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One of the frustrating parts about many different miles and points currencies is that they make it hard (or impossible!) to transfer miles and points to family or friends for free.  While there are many programs (mostly but not exclusively banks with so-called transferrable currencies) that allow you to transfer points to your spouse, friends or family without a cost, most do not.  I often get questions from people starting out wanting to know how to transfer Hilton points to a friend or family member.

Given the current card offers where you can get up to 100,000 Hilton points, transferring Hilton points and combining Hilton points in a family can really help your balances grow!  See top hotel credit card offers here.

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Hilton Points Pooling: How to transfer Hilton points to friends for free

Thankfully, Hilton is bucking the trend and announced Hilton Points Pooling back in February, though the concept of being able to transfer Hilton points to family members through Hilton Points Pooling actually rolled out a few months later.  I got a notice from Award Wallet the other day that my wife’s Hilton points were expiring, and since I’m a Hilton Diamond, I figured it probably made sense for all of our family’s points to be under my account anyways, so I thought I would transfer her Hilton points to me (her spouse).  Since this was the first time I had ever transferred Hilton points to anyone, I thought I’d write a step by step tutorial on how to transfer Hilton points to friends, family members or a spouse.

Rules on who can transfer Hilton points for free

There are a few rules set up on who can transfer Hilton points through Hilton Points pooling.  From the FAQ

  • You can have 11 total people in a points pool.  1 person sets up the pool and then 10 people can transfer points into the pool (essentially, transferring points to the original member)
  • There is no fee to participate in Hilton points pooling
  • There is no limit to the number of Hilton points pools that you can be a part of
  • You can transfer a minimum of 1,000 Points and a maximum of 500,000 Points into a pool in a calendar year. You can receive up to 2 million Points in a calendar year.
  • In order to transfer Hilton points to a friend through Hilton Points Pooling, your account has to be at least 30 days old and have a minimum of 1,000 Points.
  • Transferring / Pooling Hilton points like this does not count as account activity and will NOT keep either person’s points from expiring.

How to transfer Hilton points to friends, family or a spouse

To start your transfer of Hilton points, you’ll want to go to the pool points page.  You’ll need to sign in, but then you’ll see a page that looks something like this

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Enter in your friend, family member or spouse’s name and email address, and shortly thereafter, you’ll get an email like this

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Your friend / spouse / family member should get an email that looks a little something like this

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They’ll need to log into their account, and accept the points pooling request in order to transfer Hilton points to you.  Once the person does that, you’ll get a confirmation email in your account

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The flashy graphics REALLY make a big difference I’m sure… 🙂

Hilton says that the points transfer process can take up to 24 hours, but in my experience, it was more or less instantaneous.  Given the current card offers where you (and your spouse, if applicable) can get up to 100,000 Hilton points, transferring Hilton points and combining Hilton points in a family can really help your balances grow!  See top hotel credit card offers here.

I hope that this tutorial on how to transfer Hilton miles to others has helped!

What about you?  Did you know how to transfer Hilton points to friends?  Have you transferred Hilton points before?  Leave your experience in the comments


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