Earn 1,000 Bonus Delta SkyMiles Per Hilton Stay

Hilton Honors and Delta SkyMiles have just partnered on a new promotion, which could earn you some bonus miles with no opportunity cost.

Get rewarded with Delta SkyMiles for Hilton stays

Thanks to a new promotion, you can earn 1,000 Delta SkyMiles bonus miles per stay at an eligible Hilton Honors property:

• You must register between April 6 and May 6, 2024, and you must also register prior to booking any eligible stay (so any previously booked stay wouldn’t qualify)
• You must then stay between April 6 and July 7, 2024
• You can take advantage of this promotion up to three times, for a total of up to 3,000 bonus Delta SkyMiles
• Bonus Delta SkyMiles will post to your account within six to eight weeks of an eligible stay
• The terms suggest that a stay needs to be booked in USD (as the currency) in order to be eligible, though there are no additional geographic restrictions
• There’s no opportunity cost to taking advantage of this, as you’ll still earn Hilton Honors points as usual

While this isn’t an earth shattering promotion, it’s better than nothing. For many, it will be an easy opportunity to earn 3,000 bonus Delta SkyMiles. Personally I value Delta SkyMiles at ~1.1 cents each, so this is like an incremental return of ~$11 per eligible stay.

Keep in mind that this can be combined with Hilton Honors’ global promotion.

Could we see a closer Hilton & Delta partnership?

Frankly this promotion seems rather random in isolation, and I can’t help but wonder if this might be the start of something bigger.

It’s common to see partnerships between airlines and hotels, as we see that American AAdvantage and World of Hyatt have a partnership, and United MileagePlus and Marriott Bonvoy have a partnership. So it’s logical enough that we could eventually see Delta SkyMiles and Hilton Honors have a partnership.

Could this promotion be intended to see if consumer behavior is at all impacted by an offer between the programs, or to be able to share customer data between the companies? I guess only time will tell…

Bottom line

Hilton Honors and Delta SkyMiles have launched a promotion, whereby you can earn 1,000 bonus miles per eligible Hilton Honors stay, in addition to the points you’d usually earn. While not the highest value offer, it’s also super easy to take advantage of. So you might as well register, as there’s no downside.

What do you make of this Delta & Hilton promotion? Could you see a closer collaboration between the two brands?