Homewood Suites by Hilton Steamboat Springs. (Photo by Katie Genter/The Points Guy)
Despite my struggles to redeem Hilton Honors points in the past, I’ve found some good redemptions for trips in mid- to late 2021 and early 2022.
After all, paid nights are currently less expensive in many destinations due to decreased travel demand and low occupancy. Programs like Hilton Honors and IHG Rewards that offer dynamically priced awards generally provide better value awards right now than programs like World of Hyatt and Marriott Bonvoy that use award charts.
So you can currently book most Hilton hotels for far fewer points than usual – at least for the type of Hilton hotels I typically search for and consider booking. I’ve found more opportunities to redeem Hilton points for greater than 0.6 cents each than I did pre-pandemic.