Hilton removed 11 transfer partners on June 15: Aeroflot, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Amtrak, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hawaiian Airlines, LATAM Airlines, Philippine Airlines, & South African Airlines. That said, Hilton’s airline transfer ratios have always been pretty poor, and most people would not transfer this way anyway, so the impact is limited. Looking at the partners that were removed, they were generally among the less useful options, so it feels like Hilton just wanted to reduce some administrative overhead.
Effective June 15th, Hilton Honors Members will no longer be able to transfer Hilton Honors Points to airline miles with the following partners: Aeroflot, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Amtrak, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hawaiian Airlines, LATAM Airlines, Philippine Airlines, & South African Airlines.
There are still 26 transfer partners remaining, and the ratios are still not very attractive. Unless you really have no good use for your Hilton points, this is probably only worth considering as a last resort.
- AeroMexico (50:13)
- Air Canada Aeroplan (10:1)
- AirAsia BIG (5:1)
- ANA All Nippon (10:1)
- Asiana (10:1)
- British Airways (10:1)
- Cathay Pacific (10:1)
- China Eastern (10:1)
- Delta Air Lines (10:1)
- Ethiopian Airlines (10:1)
- Etihad Airways (10:1)
- EVA Air (10:1)
- Flying Blue Air France/KLM (10:1)
- Hainan Airlines (5:2)
- JAL Japan Airlines (10:1)
- Jet Airways / InterMiles (10:1)
- Malaysia Airlines (10:1.2)
- Qantas (10:1.5)
- Qatar Airways (10:1)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (10:1)
- Singapore Airlines (8:1)
- Emirates Skywards (10:1)
- Turkish Airlines (10:1)
- United Airlines (10:1)
- Virgin Atlantic (10:1.5)
- Virgin Australia (10:1.5)