New £50-£75 American Express and Hilton hotel cashback offers launched

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Hilton, covering hotels in Europe and random spots elsewhere!

If you’re lucky, you may have an offer giving you £75 back. This offer is normally capped at £50, albeit the £75 version has a higher spend.

This is excellent timing, given the special offer currently running on the basic Hilton Honors Debit Card – click to read.

If you sign up for one of the two new Hilton Honors Debit Cards you will receive Silver or Gold elite status in Hilton Honors, which will work nicely with any stay you book around this cashback deal.

If you are targetted for the cashback, you will see the deal on the ‘Offers’ page of one or more of your Amex cards on the app or website. Don’t waste your time checking your Marriott Bonvoy Amex however ….

Here are the two versions of the deal:

• You receive £50 cashback when you spend £200 on your card with Hilton by 4th July

• You receive £75 cashback when you spend £300 on your card with Hilton by 4th July

The rules confirm that cumulative spend counts – you don’t need to do the £200 or £300 in one transaction.

There are a huge number of UK hotels listed, along with hotels in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Botswana, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, the Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA and Zambia.

There is a PDF here showing which hotels are taking part.

The list is NOT in alphabetical order by country. It is split into three sections by broad geographic area.

Existing bookings are fine as long as long as they are not already pre-paid. There is no need to rebook anything.

The offer rules say that only checkout spend counts. Looking at the comments below, Hilton MAY have tightened up on this a bit – with most of these cashback offers it makes no difference. It’s up to you if you decide to give it a go.

This offer stacks with the current Hilton promotion

Don’t forget to register for Hilton’s current promotion if you are planning a stay.

Hilton Honors is offering double base points on every stay by 30th April 2025.

You can register here.  Our full article on the current Hilton promotion is here.

Don’t forget the new Hilton debit cards!

Your discounted Hilton stay could be a good excuse to take out one of the two new Hilton Honors Debit Cards

The premium card (£150 fee) comes with Hilton Honors Gold status, which gets you free breakfast for two people on every stay – or a daily food and drink cash credit in the US. You’d also get an 80% bonus on the base points earned.

The basic card is currently half price – just £30 for your first year. This comes with Hilton Honors Silver status, which admittedly has few guaranteed benefits (no free breakfast for a start).

You would also earn 3 or 4.5 Hilton Honors points, depending on card, when you pay at a Hilton hotel outside the UK – and pay 0.5% or 0% in FX fees, depending on card. If you are paying at checkout, nothing stops you paying just over £200 (to trigger the Amex cashback) on your Amex card and then paying the balance with a Hilton Honors Debit Card.

You can learn about the debit cards, including the special offer on the basic card, in our article here.

Click here for the application website for the new Hilton Honors Debit Cards.

Don’t forget ‘Hilton for Luxury’

Finally, don’t forget the new ‘Hilton for Luxury’ scheme.

If you are booking a Conrad, Waldorf Astoria or LXR hotel, you get special benefits by booking via a ‘preferred partner’ agent such as our partner Emyr Thomas at Bon Vivant.

You receive:

• Complimentary breakfast for two
• $100 equivalent food & beverage credit
• Double Hilton Honors points
• One category upgrade, early check-in and late check-out, subject to availability

Here are the important things you need to know:

• there is no minimum stay required to receive these benefits – this makes one night stays especially good value because of the $100 food and beverage credit
• you pay the Best Flexible Rate shown on hilton.com (Best Flexible Member Rate if you are a Hilton Honors members)
• you pay at check-out as usual, so there is no problem triggering your Amex cashback
• all bookings are fully cancellable on the usual ‘Best Flexible Rate’ terms
• all bookings earn Hilton Honors points (in fact, you earn double points) and elite night credits, and your elite benefits will also apply

How to book ‘Hilton for Luxury’

You need to book via a Hilton ‘preferred partner’ travel agent. Luckily for you, our luxury hotel booking partner Emyr is such an agent.

Drop him a brief note with your hotel and prospective dates and he will confirm the rate and the additional benefits you will receive. There are no booking fees or cancellation / amendment fees. We have worked with Emyr for many years now and feedback has always been great.

You can contact Emyr via the form on this page of Head for Points.

You can find out more about ‘Hilton for Luxury’ on hilton.com here but you cannot book online.

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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.