There are more than 8,000 Hilton properties worldwide represented by a broad range of Hilton brands. There’s Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Conrad Hotels & Resorts — and of course, Hilton Grand Vacations just to start. Yes… your Hilton mind has been blown.

 

Supercharge Your Stay Options

Each sub-brand brings something different to the table while offering the high quality associated with the Hilton name. But instead of trying to study the differences between them, I follow in the footsteps of the Beatles with some of their best songs: Just keep it simple and the awesome will come.

That said, there are a few ways you can supercharge your destination options so you can see as much of the world as you want while staying with Hilton. And it all starts with your Hilton Honors Points.

How to Get Hilton Honors Points

You can earn Hilton Honors Points by staying at any Hilton brand hotel, dining with or renting a vehicle from a Hilton partner or making purchases with a Hilton Honors credit card. So whether you’re driving, dining, hoteling or shopping, you can always be adding to your points.

You can then use those points to stay at Hilton properties around the world, gift them to loved ones or even put them towards Amazon purchases. Our family mostly uses them to travel more.

Add to Your Points With Credit Card Purchases

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card definitely gets a workout in our household and helps us pile up the points. This is super helpful when we want to do some impromptu exploring on vacation. For example, when we were in Japan earlier this year (staying at The Bay Forest Odawara, a Hilton Club), we traveled west to Osaka.

Well, on a map, that’s only a handful of inches. But in travel time, it’s hours. Faced with the dilemma of cutting our exploration short to head back on a bullet train or stay overnight, we thought our rare visit to Japan warranted checking out the famous Hilton Osaka.

The Hilton Honors Aspire Card tapped me on the shoulder and said, “I’ve got this, buddy…” and with our Hilton Honors Points we booked three rooms for the family with a fantastic view of the city. Had we paid for the last-minute accommodations outright, it definitely would’ve been close to four figures. 

Convert Your Hilton Grand Vacations ClubPoints to Hilton Honors Points

Now, you might be checking your Hilton Honors account and seeing points, but maybe not enough for a few days at the hotel you were hoping to experience with your family. Well, let me introduce a sneak attack method that’s available to you if you’re a Hilton Grand Vacations Member: converting HGV ClubPoints to Hilton Honors Points.

The conversion rate can be 16 and sometimes as much as 32 times per point. This can help revitalize your bank of Hilton Honors Points and really expand your lodging options. For example, in Italy, there are two Hilton Grand Vacations properties. But Hilton hotels in Italy? More than you can count on your fingers and toes.

Another Word on the Hilton Honors Aspire Card

The beautiful thing about your Hilton Honors Aspire Card is that the annual fee for it is more than sidestepped by the value of your Hilton Honors Points as well as the gift of a free night on your card’s renewal anniversary. 

While the Hilton Honors Aspire Card comes with an annual fee, frequent travelers can still find it worthwhile. As a Hilton Grand Vacations member, your love for travel is a given. This credit card not only grants you complimentary Hilton Honors Diamond status but also offers numerous other benefits that complement your Hilton Grand Vacations membership.

Not enough for you? Well, when you hit a certain spending threshold with your card, you get another free night.

See More of the World With Your Points

Hilton Grand Vacations has many wonderful resorts all over the world where you can stretch out and really feel like you’re at home away from home. But when you add the places you can go with Hilton Honors Points, the choices at your fingertips sizzle like garlic sautéing in fresh Italian olive oil.

Read how another family maximizes their Hilton Honors membership and learn other great ways to use your HGV ClubPoints here.