HILTON HACKS | Stanford & Berkeley Students Discuss Travel | Credit Card BS Podcast Ep. 7
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A Stanford student and UC Berkeley graduate discuss the best ways to get luxury Hilton stays for ultra cheap. Hilton Honors is one of the most 'hackable' hotel programs in the world largly due to their overpowered American Express Hilton Honors Aspire Credit Card. Additionally, it is entirely possible to stay at $1,000/Night resorts for less than 1/2 published cost simply by purchasing Hilton points on sale (that's right, no exisiting points balance needed). In the episdoe today we will cover everything you need to know about the Hilton Honors program.
00:00 Intro
00:52 General Take on Hilton
01:44 Hilton Status Benefits
04:38 Food & Beverage Credit
07:20 Room Upgrades
09:42 Do not earn status by staying nights
10:36 Hilton Credit Cards
13:12 Hilton Aspire Card
14:46 Hilton Free Night Certificates
18:13 Card Upgrade Strategy
20:32 Double-Dipping Aspire Credits
22:38 Hilton Points and Award Nights
24:45 Buying Hilton Points on Sale
26:23 When to Use Hilton Points
29:45 Stacking with Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts
32:00 Is Hilton right for you?
33:46 Outro
Great podcast guys! Keep up the good word and feeding us knowledge!
Hands down the best hotel loyalty brand. Next would be marriott, then IHG, then hyatt. Hyatt is nice as far as points but the hilton experience is wayyyy better.
I love your podcasts! Can you do one on traveling with dogs?
Great Content Guy’s. I have learned a thing or two about the Hilton cards i do not have a hotel card in my possession as of yet and thinking of which of the big three to get
Thank you!
If you are below 5/24 we would recommend focusing on Chase first just because you can always get other hotel cards later, but you can't always get Chase later
@@CreditCardBS I have the trifecta and yes combined to me it’s a great points system especially for Hyatt. I think im going towards WOH 💳
Enjoyed the banter and breakdown - however this seemed more like a comparison video to other Hotel brands. A lot of great knowledge here overall though!
Nice video. I think that the the low point valuation for Hilton is offset by sheer number of points you receive based on spend. Having both Hilton and Marriot memberships and credit cards i have found that their costs of redemption are similar.
I guess I have better luck than the average person but I easily get around .7 cents per point on a single night. I think where people underestimate the cents per point is actually hitting the book button. Taxes and fees aren't added until you get this far. Especially if you are staying in a resort area. Using Hawaii as an example, $50 bucks is pretty standard for resort fee. You don't pay this when booking with Hilton/Hyatt points. You do with Marriott. Just picked a random city (Montgomery, AL) and chose 1st hotel (doubletree). Highest standard room is $363.27 or 40k points. That's .9 cents point. Non of that is even counting the free cookie lol. All this aside, the best program is what's available where you need them. I only average about 60 nights a year for work. I chose Hilton because I get the best return. Hyatt isn't where I need them and Hilton points are easier to get than Marriott. Marriott is my second and almost beats Marriott because they have such a huge footprint. If it's wasn't for their resort fees on redemptions and capped free nights, I would have them at #1.
Couldn’t agree more with you on the final total after all fees and taxes. Combined with the 4 nights on points with 5th night free helps those valuations
WA Cabo sounds fun. Still debating Marriott versus Hilton
Marriott Titanium is pretty good in Asia/Middle East but Hilton status is just so easy to earn
What about Wyndham?
This is wrong AMEX Hilton is not offering the upgrades to the Hilton and the Surpass after the one year anniversary. I have called them several times So just stuck with the Aspire.
I hate Hiltons point system. I can’t ever find properties for over .4 cents a point. I call them Land Pesos just like many call Delta points Sky Pesos. Funny they are both AMEX travel partners….IRONIC?
I stick to earning points for Marriott, Hyatt, and Wyndham. I can routinely find redemptions over the 1 cent per point standard.
You need to be using your points at high end properties and getting the 5th night free. Totally possible to get 0.8-1cpp with this.
noob question , what is fhr?
Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts. It's a premium travel portal that usually counts as a direct booking and also comes with additional benefits
Good stuff but your videos are too long. Keep them under 15 mins for more views.
Please don’t listen to this guy.
Great video and information! 🫡🇵🇷