Can you pass on your Hilton Honors points when you die?
Hilton Honors points can pass to a family member after a death. While alive, the account holder can use family pooling, transfers to another member and transfers to a partner program.
Protecting Hilton Honors points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for points, and 7-step plan.
How to protect your Hilton Honors points while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Hilton Honors points after a death
Points can be transferred to family members, 6-step process, and 4 required documents.
What happens to Hilton Honors points when someone dies →Hilton Honors is the loyalty program for the Hilton portfolio of brands, including Hilton, Conrad, Waldorf Astoria, DoubleTree, Hampton, and Embassy Suites. Points can be redeemed for Reward Stays, Points and Money bookings, event credits, and partner exchanges.
Hilton Worldwide's terms allow Hilton Honors points to transfer to a family member after the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, Hilton Worldwide allows family pooling, transfers to another member and transfers to a partner program.
What happens to Hilton Honors at death
- Transferable to family
Under the Terms, a deceased Member's points can be transferred to one or more other Hilton Honors Members once Hilton receives and approves the required documentation. The points never move to the estate itself.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no way to name a beneficiary on a Hilton Honors account; a deceased Member's points move only to a named living Hilton Honors Member.1
Hilton Worldwide publishes its own process for a deceased person's account: Transferring Points from a deceased Member's Hilton Honors account; a written request goes by email to priorityletter@hilton.com. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Hilton Honors account.
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