It is a difficult day for Hilton Honors loyal. Hilton, once again, has increased the price of the points in a series of top -level properties, observed by a crew of legitimately angry travelers, many with plans and points to spend, In Reddit and informed by Danny The Deal Guru. In fact, some of these dreamy properties have now increased to the a whopping of 250,000 Hilton honor points per night for a standard room reward.
What is worse, many of the The same properties saw significant walks as recently as May of this year.
Take the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos PedregalA TPG favorite, for example. At the beginning of the year, I could book from 140,000 points per night. After changing the May prices limit, we saw 190,000 points per night. Now, the lowest standard room reward nights we could find sit at 250,000 points, a huge difference of more than 78% in a matter of months.
Other devalued properties include the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, which had a handful of 250,000 nights in the flexible reserve calendar (although they were few and distant). Those standard room rewards began the year with 150,000 points to the maximum.
Other properties with informed changes include favorites such as Conrad Tokyo, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Hermitage Bay and Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island. Although some of these properties saw smaller increases, an increase remains an increase.
In May, TPG reported that rates in South Bank in Turks and Caicos increased from 130,000 points per night to 180,000. Today, you are looking at 210,000 points per night.
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“Similar to how our hotels adjust the rates of their rooms based on supply and demand, we routinely monitor and occasionally adjust Hilton’s reward prices so that they correlate more closely with market demand.” Hilton honors The spokesman told TPG by email. “The Hilton Honors program continues to offer incredible value, flexibility and choice to our most loyal guests.”
Fortunately, the loyalty program still has some benefits that can help compensate for price increases. With the free benefit of the fifth night, elite members You can pay for four nights with points and get the fifth free night. People Free night certificates, offered with certain Hilton American Express cardsDo not have a limit for standard night rewards, so they can still be used for nights in hotels that have seen meaning price walks.
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The important devaluations are never fun, especially when they are hard and fast without prior notice. Visiting some of Hilton’s most legendary properties will probably cost more points, sometimes significantly more than at the end of last year. Even less known hotels and resorts, such as the main properties of the city, are receiving a blow. Unfortunately, devaluations continue to occur in all areas and in all brands, but it is never fun to find out, as many people did, while trying to plan a trip and realize that yesterday’s numbers do not coincide with today.
It serves as a solid reminder that “Pointsflation” occurs, and if you feel in your stash for too long, you may be burn.
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