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Hilton Honors points can unlock stays at over 9,000 properties worldwide. While hotel stays and frequent promotions are solid ways to earn points, co-branded credit cards and transfer partners can help you build your balance faster than ever.
Already sitting on a healthy stash of Hilton points? You can also transfer points out to airline partners to top off an award flight account or combine points with another Hilton Honors member to save up for a future redemption sooner.
Here's everything you need to know about transferring points in and out of the Hilton Honors program.
Programs That Transfer to Hilton
The following transferable rewards programs partner with Hilton Honors, along with their transfer ratios:
Among these, Amex Membership Rewards is one of the best options. Under normal circumstances, you can convert 1,000 Membership Rewards points into 2,000 Hilton Honors points — and this can be boosted by an Amex-Hilton transfer bonus.
Cards that earn Membership Rewards points include the American Express Platinum Card® and American Express® Gold Card.
Business owners can also earn Membership Rewards points with cards such as: The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, American Express® Business Gold Card, and The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express.
(Terms apply)
- As High As 300,000 points. Find Out Your Offer. You may be eligible for as high as 300,000 Membership Rewards® Points after spending $20,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months of Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer.
- The American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an escape at the airport. With complimentary access to more than 1,550 airport lounges across 140 countries and counting, you have more airport lounge options than any other credit card company on the market as of 07/2025.
- See how you can unlock over $4,000 in business and travel value annually after meeting qualifying spend thresholds on the Business Platinum Card. Terms apply.
- Get up to $300 in statement credits semi-annually for up to a total of $600 in statement credits per calendar year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel using the Business Platinum Card®. The Hotel Collection requires a minimum two-night stay.
- No Preset Spending Limit: The spending limit on the Business Platinum Card is flexible, so unlike a traditional credit card with a set limit, the amount you can spend adapts based on factors such as your purchase, payment and credit history.
- Make the Business Platinum Card® work even harder for you. Hilton for Business members get up to $200 back per calendar year when you make an eligible purchase at Hilton properties across the globe. Gift cards are not an eligible purchase. Benefit enrollment required.
- Fly like a pro with a $200 Airline Fee Credit. Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
- Use the Business Platinum Card and get up to $209 back per calendar year on your CLEAR+ Membership (subject to auto-renewal).
- Maximize your time away with Fine Hotels + Resorts through Amex Travel™.
- Enroll and get up to $150 in statement credits on U.S purchases directly with Dell Technologies on the Business Platinum Card and an additional $1,000 statement credit after you spend $5,000 or more on that same Card per calendar year.
- Enroll and get up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year on U.S. purchases of ChatGPT Business* on the Business Platinum Card. *Subject to auto-renewal.
- Enroll and get a $250 statement credit after you spend $600 or more on U.S. purchases directly with Adobe per calendar year on the Business Platinum Card.
- Get up to $90 in statement credits quarterly for purchases with Indeed on the Business Platinum Card. That's up to $360 back per year. Enrollment required.
- Get up to $10 in statement credits per month for wireless telephone service purchases made directly with a wireless provider in the U.S. on the Business Platinum Card. That's up to $120 back per year. Enrollment required.
- 2X points on purchases at U.S. construction material & hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on each eligible purchase of $5,000 or more, up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus.
- 5X points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com
- 1X points on other eligible purchases
- Terms Apply.
- Earn 5X points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase of $5,000 or more.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. construction material and hardware suppliers.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. shipping providers.
- 2X earning rates are subject to a cap of $2 million in purchases per calendar year.
How to transfer Membership Rewards points to Hilton
To transfer Membership Rewards points to Hilton Honors, log in to your Membership Rewards account and go to the “Rewards & Benefits” section.
Once there, select “Transfer Points.” A new page will load showing the American Express transfer partners. There are several airline and hotel programs to choose from.
After choosing Hilton, enter your partner account information and the number of points you wish to transfer.
You must transfer at least 1,000 Membership Rewards points.
Although the Hilton points could take up to five business days to appear in your account, transfers are typically immediate based on AwardWallet user data.
American Express occasionally offers transfer bonuses to Hilton Honors, sometimes in the 30% range. These promotions can improve the value you get when transferring Membership Rewards points for a specific Hilton redemption. However, it’s generally best to avoid speculative transfers without a near-term use in mind.
In recent redemptions, Hilton points typically are worth 0.61¢ each, while Membership Rewards points are worth around 2¢ each. So even with a 30% transfer bonus, the value of the Hilton points gained is not as much as the potential from utilizing other Membership Rewards transfer partners.
Only use this option when you just need a few extra Hilton points to lock in a high-value stay — like the Conrad Bora Bora Nui.
Related: 10 Best-Value Hilton Honors Points Redemptions for Luxury Stays
Other point transfers to Hilton
Bilt Rewards and Virgin Atlantic also transfer to Hilton. However, the transfer ratio of these is worse than transfers from the Membership Rewards program. It's best not to use these options unless you have an exceptional case — say, a large number of points in one of these programs that you do not plan to use anytime soon.
If you want to transfer from these programs to Hilton, log in to the reward programs’ website to link your accounts. You can then transfer the points into your Hilton balance.
You can also call the rewards program's customer service line for help transferring the points to Hilton.
Hilton Airline Transfer Partners
Once you've built up a stash of Hilton Honors points, you have other redemption options beyond hotel stays. One of these options is transferring points to airline partners.
While this is generally a poor value, there are circumstances when you may want to transfer your Hilton Honors points to airline miles. For example, if you are flush with Hilton points but need a few extra miles in your airline rewards program to get you on a trip.
Otherwise, we generally wouldn’t recommend transferring Hilton points to airline partners, as the transfer ratios tend to offer poor value:
While logged in to your Hilton account, head to the Exchange section to transfer your Hilton points to other loyalty programs. From there, select the rewards program to transfer to and enter your membership details to complete the transfer.
How To Transfer Hilton Points to Another Person
If you're working with a Player Two, friends, or family members, Hilton also lets you transfer points between accounts to combine balances for an award stay.
To transfer Hilton points to another member, visit the Hilton Honors transfers page. From there, enter the number of points you wish to transfer along with the recipient's Hilton Honors account information. The recipient must already have a Hilton Honors account before you can submit a transfer.
Transfers are limited to six per calendar year, so it’s best to wait until you actually need to combine points instead of moving them around speculatively.
There are also annual caps: Members can send up to 500,000 Hilton points and receive up to 2 million points per calendar year across transfers and pooling combined.
Another option is using Hilton's points pooling. This is especially great for groups. You can create a pool of up to 10 people through Hilton's Pooling page. Each person can contribute points toward a shared redemption.
Pooling transactions follow the same annual limits as standard point transfers.
Related: How To Pool Hilton Honors Points Quickly and Freely
Bottom Line
Typically, it is best to spend on Hilton credit cards or stay at Hilton properties to get lots of Hilton Honors points. But having the flexibility to transfer from other points currencies to finish off reserving an award stay can be critical. Or even topping off a flight award by transferring from your Hilton points stash to certain airline programs.
Always do the math first to make sure using these alternative options is the right decision for you!
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: The Business Platinum Card® from American Express (Rates & Fees)
