Hilton have opened registration for its new global promotion. After running some very strong promotions over the last couple of years, an average promotion was well overdue and that is exactly what Hilton have delivered.
Note that Hilton’s current Double Up & Explore promotion runs until 30 April 2023. The new promotion starts on 1 May and is valid until 5 September 2023.
Resort to More Points
The upcoming Hilton promotion starting 1 May is called Resort to More Points and can be quite valuable if you make short 1-night stay at budget Hilton brands such as Hilton Garden Inn or DoubleTree by Hilton. On the other hand, its far less rewarding for those making extended stay at premium brands such as Waldorf Astoria, LXR Hotels or Conrad.
With the new promotion :
- Members will earn 4,000 bonus points on resort stays.
- Members will earn 2,000 bonus points on all other stays.
Hilton frequently sell points at USD 0.005 per point (half U.S. cent per point). By that measure, the 4,000 and 2,000 bonus points are worth USD 20 and USD 10 respectively. Not a bad return if you make several single-night stay at brands where prices are under USD 100, but hardly exciting for longer stays at expensive properties.
The promotion applies to Cash and Award stay both which is nice.
Hilton categorises more than 270 properties in it’s portfolio as resorts, you can search the full list of these properties over here.
As always, registrations are essential to take part in the promotion. It should take you less than a minute to register which you can do through this link. All Hilton hotels and resorts globally are participating in this promotion, there are no exclusions which is great.
FAQ’s regarding the promotion can be found over here.
Earning Points with Hilton
All Hilton Honors member earn 10x points regardless of their status in the Honors program. Elite members are then awarded bonus points based on the level of their status.
Specifically :
- Diamond members earn 100% bonus points which equates to 20x points or 20 points per $1
- Gold members earn 80% bonus points which equates to 18x points or 18 points per $1
- Silver members earn 20% bonus points which equates to 12x points or 12 points per $1
Note that the bonus points are applied to the base points and not to any applicable tier bonuses.
For example, under the promotion starting on 1 May 2023 – a Hilton Diamond member staying at a resort property for 1-night and spending USD 100 will earn 10x base points, 10x bonus points (100% tier bonus), plus another 4,000 bonus points (resort stay) for a total of 6,000 points on the stay. That is like earning back USD 30 (or 30% back) in points which is an excellent deal.
Earn 4,000 bonus points per stay at Conrad Koh Samui
One thing to be aware of, particularly for members outside United States is that points are awarded based on USD spending. In addition, fees and taxes are excluded and do not count towards earning points.
In Conclusion
Hilton deserves a lot of credit for offering non-stop and some extremely lucrative promotion in recent times. Unfortunately, the upcoming Resort to More Points promotion isn’t as good as the bonus points are awarded per stay and not per night or on the amount of spending you make.
This means that the promotion disproportionately rewards inexpensive and short stays but penalises those who stay at high-end properties for an extended period of time. Even so, if you are a road warrior or have extensive travel plans in early 2023, the promotion is worth considering when making your bookings.
Do you plan to take advantage of Hilton’s Resort to More Points promo? Leave a comment below.
