A friend of mine recently asked me if her Hilton points will expire. That got me thinking that sometimes people don’t even realize that points do in fact expire. Also, keeping track of hotel points expiration dates can be tricky. It’s true that there are multiple ways of doing this and you’ve likely found one that works best for you. We often think of points as a currency and since currency doesn’t expire, we forget that points do! So the first answer I gave her was that YES, Hilton points do expire.
Hilton Hotels loyalty program is called Hilton Honors and the points expire when the account has had no eligible activity in a 12-month period. Of course, after telling this to my friend, I knew her next logical question would be, HOW do I keep my points from expiring? Good thing there are many ways to do this, so let’s refresh your memory on this topic, too. Here’s what I told her:
Eligible activity that will keep your Hilton Honors points from expiring include some obvious and some less obvious options, such as:
- Staying at a Hilton property on a points-earning eligible rate
- Putting spend on a co-branded Hilton credit card to earn points
- Participating in the Hilton Dining Program and have a qualifying dining expense
- Shopping online through the Hilton Honors Shopping Portal
- Transferring points to a Hilton Honors account from an external program, such as American Express Membership Rewards
- Purchasing points
- Earning points using programs such as e-Rewards or eMiles
- Using Hilton Honors points to shop at Amazon
Let’s take a closer look at some of these options. Continue reading →
