If you have the Hilton Surpass card or the Hilton Business Amex card, you can spend $40,000 in a calendar year to get Diamond status. You can also book 60 nights, 30 stays, or earn 120,000 base points (in 2022, the requirements are either 42 nights, 21 stays, or 84,000 base points).
Hilton Honors tier qualification in 2023 returns to the pre-pandemic levels: Silver: 10 nights, 4 stays or 25,000 Base Points. Gold: 40 Nights, 20 stays, or 75,000 Base Points. Diamond: 60 nights, 30 stays, or 120,000 Base Points.
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.
How long does Hilton Diamond status last? Hilton elite status is typically valid for the year that you've earned it and the year afterward. For example, if you earn Diamond status in March 2023, you'll hold it through the rest of 2023 and all of 2024.
That means that five nights would cost you 40,000 points, or an average of 8,000 points per night. That means that 100,000 points would get you 12 free nights at that hotel.
Within Hilton Honors, there are different tiers of status that allow you to enjoy benefits when staying at Hilton properties worldwide — the highest of these is called Diamond. One of the biggest reasons to stick to Hilton Honors is that it's much, much easier than other hotel chains to enjoy top-tier elite status.
The highest Hilton Honors status is Diamond. Diamond status will afford you benefits including space-available room upgrades, 100% points earning bonus on stays, elite status gifting and more.
Hilton Diamond status is the highest elite status level you can achieve and offers additional perks like up to Suite-level space-available room upgrades, a 100% point bonus on stays, premium Wi-Fi access, a 48-hour room guarantee and even the ability to give Gold elite status to another Hilton Honors member.
Additional ways to redeem Hilton points is by shopping, traveling, and dining with Hilton partners. Once you redeem enough Hilton Honors points, you can use them for free nights at Hilton hotels, free car rentals, or you can sell Hilton points for cash to MileageSpot and earn cash in return.