Thanks. Hardly seems worth the effort; better to spread across brands if <60 nights planned. Great post.

If you have status through a credit card, then your elite qualifying nights are at zero. They just give you the status. So you’ll need to earn the full number of qualifying nights to reach Diamond status or any of the bonus points at periodic thresholds beyond Diamond status.

I’m not aware of a way to check your progress online. However, you could probably contact Hilton and ask them for an update.

Yes. If you spend $200,000 on stays then you’ll earn 1,000,000 base points and get lifetime diamond status.

I haven’t tried in the past. I recommend calling Hilton and asking what your options are.

Thanks Scott. Wow, that’s horrible value. No wonder I’ve never heard of it. Wouldn’t be worth it for that kind of horrible exchange rate.

I’m happy to make the update. Meanwhile, you can find more information here: https://hiltonhonors3.hilton.com/en/earn-use-points/exchange/airline-rail/index.html

You can transfer 10,000 Hilton Honors points to most airline loyalty programs and typically get 1,000 or 1,500 airline miles in return. I don’t consider this a good value. Consider that Hilton points are worth about 0.5 cents each and most airline miles are worth 1.5 to 2.0 cents each. A more fair conversion ratio would be 10,000 points for 2,500 or 3,500 miles.

That’s a good idea. Thanks for suggesting it.