{"id":1326,"date":"2011-10-31T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T06:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2013-09-04T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:06:51","slug":"hilton-hhonors-60000-after-750-in-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"Hilton HHonors 60,000 after $750 in spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hilton must have decided to respond to the excellent offer that came out about a week ago from Marriott<\/a>. Gotta love competition!<\/p>\n

This is an offer unlike any I’ve seen before from Hilton. The HHonors program is alright. I feel like they want gold to stay in their hotels. This offer gives you 60,000 HHonors points<\/a> that you get after a minimal spending requirement.<\/p>\n

This card also offers Silver HHonors status<\/a> to anyone who has it for the life of the card. That sounds pretty sexy, but isn’t too exciting. You get a 15% bonus on all paid stays at Hilton properties. You can also see the link to see the other not so exciting things that come with the Gold status.<\/p>\n

Bonus:<\/strong> 60,000 Hilton HHonors<\/a> points after meeting your minimal spending requirement.<\/p>\n

Spending Requirement:<\/strong> You must spend $750 within the first three months of card ownership in order to qualify for this deal.\u00a0 This is not a big hurdle for most people who are willing to put everything on their credit card.\u00a0 Also keep in mind that this is an American Express and sometimes you might have a harder time finding someone who will accept the American Express than a Visa or a Mastercard.<\/p>\n

Point Earning:<\/strong> You will be getting 6 Hilton HHonors points per dollar spent at Hilton locations. \u00a0 You will also be awarded 3 Hilton HHonors points for all other expenditures.<\/p>\n

Point Using:<\/strong> Hilton has over 3700 properties that are spread out amongst ten different companies.\u00a0 The hotel lines that are included in the Hilton HHonors program are: Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, and Hilton Grand Vacations.\u00a0 You won’t find a shortage of locations in the Hilton lineup.\u00a0 You can find one of their properties almost anywhere.<\/p>\n

The scale of using the points ranges from their hotel category.\u00a0 A simple category might cost you 7500 points, whereas the major categories would cost up to 50,000 per night.<\/p>\n

You can use their basic search option to see what properties fall under which category by using their search tool.<\/a>\u00a0 I did a quick search and discovered that they have two hotels in my hometown and they both require 25,000 points. Here is a list of the category one hotels in the USA<\/a>.\u00a0 You can also search the other categories on this same page.<\/p>\n

I know that the Starwood Preferred Guest<\/a> card has 25,000 as a bonus, but their points last SO much longer than the Hilton points do.\u00a0 You are burning through a lot of points per hotel with the Hilton program.<\/p>\n

Point Expiration:<\/strong> If you don’t earn or use points every 24 months they can expire.<\/p>\n

Annual Fee: <\/strong>No annual fee!<\/p>\n

Foreign Transaction Fees: <\/strong>2.7%=Ouch.\u00a0 Use another card for your foreign transactions.
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Card Type:<\/strong> American Express.\u00a0 The minimal spending requirement wouldn’t deter me from getting this card with American Express.\u00a0 It could always serve as a good staple card too because it has no annual fee.\u00a0 Make sure you always keep you credit in a good spot.<\/a>
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Card Issuer:<\/strong> American Express.\u00a0 Yay! For once Chase doesn’t have the hottest card.\u00a0 This is good news that other companies are noticing that they are falling behind the eight ball.<\/p>\n

In summary, I feel like this is a good Hilton HHonors offer, but I still think that the Starwood Preferred Guest\u00ae Credit Card from American Express card is still a stronger offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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