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Buy Hilton points ends 12/31/24
Eyes set on Bora Bora sunsets, waking up in the Maldives, or a getaway to New York City? This promo could help you get on your way, but if you’re not targeted for 100% bonus then just realize you’re not getting the best deal ( people are seeing 80% to 100% and up to 480k ). If you have a trip you’re looking to book, and buying points could make it cheaper, pull the trigger. Otherwise I’d suggest waiting until we have a best ever offer. Let’s take a look at this deal, what to be aware of, and some serious examples of how it can save you big bucks.
Why would you buy Hilton Points?
Buying any kind of point or mile comes with the risk that those points could be devalued before you have a chance to use them. The way around this is to buy them with a specific redemption in mind + when you see the award availability you want to book.
This way you know you’re getting the value you want out of the points you’re buying because you’re using them immediately. I’ll give a couple of examples further down in this post, but I’m not advising you to buy Hilton points without a specific purpose of use.
The deal runs through 12/31/2024 – Get up to 100% bonus Hilton Honors up to 480k total points
The best we’ve seen is buy 240k get 240k…1/2 penny a point and this deal matches the best ever on price and quantity if you’re targeted. Some accounts are getting 160k + 160k, and some are getting an 80% bonus.
This is the best deal ever…
5th night free on rewards stays when you have Hilton Status
As long as you have Silver or higher Hilton Status you get a 5th night free.
- Base Member
- Silver
- Gold
- Diamond
Every Hilton branded Amex card somes with at least Silver status and Amex Platinum and Business Platinum come with Hilton Gold. 
Want more than the max? Here’s the trick: You can pool up to 2M points from multiple accounts
Hilton allows members to pool their points into a one account. You can transfer up to 500k from a single account, but up to 11 people can participate in a pool, and one member can receive up to 2,000,000 points in a given calendar year. So…you can certainly work around the restriction by having multiple people buy the points, you reimburse them, and then pool them all into your account. Is that a lot of work? Yes, but I’m just stating what’s possible.
If you’re getting married and wanting to take a dope honeymoon, you could have your loved ones can all contribute to help you reach your travel goal.
How to purchase points for paradise.
Hilton’s top tier properties range between from 95k to 150k. With that said, if you’re looking to stay in uber 5 star luxury…buying points can save you a boatload of cash if you’re already in the market for an expensive trip. The strategy is the same regardless of the class of hotel though…just make sure you’re saving money, and hopefully making use of a 5th night free.
Waldorf Astoria Pedegral Cabo. 120k per night, take advantage of pooling.
You’ll need 480k Hilton points to snag the Waldorf Pedegral, so if you’re starting from zero, this new offer would sort you out. If you didn’t get that offer, you’d need to pool points.
The cost? $2400 for 5 nights at a hotel that typically charges over $1k per night – and often over $1500.
Since Hilton allows pooling of up to 2 million points across multiple accounts, this deal is within reach. Note the most one account can merge is 500k.
Overall:
As we said in the intro, don’t buy points speculatively. Also we’re giving outrageously aspirational and insanely expensive destinations to show the potential of deals like this so keep that in mind. Don’t buy points to redeem at your local Hilton Garden Inn by the airport unless it makes sense. Crunch the numbers. We’re just trying to show you what’s possible, and what we’re truly shooting for when we buy points during offers like these. In fact, we have purchased multiple times in the past.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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