Hilton Honors Improves Points Earning In Three Ways

Do you have to be a room guest to earn points on incidentals like F&B in restaurant ?

The biggest issue I have with HHonors earnings is that they don't give points for incidental spending on "non-qualifying" rates. That still seems to be a problem. 🙁

Nicely done Hilton.

Will Hilton now give elite benefits to all four rooms as well?

I do not like that I do not earn points on special rates-even though I show loyalty to Hilton by staying there- and that I cannot use points for that purpose.

Hilton honors i have been diamond member for years i had booked and paid for my new year vacation in Seychelles. Booked room on my hilton account. For my surprise they changed my stay on my co passenger name. Neither the points nor the nights are added to my account. This is first time that diamond desk is not reverting on my request abd ignoring my request leaving it unanswered.

Yeah, I'll earn points for picking up the bar tab and charging it to my room. Otherwise, this is a great boost for companies and travel planners who want to point everything on a single corporate card and steal points from those of us who actually spend the time away from our families on the road.

I’m sure there’s a not insignificant set of long-term occupants who will benefit from the elimination of the earnings cap. I certainly would have appreciated it when I was at the Conrad NYC for six weeks during a trial several years back.

@Flying@MSP - Not sure what your complaint is here. These changes benefit the person staying at the hotel, not the person who foots the bill.

@tda - thanks for your comment. I just went and looked at the actual updated T&Cs. You are correct that the HH member needs to stay, so this won't help non-traveling management and travel staff. I can still see how this could be abused, but I guess so be it -- sometimes I'll be the senior person on the trip and capture all the points.