A month or so ago, Hilton rolled out an offer where you could get 1000 Hilton HHonors points for changing your password. Apparently Hilton was concerned about the recent data breaches and (finally?) wanted to upgrade from a PIN-based password into a “real” password.
Unfortunately, Hilton’s IT department must have hit some glitches, because on the same day, before I could even blog about it, they pulled the promotion. Reading the repartee on the Flyertalk thread is somewhat amusing, I have to say 😀
I learned this evening from Miles to Memories that we are back on now. His contact at Hilton said:
HHonors members will need to update their passwords by April 1. As of this date, members will be required to create a new password upon login as Hilton will no longer accept PINs. Since we know this can be a hassle for members, and to encourage adoption of this new login procedure, Hilton is offering an incentive of 1,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points if members update their passwords by March 25, 2015.
So there you go – should take only a few minutes to do and worth 1000 points. My wife and I both changed our passwords this evening. It can also keep your points alive if that’s an issue for you.
I know that some people already changed their password, so it’s my understanding that anyone that changes their password between now and March 25th (regardless of if they already changed it) will get the bonus points
This site is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as thepointsguy.com. This may impact how and where links appear on this site. Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Some or all of the card offers that appear on the website are from advertisers and that compensation may impact on how and where card products appear on the site. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own, and have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by my advertising partners and I do not include all card companies, or all available card offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers and other offers and benefits listed on this page. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. Other links on this page may also pay me a commission - as always, thanks for your support if you use them
User Generated Content Disclosure: Points With a Crew encourages constructive discussions, comments, and questions. Responses are not provided by or commissioned by any bank advertisers. These responses have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the responsibility of the bank advertiser to respond to comments.
Dan Miller travels with his wife and 6 (SIX!) children. He loves to help families travel for free / cheap, especially larger families. If you are looking for help, drop him an email at 
please sign me up for the PWaC newsletter.
Did you get your points immediately? I changed my password but nothing happened.
No – I think it will take a few weeks.
Any idea how long it takes to points to post?
I changed my password about 6 hours ago and no points.
I think it won’t be for 4-6 weeks
I was told it will take 6-8 weeks from the end of the promotion for the points to post.
1000 points for just changing your password, something I’d do anyway, is easy peasy.
Thanks for the reminder – changed mine Friday night & hope points post as promised sometime around top of May.