Earn Hilton HHonors points and redspottedhanky credit with Fantasy Formula 1
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Both Hilton HHonors and redspottedhanky.com are running Fantasy Formula 1 competitions for the second time this year. You still have two weeks to sign up before the first race.
The redspottedhanky.com one is especially valuable as all players can earn up to £20 in redspottedhanky train tickets credit.
First up, let’s look at Hilton.
The home page and registration site for the competition is here.
The prize, for the overall winner, is pretty good. You get five nights in ANY Hilton Group property worldwide (Maldives sounds good to me ….) which is the equivalent of 380,000 Hilton HHonors points if used at a peak resort at peak time. They also give you $580 in cash towards your tax liability for the prize – which, as a UK resident, will be nothing! (The competition is open to various countries, including the UK and US.)
There will also be four quarterly prizes of a 3-night stay at any Hilton Group property, plus $365.
Perhaps more interestingly (ie realistically) there are 30 weekly prizes to be won. The highest scorer each week gets 50,000 Hilton HHonors points, with a decreasing scale down to 5,000 for 30th place.
I have entered teams for myself and my wife. I have no intention at all of tweaking my team during the competition – I will just let it sit there and hope I get lucky one week!
The redspottedhanky.com option
redspottedhanky.com has also brought back its Fantasy Formula 1 competition, based on identical software to the Hilton one. The overall prizes are less exciting, with an iPad being the best on offer. It’s not quite 5 nights in The Maldives …..
However, ALL PLAYERS will receive redspottedhanky.com loyalty points. This is effectively free money.
They have changed the format this year, for the better.
Instead of only paying you at the end of the year, you will be paid out in June, August, October and January 2015.
Your Fantasy Formula 1 points will be divided by five, and your payout will be capped at £5 per period, so a maximum of £20 over the year.
There are three ways to approach this:
For the super-lazy – sign up and let RSH randomly pick a team for you, then sit back and wait for the points to arrive
For the fairly lazy (me) – sign up, think strategically about your team, but then sit back and wait for the points to arrive and never change it
For the active – sign up, think strategically about your team and then transfer drivers in and out throughout the season in an attempt to maximise your money
Whatever you do, though, do something! It would be a waste to let a few pounds of RSH credit go astray.
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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (April 2025)
There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit and debit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
There are two dedicated Hilton Honors debit cards. These are especially attractive when spending abroad due to the 0% or 0.5% FX fee, depending on card.
You also receive FREE Hilton Honors status for as long as you hold the debit cards – Gold status with the Plus card and Silver status with the basic card. This is a great reason to apply even if you rarely use it.
We reviewed the Hilton Honors Plus Debit Card here and the Hilton Honors Debit Card here.
You can apply for either card here.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 30th April 2025, the annual fee on the basic Hilton Honors debit card is halved from £60 to £30. The sign-up bonus is also easier to earn – you need to spend £1,000 either in the UK or abroad within three months. The usual bonus rule requires you to spend the full £1,000 outside the UK.
NEW: Hilton Honors Plus Debit
10,000 bonus points, Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review
NEW: Hilton Honors Debit
2,500 bonus points, Hilton Silver status and 0.5% FX fees Read our full review
There is another way of getting Hilton Honors status, and earning Hilton Honors points, from a payment card.
Holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card. It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.
We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
The Platinum Card from American Express
80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review
You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:
- American Express Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
- American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
and for small business owners:
- American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
- American Express Business Platinum (50,000 bonus Amex points)
The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton Honors points is 1:2.
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