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This hobby has been such an emotional rollercoaster. I love watching the NEW and IMPROVED offers coming at us as the travel and banking industry is seemingly in a battle to attract and retain customers. Our latest news that is dropping is the elevated Hilton Honors offers on their credit cards.
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Hilton Honors Points
Earning Hilton Honors points is as easy as ever. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Hilton Honors program and have traveled to many great hotels, including our stint in Japan in 2019 where we saved over $3,400 at hotels like the Hilton Conrad. Hilton points seem flashy with their high-value offers, but redemptions are also higher so don’t get tricked but the numbers as not all points are created equally. Hilton does offer three personal credit cards and one business credit card to choose from. With the four cards, AMEX came out with elevated Hilton Honors Offers on three of the four cards, which I will detail below. You can have a personal and a business card. I’ve double dipped and have had a personal and business card with Hilton to maximize those Free Night Certificates.
If you want more of a breakdown on redeeming or earning Hilton Honors points, be sure to check out the below #basic articles:
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- Why I paid $95 to upgrade my no-fee Hilton Credit Card (Hint Cover Photo)
Hilton Honors American Express Card
The Hilton Honors card is your most basic of the personal credit cards. This is a great beginner hotel card (if you are over 5/24). Coming in with no annual fee, it is will give you 7x points on purchases at participating Hilton Honors hotels or resorts within the brand. You can also earn 5x on U.S. supermarkets and U.S. gas stations, and 3x on all other purchases. The elevated Hilton Honors offer increased from the previous 80,000 Hilton Honors points offer. There was no statement credit previously.
AMEX Hilton Honors Credit Card
Earn 100,000 bonus miles once you spend $1,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. You can also earn a $100 statement credit after your first purchase on your American Express Hilton Honors Credit Card.
Terms Apply. Learn More Here.
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Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card
The Hilton Honors Surpass is your mid-range card that comes with a $95 annual fee. Like the basic Hilton Honors card, you can also earn extra points for hotel purchases. Eligible Hilton Honors hotel and resorts will earn 12x points, 6x on U.S. Gas Stations and U.S. Supermarkets. You will earn 3x on all other purchases. You also get these great perks:
- Automatic Gold Status
- Free Weekend Night Reward after you spend $15,000 in a calendar year
- Upgrade to Diamond status if you spend $40,000 per calendar year
- Priority Pass Select Membership- 10 complimentary visits per membership year (date enrolled in priority pass)
AMEX Hilton Honors Surpass Credit Card
Earn 150,000 bonus miles once you spend $2,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. You can also earn a $150 statement credit after your first purchase on the Hilton Honors Surpass credit card. Terms apply. Learn More Here.
Hilton Honors Aspire
I’ve for a long time always LOVED the Hilton Honors Aspire Card. I still think it is a great card and should be in everyone’s wallet. If you utilize all of the credit card’s benefits, you are essentially making money to have the card. You can read more on this detailed post here. While the Aspire card didn’t have changes, I still wanted to make a note of it as it is a Hilton Co-Branded card. The Hilton Honors Aspire card is definitely the top tier Hilton branded card. Coming in with a $450 annual fee, you get 14x on eligible Hilton purchases, 7x for eligible flights booked directly with airlines or amextravel.com, select car rental companies, and at U.S. restaurants. You also get 3x on all other purchases. The quick benefits of this card are:
- $250 Airline Fee credit
- $250 Hilton Resort Fee Credit
- $100 property credit
- Annual Free Weekend Night Reward
- Complimentary Diamond Status
- Second weekend Night Reward if you spend $60,000 in a calendar year
- Priority Pass Select- All visits complimentary, with the addition of up to 2 guests, free of charge.
Hilton Honors Aspire AMEX Credit Card
Earn 150,000 bonus miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. Terms Apply. Learn More Here.
Hilton Honors American Express Business Card
Are you a business owner? If so, you can grab this card for an elevated offer. There is an annual fee of $95, but with the $150 statement credit, you are essentially getting the fee waived for the first year, plus making an extra $55. This is a great business card that I used for renovating a rental apartment a few years ago. The earnings are 12x on eligible purchases at participating Hilton locations. You can earn 6x at participating U.S. gas stations, U.S. Shipping costs, as well as on wireless telephone services. You also get 6x for eligible flights booked directly with airlines or amextravel.com, select car rental companies, and at U.S. restaurants. You will also recieve:
- Complimentary Gold Status
- Free weekend Night Reward after spending $15,000 in the calendar year
- You can earn another Free Weekend Night Reward if you spend $60,000 per calendar year
- Upgrade to Diamond status if you spend $40,000 per calendar year
- Priority Pass Select- 10 complimentary visits per membership year (date enrolled in priority pass)
Hilton Honors American Express Business Credit Card
Earn 150,000 Hilton Honors Points once you spend $2,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. You can also earn a $150 statement credit after your first purchase on the Hilton Honors Card. Terms Apply. Learn More Here.
Basic Review of elevated Hilton Honors Offers
Its always nice to be able to open a new card when the offers are a bit higher. This offer is more intriguing as they are offering statement credits on 3 out of the 4 cards they offer. If it were me, I would think the no annual fee Hilton Honors card on this is the winner. 100,000 Hilton Honors points AND a $100 statement credit on a no annual fee card is pretty great.
What card do you think has the best benefit?
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