There’s a 30% transfer bonus through September 30th from American Express to Hilton. This means during the transfer bonus, 1,000 points would. become 2,600 Hilton points. Is this a good transfer bonus? Greg and Nick debate that point in today’s Coffee Break.
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Debate: 30% Amex to Hilton Transfer Bonus. Should we do it?
(00:00) – Quick facts about the transfer bonus…
(01:02) – Past bonuses
(01:43) – Nick says “No” to the 30% Hilton bonus
(07:29) – Greg says “Yes” to the 30% Hilton transfer bonus
(12:23) – But what about the “joy of free”?
Read our post about “the joy or myth of free travel” here.
(13:58) – Conclusion
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I think Nick and Greg both made good points, at lot depends on how you plan to use the points. Personally I did the last transfer promo to Hilton. I had a lot of Amex points and was short points in order to get the 5th night free on a Hilton booking. Transferring AmEx points to hilton with a promo then using it to book a resort room gave my outside value. Also as they mention, a bit of it leans into the Free Travel, if you have the points sometimes its better to just use them
Go Greg, completely logical discussion. Nick argument about buying points as being its valu3 should also be ascribed to Aeroplan and Avianca. Greg’s argument is 100% on target. Now that doesnt mean it’s the redemption everyone should do, but it is a a quality user of Amex points in the right personal situations…