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?

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.

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Book Direct

You will earn Hilton HHonors points only when you book directly from Hilton. What does that mean? That means only when you book through Hilton.com, Hilton direct booking line, Hilton hotel, you are allowed to earn HHonors points. If you book from online third party travel agency such as expedia.com, booking.com, priceline.com, you are not able to earn rewards points.

Two Types of HHonors Points

There are two types of HHonors Points: HHonors Base Points and HHonors Bonus Points. The HHonors base points will count toward your qualification for elite status; the bonus points can only be added to your total points for redemption.

Two Way to Earn Rewards

Hilton HHonors offer members two ways to earn rewards: “Points & Points” or “Points & Miles”. When choosing “Points & Points”, you will earn base points plus bonus points on the dollar you spend in Hilton Hotels and if you choose “Points & Miles”, you will earn base points plus miles on the dollar you spend.

When enroll the HHonors rewards program, don’t forget to choose either “Points & Points” or “Points & Miles” in “My Way Earning Style Option” in your profile, otherwise, you will lose your bonus points or miles and only earn base points.

Here are the steps you can follow to secure your bonus points or miles:

1. Enroll to Hilton HHonors – this is easy, just follow the instructions.
2. In account overview, choose “Edit Preferences”;

3. In “preference” page, under “MYWAY EARNING STYLE PREFERENCES” click “change earning style”, you will see the following screen;

4. In “choose a my way earning style” page, you can find there are 2 earning options: points & points, points & miles, choose your preferred option style.

If you spend a lot of time in flight, then the Points & Miles Earning Style is right for you. If you want to maximize your points to earn free hotel rewards nights as soon as possible, then you should choose Points & Points as your earning style. You are not able to earn “miles & miles” instead of “points & miles”. However, HHonors points can be transferred to airline miles. Also, you can change your preferred earning method directly in the settings of your Hilton HHonors account any time you change your mind.

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Does that mean you may miss a lowest hotel price? Nope, if you book direct from Hilton.com and then you find a lower, publicly available price anywhere else within 24 hours of your booking, Hilton will match it and give you a $50 credit, that is what Hilton Best Price Guarantee offers.

For Hotels inside the USA, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, Hilton will give you a US $50 American Express Gift Cheque. The Gift Cheque will be sent to you the next business day after your stay is completed. For Hotels outside the USA, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, Hilton will adjust your bill by US $50 (or local currency equivalent).

How to File a Best Price Guarantee Claim

In order to claim best price guarantee credit, you need to provide a confirmation number. So you must first have a confirmed reservation made through one of the official Hilton Worldwide booking channels:

• Any official Hilton Worldwide website
• Hilton Reservations & Customer Care
• Directly at a hotel in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio
• Through an IATA accredited retail travel agent professional (“Travel Agent”) booking through a Hilton Worldwide channel or the following Global Distribution Systems: Amadeus, Apollo/Galileo, Worldspan and SABRE.

Next, you must find a lower publicly available price on a non-Hilton Worldwide booking channel (except for “opaque” websites) for the same room type, at the same hotel, with the same dates and length of stay, same number of guests, same designation as either cancellable or non-cancellable, same advance purchase policies, and the same terms and conditions governing the room price.

Finally, you must complete and submit a claim form online, or you can call 1-800- HILTONS (International: 00 800 888 44 888) and follow the telephone representatives instructions to process the claim.

Please note: your claim has to be submitted within 24 hours of making your reservation and at least 24 hours prior to your arrival at the hotel. The same accommodations must be available for purchase at the Lower price when Hilton validate your claim.

The Fine Print

Hilton Best Price Guarantee does not apply in the following situations:

• Prices available on “opaque” websites where the hotel brand and specific hotel are not known until the booking is made (e.g., Priceline.com, Hotwire.com).
• Hotel packages or travel packages which may include hotel, airfare, car rental, food and beverage offers or other similar packages or amenities.
• Discount or negotiated prices not available to the general public, including but not limited to the following rates: membership (e.g., AAA, AARP or Saga), corporate, government, promotional, unpublished, Senior HHonors®, employee, offline wholesale/FIT, pre-paid rates which may include a voucher (including electronic vouchers), group or other specially negotiated rates.
• Reservations made within 24 hours of arrival.

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The Hyatt Gold Passport rewards program is designed to make stays at Hyatt even more rewarding for frequent business and leisure travelers. Members are welcome to any available standard room when booking a free night award, and they are rewarded with more benefits as they upgrade to higher elite statuses. The network of brands include the popular Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt, Andaz, and more. Earn points easily through hotel stays and services by joining the Hyatt Gold Passport program today.

How do I become a Hyatt Gold Passport member?

Joining the membership rewards program is free! Join Hyatt Gold Passport today. You have the choice to earn either points or miles when you enroll in. If you prefer to earn miles, you can set your earning preference at the hotel’s front desk and avoid having to present your travel partner membership number during each check-in.

Hyatt Membership Levels and Member Benefits

Gold Passport Member

Qualification: This is the status you earn by signing up for free. Becoming a member enables you to earn and redeem points for stays and services at participating Hyatt hotel brands.

Benefits: Membership allows you to earn 5 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every eligible $1USD spent at Hyatt locations. You can also redeem points for free nights with no blackout dates, room upgrades, meals, and spa treatments. If you are short on points for hotel stay redemptions, you can combine your points with cash for a Free Night Award. Other ways to earn rewards include earning credits with Travel Partners or M life Tier Credits for Hyatt stays, as well as miles with over 30 Hyatt Travel Partners. For full details, click here.

Platinum Passport Member

Qualification: Staying 5 qualifying stays or 15 eligible nights within one calendar year earns you Platinum membership.

Benefits: Platinum members receive a 15% point bonus, or 5.75 points per eligible $1USD spent at Hyatt locations. After achieving platinum status, you can enjoy available preferred rooms, stay connected with complimentary premium Internet access, use the expedited check-in line, and extend your stay until 2 p.m. with late check out request. Your room is always ensured with Hyatt’s 72-hour guarantee and reservations can be booked through an exclusive Platinum line.

Diamond Passport Member

Qualification: You need 25 eligible stays or 50 qualifying nights in a calendar year to achieve Diamond membership.

Benefits: Diamond members earn a 30% point bonus, or 6.5 points per eligible $1USD spent at Hyatt locations. In addition to the benefits you received as a Platinum member, you also get to enjoy the best available rooms upon arrival, receive exclusive access to the Regency Club or Grand Club lounge with complimentary continental breakfast and evening hors d’oeuvres, and receive a welcome point bonus of food and beverage amenity during each stay. Platinum members can receive a suite upgrade at the time of reservation 4 times annually on eligible paid nights, book reservations through an exclusive Diamond line, enjoy 2 complimentary one-time-use United Club passes annually, and even share their Diamond benefits with friends and family if you redeem points for a free night for them in 2015.

Upgrade to Platinum status with the Hyatt Credit Card

With the Hyatt Credit Card from Chase, members will receive credit for 2 free nights after making $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Members also earn 3 points for every $1USD spent at all Hyatt properties with their card, 2 points for every $1USD spent at restaurants and airline agencies, and 1 point for every $1USD spent on all other purchases. Here are some of the other benefits of this card:

• Free award night each year at any category 1-4 property.
• Earn 5,000 bonus points when you add an authorized user to your account.
• Automatic upgrade to Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum membership.
• Receive 2 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $20,000 each calendar year; an additional 3 stay credits and 5 night credits upon spending $40,000 each calendar year.
• $75 annual fee waived the first year.
• No foreign-transaction fee.
• EMV Chip-enabled.

Click here for a full list of card benefits.

Have any further questions or comments? Contact Hyatt Customer service.

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Hotels are often unable to offer significantly lower rates due to the contracts with third party sites and governmental regulations that require chains to be clear about their published rates. As a result, the major chains are finding ways to make it worth your while, as well as theirs, to book directly through them.

For most of the hotel chains, even you are a hotel loyalty program member, if you don’t book direct from their website or hotel booking line, you are not able to earn rewards points for hotel stays. That means booking direct is the only way for members to earn hotel points for hotel stays. Recently, these major hotel groups have begun offering further benefits to people who arrange their stay directly through the chain such as free internet access, specific room choices, free breakfast and more.

Hilton 

Hilton have digital check-in through their app to avoid long waits. Customers can choose their specific room, beyond the standard bed number and size; they can select the floor and the room on a floor plan.

Hilton also offer complimentary in-room and lobby standard internet access during stays at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels and Hilton Grand Vacations. Diamond members can get complimentary in-room and lobby premium internet access.

If you find a lower available rate anywhere else, Hilton will match it – plus give you $50 credit back.

Marriott

Marriott promises to match the better rates you may find when looking to book elsewhere, and then offer 25% off when you book your stay directly through them. They allow cancellations, special room requests. Rewards members also get free wifi and mobile check-in.

IHG

If a lower room rate was found on other websites, IHG will provide the first night’s room price free and match the lower average nightly room price found for that stay for the rest of the nights of that stay. If for any reason your reservation cannot be honored, IHG will provide you with a room and transportation to another convenient and comparable hotel. And, IHG will pay for the full cost of the first night’s lodging price, plus tax.

Hyatt

Hyatt hotels emphasize the lack of hidden fees when booking through them. They provide a best-rate guarantee, along with a 20% discount for your entire stay. Hyatt also offers an e-concierge to help you plan your stay.

Overall, the optimum way to keep costs down, and reap the best possible rewards and benefits is to enter into the hotel rewards programs, and to book directly through the hotel chain. So that members are able to earn rewards points towards elite status, free night stays and room upgrades and benefit from the mobile check-in, free Wi-Fi, discounts and more.

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The Hyatt Gold Passport loyalty program is praised for its easy points, easy rewards design. Members can earn rewards points when they stay at Hyatt properties around the world, or from purchases with Hyatt’s rewards partners, venue bookings through Hyatt Gold Passport Planner Rewards, spending on the Hyatt credit card, and more.

Earn Hyatt Gold Passport points from hotel stays

As a Hyatt Gold Passport rewards member, you earn 5 points for every $1 spent on eligible stays and purchases at participating Hyatt hotel brands. The Hyatt Gold Passport rewards program has 3 levels: Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. When you reach Platinum status, you earn an additional 15% point bonus, or 5.75 points for every $1 spent. At Diamond status, you earn an additional 30% point bonus, or 6.5 points for every $1 spent.

Earn HGP points from rewards partners

You can earn Hyatt Gold Passport points from participating rewards partners, such as MGM Resorts, Avis Car Rental, and shopping and dining locations worldwide.

HGP members who are visiting participating restaurants and spas just have to provide their HGP account number to the Hyatt Associate at the outlet at the time of payment to process the earned points on eligible charges. They will earn 5 HGP base points per $1USD. These eligible non-stay charges do not count towards Platinum or Diamond status, and outlet visits will not count as stays or nights towards earning Hyatt Gold Passport tier status.

Earn HGP points with Events and Meetings

Members can even earn reward points for meetings and events, because Hyatt believes in recognizing and rewarding the planners behind every successful gathering. With the Hyatt Gold Passport Planner Rewards program, you can collect points for your meetings and catering/banqueting events at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide.

You will earn 1 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point for every eligible $1USD spent on eligible meeting revenue, and up to 50,000 bonus points for each event. Every qualifying meeting or event helps you earn credit toward achieving elite tier status in the Hyatt Gold Passport program. Bonus points are awarded for eligible spendings on guest rooms, meetings rooms, banquets, and in-house catering. These points can be split up to three ways to reward co-workers or colleagues who helped plan the event.

After 3 qualifying meetings or events, you will be upgraded to Platinum status. After 10 qualifying meetings or events, you will automatically be bumped up to the highest level of membership at Diamond status. A qualifying meeting is defined as 10 or more occupied rooms per night.

There are many ways you can redeem your Hyatt rewards points, and if you enjoyed hosting your event with Hyatt, you can use your points for credits on future events at Hyatt hotels. You can redeem Future Meeting Credit Awards by calling 866-614-4484.

Earn Bonus Points with the Hyatt Credit Card

You can also earn HPG points from everyday purchases through a Hyatt credit card. With the Hyatt Credit Card from Chase, members will receive credit for 2 free nights after making $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Members also earn 3 points for every $1USD spent at all Hyatt properties with their card, 2 points for every $1USD spent at restaurants and airline agencies, and 1 point for every $1USD spent on all other purchases. Here are some of the other benefits of this card:

• Free award night each year at any category 1-4 property.
• Earn 5,000 bonus points when you add an authorized user to your account.
• Automatic upgrade to Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum membership.
• Receive 2 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $20,000 each calendar year; an additional 3 stay credits and 5 night credits upon spending $40,000 each year.
• $75 annual fee waived the first year.
• No foreign-transaction fee.
• EMV Chip-enabled.

Click here for a full list of card benefits.

How do I earn Airline Miles?

As a Hyatt Gold Passport (HGP) member, you can switch from earning points to earning miles at any time. Members can earn a set amount of miles for each qualifying stay with 28 participating travel partners. Your earning preferences can be changed at the hotel’s front desk; just make sure to present your Passport membership number and your preferred frequent flyer program.

What are the participating airlines

Are Rewards points and miles interchangeable?

You can convert your already owned points to a frequent flyer program online. To convert points to miles, you must have a minimum of 5,000 available HGP points. Points are converted to miles at a conversion rate of 1,250 points to 500 miles (2.5 to 1); after the minimum 5,000, additional point conversion can be made in increments of 1,250. If you do not have enough points to convert points to miles, you can purchase the additional points in order to convert.

When you convert 50,000 HGP points, you get 20,000 miles, plus a 5,000 mile bonus for a total of 25,000 miles. When you convert 50,000 HGP points to Southwest Airlines® Rapid Rewards points, you will receive 24,000 points plus a 6,000 point bonus for a total of 30,000 Rapid Rewards points.

Currently, all HGP points converted to miles are final. Once HGP points have been converted into bonus miles, they will no longer be available for use in the HGP program.

The Fine Print

• Points will be immediately deducted from your account for conversion; but the miles can take 6-8 weeks to appear on your account.
• Because converted miles are “bonus”, they do not count toward upgraded tier status in participating Travel Partner programs.
• HGP points to miles conversions are available on participating Travel Partners. HGP points are not eligible for conversion into M life Tier Credits.
• Hyatt Gold Passport Planner Rewards Company Accounts are not allowed to participate in the Hyatt Gold Passport Points to Miles program.

Have any further questions or comments? Contact Hyatt Customer service.

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The Hyatt Gold Passport rewards program is designed to make stays at Hyatt even more rewarding for frequent business and leisure travelers by offering different ways to earn points. If you are a frequent flyer, then read on to learn about how you can maximize airline mile earnings through the Hyatt Gold Passport program.

Earn Airline Miles with Hyatt directly

As a Hyatt Gold Passport (HGP) member, you can switch from earning points to earning miles at any time. Members can earn a set amount of miles for each qualifying stay with 28 participating travel partners. Your earning preferences can be changed at the hotel’s front desk; just make sure to present your Passport membership number and your preferred frequent flyer program.

Convert Hyatt points to airline miles

You can also transfer your already owned points to a frequent flyer program online. To convert points to miles, you must have a minimum of 5,000 available HGP points. Points are converted to miles at a conversion rate of 1,250 points to 500 miles (2.5 to 1); after the minimum 5,000, additional point conversion can be made in increments of 1,250. If you do not have enough points to convert points to miles, you can purchase the additional points in order to convert.

Convert to different travel partner currency

Miles is a generic term used for measuring conversion rates. Here are some travel partners that support different conversion ratios:

If you convert: 5,000 HGP points

You will receive:

• 4,000 Aeromexico/LanChile km
• 3,200 China Eastern Airlines
• 2,400 Qantas Points
• 2,400 Southwest Airlines Points
• 3,000 Virgin Atlantic Airways

Earn Bonus airline miles

When you convert 50,000 HGP points, you receive 20,000 miles plus a 5,000 mile bonus for a total of 25,000 additional miles. When you convert 50,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points to Southwest Airlines® Rapid Rewards points, you will receive 24,000 points plus a 6,000 point bonus for a total of 30,000 Rapid Rewards points.

How to maximize your airline miles

As you might have noticed already, earning airline miles directly is at a rate of miles/qualifying stay, while converting points into miles is a conversion rate of 1,250 points per 500 miles.

Let’s take a look at an example. Assuming you are a Gold member and you spend $1,000 in a qualifying Hyatt stay, you earn five points per eligible dollar, and earn a total of 5,000 HGP points. Platinum members earn a 15% bonus, or 5,750 HGP points; Diamond members earn a 30% bonus, or 6,500 HGP points. If we convert this at a rate of 2.5 points to 1 mile, we get a conversion of 2,000 miles as a Gold member, 2,300 as a Platinum member, or 2,600 as a Diamond member. If you were earning miles directly, you only earn roughly 500 miles per stay, no matter how long you stay or how much you spend.

Let’s say you spend under $200 on a qualifying stay. That earns you either 5*200 = 1000 HGP points, which at the conversion rate is only 400 airline miles, or less than the rate per stay if you were to earn miles directly. If you are not a frequent stayer of Hyatt, or you do not spend a lot on your stays, then it might be beneficial to earn miles directly.

However, let’s take into consideration points/miles earnings in the long run. Every 50,000 HGP points converted can earn you 25,000 additional miles. Since 50,000 HGP points converts to 20,000 airline miles at most participating airlines, your total earnings would be 20,000 converted miles + 25,000 additional miles for a total of 45,000 airline miles. If you frequent Hyatt hotels, this is a great bonus to take advantage of.

The Fine Print

• Points will be immediately deducted from your account for conversion; but the miles can take 6-8 weeks to appear on your account.
• All HGP points converted to miles are final. Once HGP points have been converted into bonus miles, they will no longer be available for use in the HGP program.
• Because converted miles are “bonus”, they do not count toward upgraded tier status in participating Travel Partner programs.
• HGP points to miles conversions are available on participating Travel Partners. HGP points are not eligible for conversion into M life Tier Credits.
• Hyatt Gold Passport Planner Rewards Company Accounts are not allowed to participate in the Hyatt Gold Passport Points to Miles program.

Have any further questions or comments? Contact Hyatt Customer Service.

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How do I redeem Hyatt Gold Passport points for hotel stays?

Enjoying free award nights is simple with Hyatt Gold Passport. To find participating hotels, you can view hotels by category here. You can also redeem HGP points at 12 different M life resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.

Number of points needed per night: 

* You can only redeem for suite awards for stays that are a minimum of 3 nights. You cannot redeem suite awards at the following properties: Hyatt Regency Kyoto, Hyatt Regency Paris-Madeleine, Park Hyatt Sydney, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort, Hyatt Residence Club Resorts and Hyatt Place hotels.

Upgrade your room

Regency/Grand Club upgrade costs 3,000 points and Suite upgrades cost 6,000 points. Suite upgrade awards are not valid at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort, Park Hyatt Sydney, Andaz Tokyo, Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort, Hyatt Regency Tulsa, Hyatt Regency Wichita, Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa, Hyatt Manila City of Dreams, Hyatt Santa Barbara, Hyatt Residence Club resorts, Hyatt Place hotels and M life resorts.

To reserve your reward nights or upgrade your room via phone, call 1-800-228-3360 or your nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Centre.

How do I maximize my HGP Points value?

When redeeming HGP points, you can compare the rewards earn rate of different redemption options to see if you are getting the most of your points. To estimate the rewards earn rate, divide the standard rate of the hotel stay by the number of HGP points required to redeem one night. Let’s look at a few hotel stay redemption examples for a night near San Diego, California:

///This Hyatt Regency in the La Jolla Village is a 4.5-star upper upscale hotel brand. It has a nightly average of $325 USD, and requires 15,000 HGP points per night to redeem.  Let’s estimate the point-value of this redemption:

$325/15,000 = 0.0217, or 2.17 cents per point

Let’s look at another redemption option. This is the Andaz brand also located in San Diego; this is a 5-star luxury brand, with an average nightly rate of $299 and a redemption rate of 20,000 HGP points per night.

$299/20,000 = 0.01495, or 1.495 cents per point

Although the Andaz has a lower nightly rate as a higher-ranked hotel brand, its redemption value is lower than that of Hyatt Regency’s. You might consider booking the Hyatt Regency when redeeming with points, and the Andaz when not.

Here is another brand, the Hyatt Place, a 4-star upscale brand located in Vista-Carlsbad. The nightly rate is $164, and it only requires 8,000 points a night to redeem. Here’s this hotel’s earn-rate value:

$164/8,000 = 0.0205, or 2.05 cents per point

The Hyatt Place is not ranked as high as the Andaz, but what would be used to redeem 2 nights at the Andaz can redeem 5 nights at the Hyatt Place. Paying for 2 nights at the Andaz would have been roughly $600, while 5 nights in Hyatt Place would have been $820; both reward redemptions cost 40,000 HGP points. In general, for Hyatt hotel brands, you want to aim for point values above 2 cents per point in order to maximize your earning-rate.

How do I redeem HGP points for airline miles?

With Hyatt Gold Passport, you receive 1 mile for every 2.5 HGP point you convert, beginning with a minimum of 5,000 points and increasing in increments of 1,250. When you convert at least 50,000 HGP points, you also earn 5,000 Bonus Miles. Currently, you cannot redeem HGP points directly for flight tickets. Convert your points here.

Other ways to redeem HGP points

Car Rental

Apart from airlines miles, you can also redeem points for car rental awards. Car Rental Awards can be redeemed at participating Avis car rental locations. A free intermediate-size car for one day is only 6,000 points a day! You can reserve by calling 1-800-228-3360. You should book in advance and allow 4-6 weeks for the Award to arrive by mail.

Dining, Spa, and More

You can redeem HGP points at participating restaurants and spas, even when you’re not staying at a Hyatt hotel. You can also redeem your points during check-out at participating Hyatt hotels for dining and spa experiences, in-room movies, parking, transportation, and more. Below is the dining & spa award redemption rate:

Future Meeting Credit Awards

Hyatt locations are great places to host events, gatherings, and business meetings. You can use your points for credits on future events at Hyatt hotels by calling 866-614-4484 or the nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Center to redeem. Minimum point amount is 15,000 HGP points, which gets you $200USD. Any unused portion of a Future Meeting Credit is non-refundable, and credit cannot be used as a deposit for a meeting. If you are using a Company Account to earn HGP points, there has to be a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 designated account administrators to manage the account and redeem points. Company Accounts do not get meeting credit toward tiers.

Purchase, Combine, or Transfer Points

• Purchase points to help you earn a free night or upgrade. Points can be purchased in increments of 1,000. You can purchase up to 55,000 points per calendar year.
• Give points to friends or family to help them earn a free night or room upgrade. Members can receive points in increments of 1,000, up to 55,000 points per calendar year. Give points now.
• Receive points as a gift. If your HGP number was provided during the purchase, the points will automatically be deposited into your account. If you have a certificate code, you can claim your HGP points online.

Have any further questions or comments? Contact HGP Customer Support.

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If your account goes unused for a designated amount of time you will lose all the points you have accumulated, and your account will be declared inactive. In order to prevent this, you must take at least one of several actions to maintain your account, and keep your points from expire.

Keep An Active HHonors Account

HHonors members have 12 months to participate in eligible activities that will keep the account open and active. If you lose your points, you may be able to keep your inactive account for up to five years; that will be decided by program managers. To hold on to your points, however, you must do one of the following within a year:

• Stay at a participating Hilton Worldwide hotel.
• Earn HHonors points by making qualifying purchases from approved partners, or with a Hilton brand credit card.
• Purchase more HHonors points.
• Donate your HHonors points using the Hilton HHonors Giving Back program.

Of these options, the easiest and most beneficial way to accrue points, and keep your HHonors account open, is by using one of several Hilton brand credit cards. These cards have the convenience of credit card spending while allowing you to gather points at a faster rate, and reap other special rewards and offers as the credit card provider offers them.

Hilton HHonors Credit Cards

There are several options for credit cards associated with Hilton HHonors. They not only help you earn points toward your Hilton account with every use, they also offer other benefit options and rewards.

The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card offers a certificate for two weekend nights if you make $2,500 worth of purchases within four months of opening the card. The Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express allows you to earn 12 Hilton HHonors bonus points for every dollar spent on qualifying purchases at participating hotels and resorts. You can also gain 60,000 extra points if you spend $3,000 within three months of activating the card account. Owning either of these cards gives you HHonors Gold status.

The Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card currently has a limited time offer of 75,000 bonus points if you make $2,000 in purchases within three months of opening the card account. This card provides you with six bonus points for each dollar spent at participating Hilton brand hotels and resorts. The Hilton HHonors Card from American Express offers 40,000 HHonors bonus points upon spending $750 within three months of the card’s activation, as well as seven HHonors bonus points with approved purchases from Hilton hotels and associated brands. Both of these cards offer HHonors Silver program status.

For more information on these credit cards and their offers, visit the Hilton HHonors credit cards web page. To find out the details of Hilton’s point expiration policies, visit their Terms and Conditions page.

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Buy HHonors Points. If you need more HHonors Points. You can buy them through your Hilton HHonors account in order to redeem rewards. Members may purchase up to 40,000 HHonors Bonus Points per calendar year. Points must be purchased in 1,000 point increments. Total cost of points will be shown to Member during the purchase process before the purchase is completed.

You can also buy HHonors points while booking a reward reservation. Members can purchase an unlimited number of points up to the total number of points required to redeem the Member’s desired Reward Stay. Purchased points do not count toward membership-tier qualification.

Transfer HHonors Points. HHonors Points can be transferred from your account to another member’s account in increments of 5,000 points up to 200,000 points per transaction at a nominal processing cost. There is no limit to the number of HHonors Points a member can transfer or receive; after transferring 200,000 points in a calendar year, subsequent transfers that year have no fee. You can also directly combine multiple accounts by signing into your HHonors account and clicking Combine Accounts. However, multiple members, such as spouses, cannot share an account.

HHonors Points Registry. You can also set up a points registry to receive points. Registries are great for celebrating weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, or other special occasions. Set up an HHonors Points Gift Registry here.

Donate your Hilton HHonors Points for a Good Cause. For every reward point donated, Hilton HHonors will make an equivalent cash donation to the donator’s choice of organization or cause. Donations are handled through PointWorthy.com, the partner that unlocks millions of dollars of value in unused and donated loyalty points for charities. Create a PointWorthy account and link it to your Hilton HHonors account, then choose from amongst thousands of charitable organizations. Donations have to be a minimum of 4,000 points, which has a cash value of $10 USD.

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