Hilton Free Night Rewards Can Be Used Any Day Going Forward
Hilton issues Free Weekend Night Rewards to cardholders who have the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card and The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card. Requirements vary, but these Free Night Rewards are all the same once earned.
These certificates are valid for free nights at almost any Hilton property in the world, with a few exceptions. Since the start of the pandemic, Hilton has made them more flexible, allowing members to use them for free nights on any day of the week.
Now Hilton has quietly made this change permanent, which is great news for cardholders.
Hilton says that it is “updating the Hilton Honors Weekend Night Reward to be redeemable at any night of the week. To reflect this change, the benefit is being renamed the Hilton Honors Free Night Reward.” Hilton is changing the marketing language as well, but for now you might still see the word “weekend” mentioned occasionally.
The update was included in the ‘Summary of Changes’ on statements of Amex Hilton credit cards. This was first noticed by Frequent Miler.
How Hilton Free Night Rewards Work
The Free Night Reward is issued in the form of a redeemable code and sent to you in an email from Hilton Honors to the email address listed on your account. You will receive the Reward email within 8-12 weeks after you have met the purchase requirement, but it’s usually much quicker than that.
This benefit is only available to the Basic Card Member. However, eligible purchases made by Additional Card Members will contribute to the purchase requirement.
Eligible purchases to meet the purchase requirement are for goods and services minus returns and other credits. Eligible purchases do NOT include fees or interest charges, cash advances, and the usual cash equivalents. If you transfer to a different Hilton Honors American Express Card that has a Free Night Reward benefit, any eligible purchases you made on your old Card will count toward the new Card’s Free Weekend Night Reward purchase requirement, after you make your first transaction on the new Card.
The Free Weekend Night Reward can be redeemed for one standard accommodation, double occupancy, subject to availability, at properties in the Hilton portfolio, with a few exclusions.
To redeem the Free Weekend Night Reward, Card Members must call 1-800-446-6677 and mention the code provided by Hilton Honors. A Free Weekend Night Reward expires one year from the date of issuance and must be redeemed on or before the expiration date. A Free Night Reward will be forfeited if not redeemed on or before the expiration date.
A Free Weekend Night Reward may be combined with other Hilton or Free Night promotions in market and may be added to existing paid or Reward stays. A Free Weekend Night Reward includes all applicable resort fees and taxes on the cost of the room for the redeemed night.
How to Earn Hilton Free Night Rewards
You can earn Hilton Honors Free Night Rewards with any of the three Hilton Honors American Express credit cards.
Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card
- Earn up to two free night rewards every year:
- Earn one Free Night Reward every cardmember year just for having the card
- Earn an additional Free Night Reward when you spend $60,000 on the card in a calendar year
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Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card
- Earn one Free Night Reward when you spend $15,000 on the card in a calendar year
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Hilton Honors American Express Business Card
- Earn up to two free night rewards every year:
- Earn one Free Night Reward when you spend $15,000 on the card in a calendar year
- Earn an additional Free Night Reward when you spend $60,000 on the card in a calendar year
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I’ve never had a FNC-earning Hilton card, but this change has got me considering opening a few cards. So I looked up some high-end Hilton properties and it’s hard to figure out if the cheapest room at each is a standard accommodation that would qualify for FNC use. They have other words in the cheapest room’s description like “villa,” “suite,” “plus,” “views,” or “premier.” Does that mean they don’t qualify? Any suggestion how to figure it out?