The fun is over, to get Hilton status the requirements go back to the pre covid ones
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, loyalty programs have tried to protect their loyal customers as much as possible. In 2021, [...]
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Since the outbreak of the pandemic, loyalty programs have tried to protect their loyal customers as much as possible. In 2021, given the difficulties, a gradual phase back to normalcy had continued, and today Hilton Honors made it official that there will be no more reduced requirements for status in 2023.
What changes in Hilton Honors
In 2020 Hilton had halved the elite qualifying thresholds; in 2021 the discount had dropped to 25% and now it has been zeroed out altogether.
Here is how many nights or base points you will need for each Hilton status level:
- Silver: 10 nights or four stays or 25,000 basis points.
- Gold: 40 nights or 20 stays or 75,000 basis points.
- Diamond: 60 nights or 30 stays or 120,000 basis points.
This year the requirements were as follows: Silver seven nights, Gold at 28 nights and Diamond at 42 nights.
Silver members get nothing or little. Free bottled water at check-in, 20% bonus points and. rollover nights
The level Gold is the best in cost/benefit ratio among all hotel chain loyalty programs. In addition to silver level benefits, you get a bonus of 80% on base points, room upgrade, free breakfast around the world (excluding the United States where you receive a daily credit for food and drink).
The Diamond card is the most prestigious and is the one that rewards guests the most with suite upgrades, lounge access, 100% bonus points.
Improve the expiration of points
Hilton suspended the Expiration of points at the beginning of the pandemic until the end of last year. Previously, Hilton Honor points expired. If there was no activity on the account for 15 consecutive months. This means that you had to earn or redeem points at least once during this time period to keep your points active.
Now, Hilton points will expire after 24 months of inactivity in a member's account.
Lots of promotions to maximize points and status
Right now there are two promotions, which can be combined, that allow you to accumulate thousands of bonus points with each stay and Qualifying double nights until the end of the year.
In conclusion
No cold shower, it was an expected decision. For all Italians then it is a relative problem, if you have the American Express Platinum In fact, Gold status is free and included in the card fee for life.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back