Buy Hilton Honors Points With Up to 100% Bonus

Buying Hilton Honors points during one of the frequent 100% bonus events can be a very effective way to instantly top up your account balance for a big redemption.

Hilton typically offers this bonus throughout the year, and this time, you’ll have until March 14, 2025 to buy points at the bonus rate.

Let’s have a look at how the promotion works, and under what circumstances you might wish to take advantage of it.

Buy Hilton Honors Points with a 100% Bonus

Hilton Honors normally allows you to purchase points at a rate of 1 cent per point (USD), which is much higher than a price at which I’d consider purchasing points.

Indeed, we generally value Hilton Honors points at 0.7 cents per point (CAD) or 0.5 cents per point (USD), so it would seldom make sense to buy points at the usual rate of 1 cent per point (USD).

During these 100% bonus events, you’ll get double the points, meaning that you’re effectively purchasing points at half price for 0.5 cents per point (USD). That’s much closer to a price at which buying points might make sense.

Keep in mind that not all members receive the same bonus offer during this promotion period. There may be multiple versions of the promotion, with some members receiving a 50% bonus rather than a 100% bonus—so be sure to check your own offer before making a purchase.

How many Hilton Honors points can you buy?

Hilton generally caps the number of points each member can buy at 80,000 base points per year, plus bonus points.

With this current promotion, that limit has been doubled or even tripled (depending on your offer), allowing you to purchase up to 240,000 points. When you add in the 100% bonus, this means that in total between base and bonus points, you could potentially add 480,000 points to your account balance.

Keep in mind that Hilton allows you to easily pool points among different individuals’ accounts, so it’s easy to bypass the limit by purchasing the maximum number of points under different family members’ accounts and then pooling them all together.

Which credit card should you use to buy Hilton Honors points?

You’ll want to use a US credit card to buy Hilton Honors points, if possible. That’s because Points.com is a Canadian business, and Canadian residents are subject to local taxes on points purchases, which can add a further 5–15% to your total.

Combined with the 2.5% foreign exchange fee on most Canadian…