The 100% bonus is back if you buy Hilton points, here's how to save thanks to the "buy to book" technique
Very often, when we publish articles about the promotions related to the sale of airline points or chain [...]
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Very often, when we publish articles about the promotions related to the sale of airline or hotel chain points a tussle breaks out. There is the party that says "no savings" and the party that says "I buy them often." The truth as always is in the middle and since it is promo that gives a bonus of 100% is back if you buy Hilton points I try to explain it in detail.
What to know before buying points
Except in very rare cases the offerings are standard and repetitive, with a regular cadence the offers come out promising almost always the same bonus, if not we will be the first to say whether it is more or less advantageous than usual, but Before you buy you need to keep the rules of the game in view:
- You don't buy them to put them in your pocket, they are not crypto that you hope will grow in value.
- You only buy when there is a bonus, never without
- You buy when you have a plan in mind to use it in the short, medium term. Otherwise, you wait for the next promo.
Having understood these three pillars, we can proceed beyond. In this article I want to give 5 examples, not discounted of using Hilton points to book, using the points, and get significant savings at the end of the stay.
When you book with points you have to remember that, you will not earn base points, but only points on extra expenses, the ones you would make anyway. So when you then draw the line to see if convenient or not, buying points must also take into account the lack of accumulation.
The rules of the "game"
First of all, it is necessary to understand how much it costs to buy points and how many points you can buy.
For simplicity's sake I say. 100K points cost 1000$, e every year there is a limit that sets 160k points those you can buy. So by taking advantage of the 100% bonus, one can accumulate up to a maximum of 320k Hilton Honors points in a year by spending 1600$, in the money 0.5 cents per point.
I remember that Hilton lets you merge multiple profiles for free, so if you are a couple you can reach 720k points, but also expand the core to friends or relatives and accumulate even more without any problem.
5 examples of bookable vacations with the buy points, book and save strategy
I will intentionally not talk about the Maldives and Bora Bora, simply because we have repeated it over and over again about how to In these locations the points yield the most, if you want to know just do a couple of searches and you will find many articles and reviews.
(OffClassic) The brand new Waldorf Astoria in the Seychelles.
It will open in the coming weeks and become one of the most sought-after destinations of the coming years. Needless to say, in a location like this the points. At the moment there are no details yet for prices and availability, but it is only a short time away.
#1 Romantic weekends around Europe.
Sleeping at the Waldorf Astoria in Amsterdam, Rome or London can be a real experience, but also very expensive. Here's how. Buy Hilton Honors points to stay at these facilities can be a very good strategy.
Sleeping at the WA in Amsterdam, unanimously recognized as one of the best hotels in the world, is not cheap. A flexible reservation under Christmas costs more than €1,000 per night. Here is where the technique of buying to book can help us., always without forgetting the fifth night free rule when booking with points.
The same room booked with points, for the same dates, costs just under 300k points for 5 nights. It is easy to understand that paying cash would cost over 5k, while Using points, the bill would be less than €1500. A savings of more than 3,500 euros. The same dynamic can be seen for the most luxurious facilities on the old continent.
#2 Destination Japan
The Rising Sun is one of the most expensive destinations ever, and hotels are not the cheapest part of the vacation.
Sleeping in one of Hilton's newest and most beautiful facilities in Kyoto can cost, 5 nights, a whopping 10k, in contrast, the price for the same nights booked using points is 110k points per night, or 440k for the entire stay. Merge two accounts and buy points would result in an expenditure of just over 2,000 euros.
#3 Destination Disneyland
I took advantage of the points to avoid paying for the hotel at Disneyland in Tokyo., however, is also feasible in the United States, in the capital of amusement parks namely Florida. The hotel in these locations is always a bloodletting, here buying points to book can be a very smart solution for families with this vacation in their sights.
#4 Destination Caribbean
I could take much more exorbitant destinations, but I take a mid-level facility to understand how even "cheaper" solutions can be convenient to be booked using points.
Sleeping in Aruba, in the Hilton resort costs just under 4k, the price in points? 80k night, or 320k for 5 nights.Also a savings of almost 2400$.
# 5 Destination Hawaii
I left the farthest example, Hawaii, for last. There are so many Hilton resorts in this paradise. In Honolulu there is the historic Hawaiian Village., the one where Elvis Presley gave the first concert in world viewing, the one where the Beatles and Kings from halfway around the world passed by, on Waikiki Beach.
The dream place is the Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria Resort, one of the most beautiful resorts in the world. Sleeping here never costs less than 1000$ per night, but then you have to deal with taxes and resort fees, which when you book with points you don't pay, and the price spikes close to $2,000 per night.
Staying on the same dates costs as little as 100k points per night, again taking advantage of the fifth free night. Again, a savings of over $7,000. On the same type of stay.
In conclusion
The new Promotion giving away 100% of bonus points is active until Nov. 23 if you are looking for how to use points for Christmas bookings this bonus is just for you. I hope with this article, where I remember I did not mention Maldives and Polynesia, that I have made it clear how to take advantage of the opportunity and give yourself a vacation while spending much less than you imagine.
- 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