Limited Time Increased Welcome Bonuses On 3 Hilton AMEX Cards: Earn Up To 125K Points Or 100K Points Plus A Free Night!

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American Express has released 3 limited time offers on Hilton credit cards that are valid until the morning of June 27th. Signup bonuses are valid for the first time you’ve had each type of Hilton card, so you can get the bonus for each of the card versions below!

  • Hilton Honors Card from American Express:
    • Limited time offer: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 in the first 3 months. That’s 25K more points than the standard offer.
    • No annual fee.
  • Hilton Honors Ascend Card from American Express:
    • Limited time offer: Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months. Plus get a free weekend night award after your first anniversary of Card Membership. The standard offer does not include the free night award.
    • Get a free weekend night award after spending $15K every cardmembership year.
    • $95 annual fee.
  • The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card:
    • Limited time offer: Earn 125,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. That’s 25K more points than the standard offer.
    • Get a free weekend night award after spending $15K every cardmembership year.
    • Get another free weekend night award after spending $60K every cardmembership year.
    • $95 annual fee.
  • There is no limited time bonus offer on the $450/year Hilton Aspire AMEX.

Here is how the Hilton AMEX cards compare:

Hilton AMEXHilton AMEX Surpass Hilton AMEX BusinessHilton AMEX Aspire
Annual Fee$0$150$95$550
Welcome bonus100K points for spending $2,000 in 6 months170K points for spending $3,000 in 6 months130K points for spending $3,000 in 3 months180K points for spending $6,000 in 6 months
Points Per Dollar on Everyday Purchases3333
Points Per Dollar on Hilton Purchases7121214
Points Per Dollar on Airlines/Car Rentals3367
Points Per Dollar on Wireless Phone Service and Shipping3363
Points Per Dollar on US Supermarkets5633
Points Per Dollar on US Restaurants5667
Points Per Dollar on US Gas5663
Points Per Dollar on US online retail purchases3433
Foreign Transaction FeesNoneNoneNoneNone
Elite status for being a cardholderSilverGoldGoldDiamond
Elite status with spendingGold if you spend $20K/yearDiamond if you spend $40K/yearDiamond if you spend $40K/year-
Free nightsNone1 after spending $15K/year1 after spending $15K/year, a 2nd night after spending $60K/year1 free annual night, a 2nd night after spending $30K/year, a 3rd night after spending $60K/year
Priority Pass Lounge AccessNone10 annual uses, ends 1/31/2410 annual usesUnlimited uses, ends 1/31/24
Airline fee creditNoneNoneNone$250 annual credit, ends 12/31/23
Hilton Resort CreditNoneNoneNoneThrough 12/31/23, $250 annual credit at select Hilton resorts. Effective now or 1/1/24 for existing cardholders, $200 semi-annual credit at Hilton resorts, up to $400 per year.
Hilton CreditNone$50 quarterly, up to $200 per yearNone$100 off 2+ night stays at Waldorf and Conrad
Airfare CreditNoneNoneNone$50 quarterly, up to $200 per year

The Hilton business card does carry the various advantages of business cards.

First of all it won’t count against your 5/24 count for opening new Chase cards. Only cards on your report that have been opened within the past 24 months count for that and business cards won’t appear on your personal credit report.

Second, when you spend money on personal cards your credit score will be hurt even if you pay your bill on time. A whopping 30% of your credit score is based on credit utilization. You can pay off your card bill before your statement is generated to avoid that, but that takes effort and laying out money well before you have to. Additionally it’s good to have the statement close with a couple dollars to show the card is active and being paid every month. On an AMEX business card it’s just not reported, so you can wait until the money is due without it having a negative effect on your score.

Third, if you close a business card it won’t ever have an effect on your score.

You may already have a business that needs a card to keep track of expenses. For example if your name is Joe Smith and you sell items online, or if you have any other side business and want a credit card to better keep track of business expenditures you can just open a business credit card for “Joe Smith” as the business name. You don’t need to file any messy government paperwork to be allowed to do that.
Just be sure to select “Sole Proprietorship” as the business type and just use your social security number in the Tax Identification Number field.


An overwater villa with a private pool in the Conrad Maldives can cost more than $1,500/night after tax, but it’s bookable for 95K points. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll get the 5th night for free, meaning you’ll need just 76K points/night. Free weekend nights are valid at all Hilton hotels, including this one.

5 nights in the Maldives is pretty much the definition of Heaven on Earth. Read more about the Conrad Maldives here.

 

 

The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem has gotten stingier with the King Superior room space required for a standard points booking. When there is space the rates vary between 72K-95K points per night. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need 57.6K-76K points/night. Free weekend nights are valid at all Hilton hotels, including this one.

 

 

The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem is one of the finest hotels in Israel.

There is a mind-boggling quantity of awesome kosher food at the hotel’s daily breakfast, from dozens of daily hot dishes to hard cheeses, fresh fruits and pastries to fresh squeezed juices, as well as on-demand dishes like french toast, pancakes, waffles, and eggs. Unlimited wine, hot or cold chocolate drinks, and espresso drinks are included as well!

Breakfast is free on points stays if you have Gold or Diamond status, which you can get just by having a Hilton credit card:

With a breakfast like this, you may not even be hungry for dinner…

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29 Comments On "Limited Time Increased Welcome Bonuses On 3 Hilton AMEX Cards: Earn Up To 125K Points Or 100K Points Plus A Free Night!"

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Wiz23

Seems 125k is great deal!!!!
74k night at warlord jerusalem

Alex

In order to get all 3 card and bonus points do I need to apply for all 3 cards at the same time with 3 browsers, or can i just apply for one card after another?

Dan Fan

I just got approved for the new Hilton Biz card with the 100k offer – haven’t even received and activated it yet. Any hope for me to get matched to the new 125k offer, and if so, how to go about it?

Name

Can a husband and wife combine their points?

isaac

When I click on the Amex business it says not available. Is this an automatic decline?

David Friend

Is the free night good at the waldorf j’lem?

dave

anyway to avoid AF hate paying those
will 75000 points in general give me lots of options for a free night at Waldorf Jerusalem

dave

does diamond status get any elite status match on any airline/

DanFan

Do i see contactless symbol on that card, is it coming back to the US credit card market?

Robert

Any reason why $100 property credit on Aspire was left off?

Titzy

Links don’t work. I’m getting a message “Sorry! no cards found matching your selected criteria. Please select different options to see more offers or try again later.”

levi

can these points go for flights

Michael Paneth

I tried to get the Business, clicked on link and am getting the ‘Sorry! no cards found matching your selected criteria. Please select different options to see more offers or try again later’ message. Also tried incognito, same result

Sam

Does the free night for the Ascend apply for the first year only, or every year I can get another free night?

Pau

For spending 15k on the ascend card do you get tHe free night cert right away? Or only when your annual anniversary kicks in even though you finished spending 15k many months prior ?thanks

Sam

Seconded

Pes

Is there any way to apply,get approved ,and be eligible for the bonus on the Hilton amex ascend if I currently have an ascend that was transferred over frOm citi Hilton last January?also I was able to get back on with Amex after getting shut down for financial review I only got back on when Hilton citi transferred to Amex am I risking getting shut down again from Amex if I apply for Hilton business?

Passover

Can you combine 40 k spending fRom diffRent Hilton cards to get the diamond statues

Michael

hey dan,
i wanted to get the chase sapphire preferred. I have the sapphire Reserve now and the freedom unlimited . Do I need to downgrade the Reserve to get the preferred or can i just get the preferred while I have the Reserve

Zalmy

@Dan Can these points be transfered?

Mike

Are the Hilton cards MR point ?

avohom

What does free weekend night mean? Whats considered weekend?

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