100% bonus on Hilton HHonors points purchase now extended by a week

Hilton HHonors announced a 100% bonus on points purchased, back in April 2016. Compared to the normal price of $10 per 1000 points, points purchased under this promotion will effectively cost $5 per 1000 points, or Rs 0.34 per point. The sale was valid till today, 3 June 2016. However, not to fret if you haven't bought points yet, because Hilton HHonors has announced a one-week extension on this promotion. So you can buy these points till 10 June 2016.


There are some fantastic uses for Hilton HHonors points, and you can get great value by purchasing them under this promotion. We've written about one such example in our earlier post. 

From an Indian perspective, very few hotels would get you great value for your Hilton HHonors points. One example is the Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa, which can retail in excess of Rs 20,000++ during peak season. However, if you manage to book an award night, that prices out at 60,000 points a night (plus 5th night free if you're an elite member, which brings it down to 48,000 points a night). That's a great use of Hilton HHonors points bought in this promotion. However, such awards are rare and not guaranteed for availability.

Worse, Hilton's Big World Sale is currently on, which means that the retail price of rooms most everywhere is discounted, making it inefficient to use points towards award nights.

Nonetheless, the only tip I have to offer here, is to be sure you have firm plans for a good-value redemption in mind, before buying points - both under this promotion and generally. Buying points / airmiles speculatively isn't what I'd advocate.

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