Hilton Honors has just quietly made an awesome permanent change to the free night rewards you can earn with co-branded credit cards.
Hilton free night rewards no longer just for weekends
It’s possible to earn free night rewards with several Hilton Honors Amex cards. These certificates are pretty awesome, since they’re valid at nearly all Hilton Honors properties worldwide. Historically these free night certificates have only been valid for stays on weekends.
During the pandemic we’ve seen Hilton add flexibility to these certificates, and in 2021 and 2022 they’ve been valid for stays any day of the week. There’s some positive news on that front — this change is permanent, so Hilton Honors free night rewards will be valid seven days a week going forward.
Interestingly Hilton Honors hasn’t even promoted this widely, but rather Frequent Miler noticed that this was listed at the bottom of statements on Hilton Amex cards. Amex seems to have updated the marketing on these certificates, to reflect this change.
This is a truly awesome change that will add value for these certificates in the long-run. I’m guessing this largely reflects that business travel is still nowhere close to being recovered, so many hotels might have higher occupancy on weekends than on weekdays, and therefore Hilton’s redemption costs for these certificates might often be lower on weekdays.
Hilton Honors Amex cards earning free night rewards
If you’re looking to earn Hilton Honors free night awards with credit cards, there are two cards that offer these:
- The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (review) offers up to three free night rewards every year; you receive one every cardmember year just for having the card, including the year in which you open the card, plus up to two when you spend each calendar year; earn a Free Night Reward after you spend $30,000 in purchases on your Card and earn another Free Night Reward after you spend an additional $30,000 in purchases on your Card.
- The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card (review) offers a free night reward when you spend $15,000 on the card in a calendar year
Bottom line
Hilton Honors free night rewards are now valid for stays any day of the week, rather than just on weekends. While this flexibility has been offered during the pandemic, it’s fantastic to see that this will stick around permanently, as this should add a lot of value for cardmembers.
What do you make of this change to Hilton free night rewards?
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