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LAST CHANCE: Get immediate Hilton status with its new debit cards!
Two months ago, Hilton Honors launched two new debit cards in the UK.
They effectively let you buy Hilton Honors elite status, even if you never use the debit card itself. Silver status will ‘cost’ you £60 per year whilst Gold status – which gets you free breakfast – will ‘cost’ you £150.
Your status is upgraded as soon as you activate your new debit card so it would be fine for any stays you plan over Christmas and New Year.
As a reminder, this is what you get (full details are on the application website here):
Hilton Honors Plus debit card:
- £150 annual fee
- Gold status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card
- 0% FX fees when spending in foreign currency
- 1.5 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in the UK
- 3 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in Hilton properties in the UK
- 3 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in foreign currency
- 4.5 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in Hilton properties outside the UK
There is a sign-up bonus of 12,000 Hilton Honors points if you apply by TODAY, 30th November 2024. You need to spend £2,500 in foreign currency in your first six months to receive the bonus.
Hilton Honors debit card:
- £60 annual fee
- Silver status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card
- 0.5% FX fees when spending in foreign currency
- 1 Hilton Honors point per £1 spent in the UK
- 2 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in Hilton properties in the UK
- 2 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in foreign currency
- 3 Hilton Honors points per £1 spent in Hilton properties outside the UK
There is a sign-up bonus of 3,500 Hilton Honors points if you apply by TODAY, 30th November 2024. You need to spend £1,000 in foreign currency in your first six months to receive the bonus.
Our full article on the launch, and a Q&A about which card is best for you, is here.
You can apply for the Hilton Honors debit cards here.
In other news ….
Black Friday travel offers:
Our round-up of the best Black Friday travel deals is here
Get a free tastecard membership for 90 days, good for restaurant and coffee shop discounts
Get quadruple Accor points on your next two hotel stays – and a 15% bonus on gift cards
This week’s top travel news stories:
Our coverage of the new BA First Class suite:
British Airways unveils its new First Class cabin
Our verdict on new BA First: good but not game changing, but it doesn’t need to be
In other news:
A big lounge shake-up for Heathrow Terminal 3 is coming for 2025
British Airways launches three new Italian routes in 2025, bookable now
Etihad announces 10 new routes launching in 2025
Eurowings launches flights between Newcastle and Berlin
Bristol Airport aims to attract long haul flights with a longer runway
Marriott adds the award-winning Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester
Save on West Coast train travel with Avanti Superfare – tickets from £9
Very generous £350 United Airlines cashback offer returns to American Express cards
Get a Vietnam Airlines (SkyTeam) status match
Why you should now book Virgin Points redemptions as two one-way tickets
British Airways adds additional flights at Stansted and won’t pull Bahrain after all
Reviews:
Review: the new Qatar Airways Al Mourjan The Garden lounge in Doha
A reader is taking part in the SAS Million Points Challenge and is documenting his journey for us:
- “I’m doing the SAS Million Points Challenge – here’s why”
- The SAS Million Points challenge route – 15 flights on 15 airlines for £3,000, to earn points worth potentially £10,000+
Hotel news:
How to earn Avios when you stay at Airbnb: 2 points per £1
How does the new Millennium & Copthorne ‘My Millennium’ loyalty scheme work?
Credit card news:
…. or 20,000 points with the Business Rewards Visa card
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.
See you next Saturday,
Rob, Rhys, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
