{"id":1843,"date":"2012-02-12T21:48:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T04:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2014-04-14T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T17:56:08","slug":"how-to-earn-over-400000-hilton-hhonors-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1843","title":{"rendered":"How to Earn Over 400,000 Hilton HHonors Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t Forget to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorldWanderlusting\">Like us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/worldwanderlust\">Follow us on Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Hotels you can find a Hilton property almost anywhere. \u00a0The Hilton family has hotels all across America and all across the world too. \u00a0Their redemption scale isn&#8217;t always amazing depending on the property that you&#8217;re staying at, but this is a way that you might be able to accumulate tons of HHonors points.<\/p>\n<p>Right now you have 7 different credit cards that are issuing points either directly to Hilton, or can be transferred to Hilton HHonors points. \u00a0I&#8217;ll outline each of them and show you how to accumulate over 400,000 HHonors points and get Gold Status too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.applyonlinenow.com\/USCCapp\/Ctl\/entry?sc=VABB8H&amp;cm_mmc=US%20Email-_-Cheetah%20Mail%20US-_-USCCACQ-_-0112#b\">100,000 from the Virgin Atlantic Bank of America<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/millionmilesecrets.com\/2011\/11\/10\/virgin-atlantic-credit-card\/\">Daraius from MillionMileSecrets.com<\/a> showed me that you can transfer these points from Virgin Atlantic to Hilton HHonors points at a 2:1 ratio. \u00a0 The bonus from this card is 50,000, and if they give you a 2:1 transfer ratio then you are paying $90 for 100,000 HHonors points.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign on Bonus: 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Points which are transferable 1:2 to Hilton<\/li>\n<li>Spending Requirement: $2500 in 3 months<\/li>\n<li>Annual Fee $90<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www262.americanexpress.com\/apisites\/microsite\/apply\/hilton-hhonors-surpass-card\/71-1000-41?returnUrl=http:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\">60,000 from the Hilton HHonors American Express Surpass<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This card is issued by American Express and gives an initial sign on bonus of 40,000 HHonors points. \u00a0It will also issue you an additional 20,000 points when you spend $3000 within the first. \u00a0It also offers automatic <strong>Gold Status for the first year<\/strong> of having the card. \u00a0Gold Status isn&#8217;t worth too much, but it can give you opportunities for upgrades, free breakfast at certain hotels, and a few other minor amenities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total Bonus: 60,000 HHonors Points<\/li>\n<li>Spending Requirement: $3,000 in 3 months<\/li>\n<li>Annual Fee: $75<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creditcards.citi.com\/credit-cards\/hilton-hhonors-visa-signature-card\/\">40,000 from the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the weakest offer of all, but it still gives you 40,000 and Citi is good about issuing credit cards to people with good credit. \u00a0It also comes without an annual fee, which is nice for those people who are trying to do this on a tight budget.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total Bonus: 40,000<\/li>\n<li>Spending Requirement: $1000 in 4 months<\/li>\n<li>Annual Fee: None<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boh.com\/personal\/banking-products\/credit-cards\/29.asp\">70,000 from the Bank of Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/millionmilesecrets.com\/2011\/08\/01\/70000-hilton-points-with-the-hawaiian-airlines-credit-card\/\">Daraius also\u00a0posted about this deal<\/a>. \u00a0He has actual done the transfer to know that it actually works too! \u00a0It is a great option for those people like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frugaltravelguy.com\">FrugalTravelGuy<\/a> who have been running out of options as they have already gotten all of the best offers from the big banks. \u00a0Bank of Hawaii is far from here, and as long as they are willing to dish out the points, they you should take them!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign on Bonus: 35,000 Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. Transferable 1:2 to Hilton<\/li>\n<li>Spending Requirement: $1000 in 4 months<\/li>\n<li>Annual Fee: $79<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofamerica.com\/credit-cards\/marketingdetail.action?context_id=marketing_detail&amp;offer_id=ECOMM0901BBW00406800121990EN000%7C2072169%7C6U\">70,000 from the Bank of America Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This offer also came by way of Dariaus&#8217; suggestion. \u00a0This is another annual fee card, so you aren&#8217;t getting all of the points for free, but you&#8217;re paying pennies on the dollar. \u00a0They give you HawaiianMiles as well, which are transferrable 1:2 HHonors points. \u00a0Great Success!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign on Bonus: 35,000 Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. Transferable 1:2 to Hilton<\/li>\n<li>Spending Requirement: $1000 in 4 months<\/li>\n<li>Annual Fee: $79<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Credit Card from American Express<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bytemgdd.com\/imp.aspx?l=3133&amp;c=15031\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t actually seen this one done, but I can&#8217;t imagine why it wouldn&#8217;t work. \u00a0Starwood will allow you to transfer to Virgin Atlantic (as shown above) at a 1:1 ratio.\u00a0 Once they&#8217;ve been transferred to Virgin Atlantic, you&#8217;ll be able to turn around and transfer them to Hilton.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign on Bonus: Starpoints transferable to Virgin Atlantic then to Hilton HHonors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can rack up some serious Hilton HHonors points with a few credit card sign up bonuses. \u00a0In total you would accumulate over 400,000 points which can get you some serious Hilton Hotels.\u00a0\u00a0With judicious use of your excellent credit, and a\u00a0measly $323 in first year fees, you can accumulate thousands\u00a0of dollars in hotel\u00a0expense savings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1848\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1848\" data-attachment-id=\"1848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=1848\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5.png\" data-orig-size=\"521,130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hilton Category Costs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5-300x74.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1848\" title=\"Picture 5\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5-300x74.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Picture-5.png 521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hilton Category Costs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are seven different tiers of Hilton Hotels. \u00a0Their search function isn&#8217;t my favorite, but you can <a href=\"http:\/\/hhonors1.hilton.com\/en_US\/hh\/rewards\/categories.do\">look at their website to see the hotels on each tier.<\/a>\u00a0 You could basically live at a tier 1 hotel for 53 nights. \u00a0 It would equal 32 nights at a tier 2, 16 nights at a tier 3, \u00a013 nights at a tier 4, 11 nights at a tier 5, 10 nights at a tier 6, and 8 nights at a tier 7.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that there are tens of thousand of Hilton HHonors points out there for the taking.\u00a0\u00a0In the off chance that I needed to stay at a hotel for 53 days, this is exactly how I would do it. \u00a0Hahah.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you think. \u00a0Share our website with your friends. \u00a0Tweet about us or make a post about this, just keep wanderlusting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t Forget to Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter: When it comes to Hotels you can find a Hilton property almost anywhere. \u00a0The Hilton family has hotels all across America and all across the world too. \u00a0Their &hellip; 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