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If you spend a lot of time in flight, you may want to earn more miles through hotel stays. Hilton HHonors offer members two ways to earn airline miles. You can either choose “points & miles” as your earning style when enrolling the HHonors rewards program. Or you can earn points first and convert to miles later on.
How many miles do I earn from hotel stays?
Basically you will earn 10 Base Points and 1 mile for every $1 spent on room rates and services at Conrad, Canopy, Curio, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacation, and Waldorf Astoria. 10 Basic Points and 1 mile for every $1 spent on room rate for Hampton and Homewood Suites. 5 Points and 1 mile for every $1 spent on room rate for Home2 Suites. You can only earn a maximum of 100 airline or rail miles per stay.
What are the participating mileage partners?
| Partners in the Americas | Partners in Europe, The Middle East, & Africa | Partners in the Asia Pacific |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas Aeromexico Aeroplan (Air Canada) Air Miles Rewards Program (Canada) Alaska AirlinesAmerican Airlines Amtrak Avianca/TACA Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines GOL/VARIG Hawaiian Airlines JetBlue LANPass Multiplus United US Airways Virgin America Elevate | Aeroflot Russian Airlines Airberlin Air Baltic Air France-KLM Alitalia British Airways Czech Airlines Deutsche Bahn El Al Emirates Skywards Ethiopian Airlines Etihad Airways Finnair Germanwings Gulf Air Iberia Icelandair Kuwait Airways Miles & More Lufthansa QATAR Airways SAS Scandinavian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines South African Airways Turkish Airlines Virgin Atlantic Airways | AirAsia BIG Air China Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific) Asiana Airlines China Eastern Airlines China Southern EVA Air Garuda Indonesia Hainan Airlines Japan Airlines Jet Airways Korean Air Malaysia Airlines OK Cashbag Qantas Singapore Airlines SriLankan Airlines Thai Airways Vietnam Airlines Virgin Australia |
How do I convert HHonors Points for airline miles?
Many hotel loyalty programs allow you to transfer rewards points to airline miles, Hilton HHonors is doing the same. You can convert your points into airline miles with one of Hilton’s many frequent flyer partners. Participating airlines include domestic carriers, such as Delta and United, as well as international carriers like British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. You can view a full list of transfer partners here. Exchanges are in increments of 10,000 points unless otherwise stated. Exchanges may take up to 30 days to process; you can expedite the processing for a fee of $25 USD and usually requires a minimum of 10 business days.
| Airline Partner | Points for Miles Exchange Rate |
| The Americas | |
| AeroMexico | 25,000 HHonors Points for 6,500 Premier Kilometers |
| Aeroplan (Air Canada) | 10,000 points for 1,000 Aeroplan miles |
| Alaska Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 Mileage Plan miles |
| American Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,500 AAdvantage miles |
| Avianca/Taca | 10,000 points for 1,000 LifeMiles |
| Delta Air Lines | 10,000 points for 1,000 Delta miles |
| Frontier Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,500 EarlyReturns miles |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 10,000 points fo 1,500 HawaiianMiles |
| JetBlue | 10,000 points for 1,000 TrueBlue points |
| LAN | 25,000 points for 6,500 LANPASS km. Reward code: RXLA19 |
| United | 10,000 points for 1,000 MileagePlus miles |
| US Airways | 10,000 points for 850 Dividend Miles |
| Virgin America | 10,000 points for 1,000 Elevate points |
| Europe, The Middle East & Africa | |
| Aeroflot Russian Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,500 Aeroflot Bonus miles |
| Air Baltic | 10,000 points for 1,000 Baltic miles |
| Airberlin | 10,000 points for 1,000 topbonus miles |
| Air France-KLM | 20,000 points for 2,000 Flying Blue Award Miles |
| British Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 Avios |
| Czech Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 OK Plus miles |
| Etihad Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 Etihad Guest miles |
| Gulf Air | 10,000 points for 1,500 Falconflyer miles |
| Icelandair | 10,000 points for 1,000 Saga Club Award Points |
| Miles & More | 10,000 points for 1,000 Miles & More miles |
| Olympic Air | 10,000 points for 1,000 Travelair Club miles |
| Qatar Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 Privilege Club Qmiles |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 Alfursan Reward Miles |
| South African Airways | 10,000 points for 1,500 Voyager Bonus Miles |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | 10,000 points for 1,500 Flying Club miles |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Air China | 10,000 points for 1,000 PhoenixMiles |
| Air New Zealand | 10,000 points for 20 Airpoints Dollars |
| ANA – All Nippon Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 Mileage Club miles |
| Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific) | 10,000 points for 1,000 Asia Miles |
| China Southern Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 Sky Pearl Club Miles |
| Hainan Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 Fortune Wings Miles |
| JAL Japan Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 JAL Mileage Bank miles |
| Jet Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 JetPrivilege JPMiles |
| Kingfisher Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 King Club King Miles |
| Malaysia Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 SKYPASS miles |
| Qantas | 10,000 points for 1,500 Qantas Frequent Flyer points |
| Singapore Airlines | 10,000 points for 1,000 KrisFlyer miles |
| Thai Airways | 10,000 points for 1,000 Royal Orchid Plus miles |
