If you need them, it's time to buy them: the 100% bonus on Hilton Honors points is back
My Hilton Honors account currently says I have almost 800k points, plenty to do even 10 days in some [...]
My Hilton Honors account currently says I have almost 800k punti, so many to do even 10 days in some of the most exclusive properties in the Hilton portfolio, but that's not necessarily enough and so the promotions for Buy loyalty program points and get a bonus of 100% Are the right time to top up the bill.
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I have explained several times how the technique of Buying to book can allow you to make large savings and with this promo the interesting thing is that the maximum amount of points that can be bought during the calendar year is also doubled.
The rules of the "game"
First of all, it is necessary to understand how much it costs to buy points and how many points you can buy.
For simplicity's sake I say. 100K points cost 1000$, e every year there is a limit that sets 160k points those you can buy. So by taking advantage of the 100% bonus, one can accumulate up to a maximum of 320k Hilton Honors points in a year by spending 1600$, in the money 0.5 cents per point. in this case, however, the limit goes up to 480K, allowing you to buy in one go enough points for 5 nights in the Maldives saving thousands.
I remember that Hilton lets you merge multiple profiles for free, so if you are a couple you can reach 960k points, but also expand the core to friends or relatives and accumulate even more without any problem.
What to know before buying points
Except in very rare cases the offerings are standard and repetitive, with a regular cadence the offers come out promising almost always the same bonus, if not we will be the first to say whether it is more or less advantageous than usual, but Before you buy you need to keep the rules of the game in view:
- You don't buy them to put them in your pocket, they are not crypto that you hope will grow in value.
- You only buy when there is a bonus, never without
- You buy when you have a plan in mind to use it in the short, medium term. Otherwise, you wait for the next promo.
Having understood these three pillars, we can proceed beyond.
When you book with points you have to remember that, you will not earn base points, but only points on extra expenses, the ones you would make anyway. So when you then draw the line to see if convenient or not, buying points must also take into account the lack of accumulation.
How I used the points I bought to save over 5,000
I had been wanting to book a stay at the Waldorf Astoria in Amsterdam for years., one of the hotels considered most beautiful and exclusive not only in the Hilton portfolio, but in the world. The problem is that it is one of the most expensive facilities and where you can hardly sleep for less than 1000€ per night.
At the end of May we went with Marika for a few days to the Dutch capital, as you can see the price was out of all logic, but the desire to try this facility was very high, even More than when we flew to the Maldives (again using points).. The price per night, excluding taxes, for the period we were interested in was €1,235 to which we added over €150 in taxes for a total over the 5 days of just under €7,000.
Fortunately there was still a standard room available and so I booked at a cost of 110k points per night, or 440k for the 5 nights. All inclusive and with the 5th night free, as per the benefit offered to all Hilton Honors award reservations. Considering that a pile of points was already in my pocket. I had bought the necessair points and immediately booked the room with savings well in excess of 5k euros. At the end of the day we slept in a 5-star hotel, one of the best in Europe at just over €300 per night.
In conclusion
The new Promotion giving away 100% of bonus points is active until July 23 if you are looking for how to use summer vacation points this bonus is just for you.
