Hilton HHonors has joined the Rewards Network program.  Register online and earn additional Hilton HHonors points for dining out at participating restaurants.  Complete details are available at the HHonors Dining website.  Maximum earnings are 8 points per dollar spent for “Elite” members of the program (11 dines required).  It’s set up similarly to other airline programs.  Not the most generous, but certainly an easy way to pick up some extra HHonors points.  I’ve registered my HHonors Surpass Card from American Express with the program, so I’ll pick up even more points.

Southwest’s Rapid Rewards has finally teamed up with Rewards Network to offer Rapid Rewards credit for dining out at Rewards Network partner restaurants. You can sign up here.

Like Rapid Rewards itself, Rapid Rewards Dining will work a little differently than the other airline dining programs. You will receive .25 Rapid Rewards credits for your first $25 dollars spent at participating restaurants and .25 credits for each $100 dollars thereafter. There is currently no “VIP” level allowing you to earn additional credits. You are either “active” or “inactive.”

I’ll probably continue to concentrate my dining spend in American’s program for now, but this is a nice new option for earning extra Rapid Rewards credits for doing something we all do, dine out.