Hilton HHonors has launched their richest buy buy points offering 100% bonus. The bonus is valid for purchases made between April 21 – June 3, 2016, and open for all members.
You can buy up to 80,000 Hilton HHonors points yearly that are doubled to 160,000 under this promotion. The price of a purchased point is 0.5 cents each.
You can access this offer on Hilton’s website here.
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Does it make sense to purchase Hilton HHonors points?
As is the case with all points purchases, the answer is yes and now. There are advantages when using points such as the fifth night free and no minimum stay requirements for Diamonds (sometimes hotel may have 3 day minimum around the holiday).
You can sometimes save a lot when doing Cash + Points reservation.
Here are some cases that are good use for Hilton HHonors points:
New York On New Years Eve
This is an examples where minimum stay required has been waived for a Diamond account. The hotels that only show the price using points are those that would require you to book a multiple night stays. The DoubleTree Times Square is very expensive at this time of the year and is very good use of points.
Waldorf-Astoria Palm Jumeirah Cash + Points
I have used Cash + Points at this property previously and it tends to offer the best value. The price is $329++ per night, 60,000 points or 24,000 points + 367 AED.
The best value is the Cash + Points even when you purchase the points: 24,000 points is $120 and the 367 AED is $99.91 + you only have tp pay the ++ (tax and service charge) on the cash portion and not on the full amount.
Visiting Egypt?
There are number of properties in Egypt that offer very good value. The Ramses Hilton in Cairo is just $50 per night if you purchase the points required per night. There are number of resorts on Egypt that are 5,000 points per night, although many of those are very cheap using paid rates too.
Conclusion
Buying Hilton HHonors points when they offer 100% bonus makes sense if you use them during high occupancy periods during which the prices are throughout the roof. Cash + Points also allows you to save quite a bit at specific properties.
This is the cheapest price that Hilton HHonors sells points once or twice a year. There are occasionally targeted offers with the same bonus.
Also, there are some properties (mainly in Egypt) that are just 5,000 points per night and very good value using points.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
Points purchased do not count towards elite tier qualification. Points.com and Hilton HHonors reserve the right to terminate bonus promotions at any time. All purchases must be made through the Purchase page on HHonors.com.The 100% bonus Points purchase is available for purchases made between April 21, 2016, at 12:01am ET and June 3, 2016, at 11:59pm ET. Members may purchase a maximum of 80,000 points per calendar year. All purchases are non-refundable. Offer is subject to change. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Points will be posted to the recipients Hilton HHonors account within 24 hours of the completed transaction. All Hilton HHonors program Terms and Conditions apply.Hilton HHonorsTM membership, earning of Points and MilesTM and redemption of Points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions.
