Since our American family moved from South Carolina to Madrid, I've been slowly adapting to all things Spain.
18.07.2024 - 16:46 / insider.com / Bora Bora
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One of Hilton's most lauded and customer-friendly policies has been its free breakfast benefit for all members with Hilton Gold or Diamond elite status.
The Hilton breakfast offering has changed over the past couple of years, for better or worse. Many US properties no longer receive "free" breakfast. Instead, they issue daily "food and beverage credit," which may or may not cover your entire breakfast bill.
This is still an extremely valuable benefit for two reasons:
There are plenty of hotel credit cards that offer hotel elite status as a benefit to cardholders. But only Hilton partners with credit cards that automatically provide a level of status high enough to include free breakfast at all hotels.
Hilton is currently offering food and beverage credits between $10 and $25 per person (maximum two per room) depending on the hotel brand. When traveling overseas, you can still benefit from the "free breakfast" policy without having to mess with credits. That can save you a small fortune if you're heading to an expensive location like Bora Bora or Seychelles.
These Hilton credit cards are currently offering excellent welcome bonuses:
If you have a Hilton credit card that charges an annual fee, you've already got the Hilton elite status you need for free breakfast. But did you know that there are a couple of non-Hilton Amex cards that also grant you status lofty enough to qualify for free breakfast?
Below are all the cards that net you either free breakfast or food and beverage credits with Hilton:
Welcome bonus offer
130,000 Hilton Honors bonus points plus a Free Night Reward after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the card in the first six months of card membership (offer ends 7/31/2024)
175,000 Hilton Honors bonus points after you spend $6,000 in purchases on the card within your first six months of card membership (offer ends 7/31/2024)
130,000 Hilton Honors bonus points after you spend $6,000 in purchases on the card within the first six months of card membership
80,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $8,000 on eligible purchases on your new card in your first six months of card membership
150,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on the card
Since our American family moved from South Carolina to Madrid, I've been slowly adapting to all things Spain.
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