There are plenty of ways to keep your Hilton points from expiring. Examples of eligible activity include spending on the Hilton credit card, transferring points from another program to Hilton or shopping through the Hilton shopping portal.
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Yes, you can get your Hilton Honors points back if you cancel a reservation made with points. Most Hilton properties allow you to cancel a free night booking 2 days before your check-in day. After you've successfully canceled your free night, points will immediately show up back to your account.
To qualify, you must complete 30 stays, stay 60 nights or earn 120,000 base points in a calendar year. However, primary cardholders of the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (see rates and fees) enjoy complimentary Diamond status as a perk of their card.
If you don't plan on staying at Hilton properties at least once per year, it's not worth obtaining Gold or Diamond status, even if you're just getting it through a credit card. It may also not be worth it if you typically stay at limited-service properties where upgrades are unlikely and breakfast is free to all.
Hilton Honors Gold status (40 nights, 20 stays or 75,000 base points) Hilton Gold status is arguably the most generous mid-tier hotel status out there. Members qualify for free breakfast at Hilton hotels, room upgrades and more. It takes 40 nights, 20 stays or 75,000 base points to earn Hilton Gold.
On paper, TPG values 1 million Hilton Honors points at $6,000, which is much lower than some other programs we've looked at in this series. However, as you're going to see, there are some tricks you can use to squeeze more value out of these points.
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card: Earn 130,000 Hilton Honors bonus points after you spend $2,000 in purchases on the card within your first three months of card membership. Per TPG's latest valuations, the 130,000 Hilton points are worth $780 in value toward award stays.
Once you have reached a certain elite tier, you may keep your status for the calendar year in which the elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year. To make it easier to keep your elite tier status, reward stays count toward elite tier qualification.
If you are an Hilton Honors guest with Gold status, you and up to one additional registered guest in the same room will be granted complimentary access to the Executive Floor Lounge only if you receive a room upgrade to the Executive Floor or an upgrade to a room type that confers Executive Floor Lounge access benefits ...
Once you have reached a certain elite tier, you may keep your status for the calendar year in which the elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year. To make it easier to keep your elite tier status, reward stays count toward elite tier qualification.