Transfer Hilton points to another personOn the next page, click the “Points” tab at the top of the page and then “Transfer Points.” On the next page you will enter the number of points you want to transfer and fill in the recipient's name, Hilton Honors number and email address.
Are Delta and Hilton partners? You can convert Hilton points into Delta miles through the exchange section of your Hilton online account. However, the exchange rate isn't great: you'll only get 1,000 Delta miles for every 10,000 Hilton points that you transfer.
Hilton Honors accounts are available for individuals only. The only exception is for spouses who jointly own a timeshare through the Hilton Grand Vacations Club.
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.
Points Transfer is a 1:1 transaction, while Points Pooling allows for combining Hilton Honors Points with up to 10 other people (11 including yourself).
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.
500 Honors points definitely isn't much to write home about — according to TPG's latest valuations they're only worth about $2.50. But, if you have several stays with Hilton planned, there's no reason not to book your stay through the app to claim these bonus points.
For example, a hotel room that costs $100 per night might have a cost of 20,000 points; this would make each point worth 0.5 cents when redeemed for that particular room.