1,000 Free Hilton Honors Points For Updating Password

Hilton is offering people 1,000 Hilton HHonors points for creating a “real” password to replace their previous 4-digit PIN. Took me less than a minute. You must do this between March 12th and March 25th, 2015, and points will be posted in 6-8 weeks. From the e-mail I received:

As of April 1, 2015, we will no longer be accepting PINs. All members will instead be required to create a secure password. […] As a thank you, if you proactively update your password before March 25, 2015, you’ll receive 1,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points. […] Create your password now by following the steps below:

• Visit the Personal Information section in your account profile by logging in with your current credentials, and then select “Create Username and Password”.
• Your new password must be at least 8 characters, contain at least 1 upper case letter, contain at least 1 number or 1 special character.

If you are not a current Hilton Honors member that joined before 3/12/15, you are not eligible. However, you can sign-up for a new account using this separate 1,000 point bonus.

Participating in this promotion will also extend the expiration date of your points to 12 months out from the date of posting. Per the Hilton website:

Hilton HHonors points do not expire as long as members remain active in the program. To keep an account active, members can stay at one of Hilton Worldwide’s hotels, or earn or redeem HHonors points within 12 months.