Update 12/6/24: Back again
Update 8/6/24: Back again.
Update 1/23/24: Back again
Update 10/5/23: Back again
Update 6/1/23: Back again
Update 1/17/23: Deal is back and valid until March 7th, 2023.
Update 5/31/22: Back until 7/19/22. Hat tip to FM
Update 3/17/22: Back again until May 6.
Update 1/11/22: Back again until February 9, 2022.
Update 10/14/21: You can get 50% off now. Same as the 100% bonus. Hat tip to OMaaT
Update 7/21/21: Back again through July 21, 2021. Hat tip to FM
Update 5/26/21: Back again and valid through 8 July 2021.
Update 3/16/21: Back again and valid through May 11, 2021. Hat tip to reader Information Booth.
The Offer
No direct link; log in to your Hilton Honors account and head to the buy points screen.
- Buy 10,000+ Hilton Honors points get an 100% bonus.
The Fine Print
- A maximum of 80,000 Hilton Honors points can be purchased per year, so the maximum bonus is +80,000 Hilton Honors points (160,000 total points, $800).
- Some Hilton Honors members may be able to purchase 160,000 points per year, doubling those numbers.
- Valid until July 15, 2020
Our Verdict
Don’t forget you can go through a portal as the points are actually sold through Points.com, for example Topcashback is offering 2.5% cash back on these purchases. You’ll also earn credit card rewards points as normal so your cost basis is under 0.5¢. Personally I don’t like purchasing points/miles as I find them a lot more inflexible than cash, I also value Hilton points at less than 0.5¢ so this isn’t a good deal for me. We talk about point valuations and issues with people overvaluing points in this post. I guess if you don’t have any Hilton points and have a specific redemption in mind then purchasing points isn’t a terrible idea, but I certainly wouldn’t advocate for purchasing points speculatively.
Deal history:
- Update 1/18/21: Deal is back and valid through 3/5/21.
- Update 10/8/20: Some people are also being targeted for 5,000 bonus points regardless of how many you buy. 1,000 + 1,000 bonus points + 5,000 bonus points (7,000 total) for $10 is the cheapest deal.
- Update 7/30/20: Valid again through December 31st, 2020
- Update 7/30/20: Valid again through September 30th, 2020
- Update 6/15/20: Deal is available again and valid through July 15, 2020
- Update 5/28/20: Extended through June 3rd, 2020
- Update 5/25/20: Deal is available again until May 27th, 2020. The maximum has also been increased from 80,000 points to 160,000 points.
- Update 1/8/20: Deal is back and valid until February 19, 2020. (ht OMAAT)
- Update 12/17/19: Deal is back and valid until December 28th, 2019.
- Update 11/13/19: Deal is available again, this time valid until November 26, 2019, at 11:59pm ET
- Update 9/15/19: Deal is available again, valid until Oct 22nd, 2019 11:59pm ET. Hat tip to reader Alec
- Update 4/14/19: Deal is available again and valid until May 28th, 2019. Hat tip to Travel Update