‘Hilton for Business’ now letting you book pre-paid rates – and get 7,500 points for joining

A year ago, Hilton Honors launched a new small business programme called ‘Hilton for Business’.

The good news is that it is very slick and integrates perfectly with your existing Hilton Honors account.

The even better news for 2025 is that many hotels are now allowing ‘Hilton for Business’ members to booked Advance Purchase rates. These will be cheaper than the Advance Purchase rate offered to the public.

You can learn more about ‘Hilton for Business’, and sign up, here. The sign-up offer of 7,500 Hilton Honors points after your first stay is still running.

This is how it works:

• when you sign up your small business, you are asked for your existing Hilton Honors account details. Your ‘Hilton for Business’ account is linked to this.

• the only requirement for joining is that you have a business email address which you must verify by clicking a link in a test email sent to you. There is no requirement to provide a company registration or VAT number. You MUST have a unique email suffix (eg ‘headforpoints.com’ in our case). It is NOT essential that the address on the Hilton Honors account has this suffix.

• once you have signed up, you receive a link to send to co-workers. By clicking the link, they can join your ‘Hilton for Business’ account and link it to their existing Hilton Honors account.

That’s it!

How do you book rooms with ‘Hilton for Business’?

It is impressively simple. Going forward, when you or your co-workers log in to the Hilton website, they will be given the choice of whether they want to see ‘Hilton for Business’ rates as well as standard rates.

This is what you see on hilton.com:

‘Hilton for Business’ rates are worth booking because they are around 2% cheaper than Member Best Flexible or (just launched) Member Advance Purchase rates.

Here’s an example for Hilton Manchester Deansgate:

As you can see, you are saving £3 on the Flexible Rate and £2 on the Advance Purchase rate by using ‘Hilton for Business’.

How does it work for Hilton Honors points?

The guest receives their Hilton Honors points and elite night credit as usual. This is important – the person who stays is not in any way worse off by using ‘Hilton for Business’.

On top of this, additional points are accumulated in the ‘Hilton for Business’ acccount:

• 7,500 Hilton Honors points (worth £25 on our valuation) are earned after the first stay is made under the ‘Hilton for Business’ rate (first stay per account, not per person on the account)

• 5,000 Hilton Honors points (worth £17 on our valuation) are earned for every 10 nights booked in aggregate by employees using the ‘Hilton for Business’ rate

The person who set up the ‘Hilton for Business’ account decides what to do with the points. You can transfer them to your own Hilton Honors account or you can transfer them to one of your registered employees.

You cannot redeem points directly from the ‘Hilton for Business’ account – they must be transferred to a personal account first. This is a positive, because it means there isn’t an isolated small balance in the ‘Hilton for Business’ account which may never be used.

Conclusion

Last year I signed up Head for Points for ‘Hilton for Business’ and I was impressed by how slick it was.

Because there is no separate ‘Hilton for Business’ website, I don’t need to mess about with a different log-in or password. I can control everything from within my personal Hilton Honors account.

It’s worth registering for ‘Hilton for Business’ if you have a business email address, especially as you can now book pre-paid rates. You’ll make a small saving of 2% or so and you’ll get an extra 500 Hilton Honors points per night, albeit they don’t pay out until you’ve accumulated 10 nights.

The carrot of 7,500 bonus Hilton Honors points for your first booking is obviously worth having too!

You can find out more, and register for ‘Hilton for Business’, here.

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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.

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.

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.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points.