus, you are purchasing points at .5 cents per point. When you go to purchase the points, you’ll see an offer that states you’ll earn a 20%, 30%, 40%, or 50% bonus. For whatever reason, Hilton has the wrong landing page up, but when you go to “Buy Points” and sign into your Hilton account you’ll see the 100% bonus offer.
As previously mentioned, this offer is good for some, but I definitely do not suggest purchasing points speculatively. I suggest checking out to see if the cost of purchasing points for a redemption is cheaper then paying cash at the hotel. You can use this standard room pricing tool to see how many points a particular hotel will cost.
Also remember, if you have Hilton status (those with Silver, Gold, or Diamond status) get the 5th night free on an award redemptions. You can learn more about earning status from this prior blog post – all four Hilton credit cards also give you status as long as you are a cardmember!
I will personally be sitting this one out. I do not have a specific need for Hilton points and I am really not looking to collect more. But for those that have a specific need, enjoy this promotion!
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I read four other blogs before going here and this is the first one that explains this deal how my mind can understand it. LOL
Is there a limit to how many times you can buy 80,000 points?
@jfig – Hilton allows you to purchase 80,000 points per calendar year per account.
Hilton also has a nice dining promotion at http://www.hhonorsdining.com/bonus.htm where you can earn 2,000 points just for signing up a credit card and dining at participating restaurants. It’s a good promo for those trying to top off their account, or just get 2,000 easy points!