Check your email: Delta giving out complimentary Hilton status to some SkyMiles members

Earning hotel elite status through overnight stays alone can be difficult unless you are the most ruthless of road warriors. Luckily, there are several ways to accelerate your path to hotel elite status … and one might be sitting in your inbox right now.

Delta Air Lines is teaming up with Hilton to offer complimentary Hilton Honors status to select Delta SkyMiles members. Check the email associated with your Delta SkyMiles account to see if you’ve been targeted for this invitation-only offer.

For those who have been targeted, here are the details you need to know. You can also try registering at this link, though several TPG staffers were unsuccessful with this avenue.

For those who haven’t been targeted this time, we’ve listed several credit cards that come with Hilton Honors elite status as a membership perk.

Offer details

Targeted Delta SkyMiles members can click on the “Enroll Now” button in their email to sign up for six months of elevated Hilton Honors status. You’ll need to log in to your Delta SkyMiles account and follow the prompts to complete enrollment. After entering your Hilton Honors login details, you should receive a message letting you know that you have successfully started the trial period for your Hilton Honors status.

You should see your new Hilton Honors status level reflected in your account within 72 hours after enrollment. Then, on your next stay with Hilton, you’ll receive the benefits of elite status like bonus points earnings, room upgrades, daily food and beverage credits, free premium Wi-Fi, and more.

I am a Silver Medallion member with Delta and I was targeted for Hilton Honors Gold status. But TPG Senior Director of Product Management Gabe Travers was targeted for Hilton Honors Diamond status as a Diamond Medallion member.

You must enroll for this offer by Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST to earn temporary elevated Hilton Honors status.

How long can you keep the elevated status?

When you enroll, you’ll receive six months of Hilton Honors status, but you can extend that status through March 30, 2026, by staying a certain number of nights with Hilton:

If you are targeted for Hilton Honors Gold status, you must stay for 15 nights during the trial period.
If you are targeted for Hilton Honors Diamond status, you must stay for 25 nights during the trial period.

Cards that get you automatic Hilton Honors status

If you weren’t targeted for this offer or you are hoping to snag Hilton Honors status via another shortcut, there are a handful of credit cards that come with automatic Hilton Honors elite status as a perk (enrollment is required):

Silver status: Hilton Honors American Express Card.
Gold status: Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card, the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express (enrollment is required for the Amex Platinum and Amex Business Platinum cards).
Diamond status: Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card. You can also be upgraded to Diamond status with the Hilton Amex Surpass or Hilton Amex Business cards by spending $40,000 in a calendar year.

The information for the Hilton Aspire Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

Bottom line

An offer to take Hilton Honors elite status for a test drive doesn’t come around often, so be sure to take advantage if you were among the Delta SkyMiles members who received an invitation.

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