Hilton Honors Points Unlimited 2021 looks like a generous one. It promises lots of bonus points on stays.
From January 1 to May 2, 2021, registered members will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay and 5,000 extra bonus points after every 5 nights stayed.
Register first
You always have to register to the Hilton promotions. This one is no exception. You can link to the promotion page and sign-up through the member log in.
Hilton Honors Points Unlimited 2021 bonus points earnings
On top of the 2,000 bonus points per stay, 5,000 bonus points will be posted every time you hit 5 nights completed.
Earning 5,000 bonus points is unlimited. Everytime you hit 5 nights, the count will reset. If you that more than 5 nights under one stay the additional nights will count toward your next 5,000 bonus.
These bonus points are above and beyond the base points, elite tier bonuses, and other bonus offers. Hilton allows to register to multiple promotions.
All Hilton brands are included in the offer. Remeber that reward nights count towards bonus earnings.
However, keep in mind that not all stays eligible. Here’s Hilton Honors list of ineligible stays:
- wholesale/tour operator packages;
- contracted crew rates;
- travel agency discount rates;
- packages exclusively for casino player card holders;
- unauthorized Members staying on Go Hilton Team Member or Family & Friends Travel Rates;
- stays secured utilizing Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Hilton Club timeshare programs, Hilton Grand Vacations marketing packages with a sales presentation requirement;
- complimentary or barter rooms;
- NET Group rates;
- Series Group or IT Group rates;
- contracted Entertainment or Encore rates;
- third party websites bookings (irrespective of rate paid); and
- “opaque” channel bookings where the brand may or may not be known at the time of purchase.
WorkSpaces by Hilton bonus
You can also earn a one-time 10,000 bonus points when you book WorkSpaces by Hilton day booking. This offer is valid until March 31, 2021.
You can book by loging into your Honors account and use day rate codes SRP DU or 1DY.
Conclusion
This promotion is a great opportunity to earn lots of Hilton Honots points for future reward luxury stays with a Gold & Diamond status.
A pillow run can be worth doing this winter and spring. With Hilton Honors Points Unlimited 2021 generous bonuses while paid rates are relatively lower in this Covid-19 context.
Can you actually work up a case where a pillow run would be worthwhile? As far as I can tell this is only about $10 worth of points, so even if you can earn a lot more it seems unlikely you’ll find an overnight rate that comes close to breaking even. It would have to be a sub-$20 room rate which even for the cheapest Hilton properties would be challenging to find.
The day-use rate is better giving $50 worth of points but it’s still hard to see how to make up the other $44 to bring that up to break even.
A pillow run is worth when your close to making Gold or Diamond status. To make the best of these benefits you need to be travelling in EMEA region. By the time we’re back in planes, I believe it’s worth booking low rates and sometimes reward stays. Status recognition is a big deal in EMEA and honoured. Unlike properties in North America, hotel lounges won’t charge you for drinks 😉