Hilton Amex no anual fee: 65,000 points [Expired]
Oct 23, 2012, 2:23 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
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Hilton Amex no anual fee: 65,000 points [Expired]
As featured on Mommy Points:
https://www262.americanexpress.com/a...canexpress.com
Get 40,000 HHonors Bonus Points when you spend $750 with your Card within the first three months of Cardmembership
Get an additional 25,000 Bonus Points when you spend $3,000 with your Card within the first six months of Cardmembership
No Annual Fee
https://www262.americanexpress.com/a...canexpress.com
Get 40,000 HHonors Bonus Points when you spend $750 with your Card within the first three months of Cardmembership
Get an additional 25,000 Bonus Points when you spend $3,000 with your Card within the first six months of Cardmembership
No Annual Fee
Last edited by michael_v; Dec 3, 2012 at 10:57 am
Oct 23, 2012, 2:54 pm
#4
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Oct 23, 2012, 2:58 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2012
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would it be better to get this or the surpass? I was hoping to get the non-surpass version and get solicited for an upgrade (+bonus) for it....
I plan to be staying at a lot of Hiltons for at the least the next 6 months, not sure if the 6pt/$ vs the 9pt/$ would be substantial. Average week would be $1000 of hotel expenses.
6000 vs 9000 points a week
= 156k vs 234k points (respectively over a 26 week period).
The surpass seems to be a better bet (esp with the 1 year of free gold status, even though I could get that in month and a half).
What are your thoughts?
I plan to be staying at a lot of Hiltons for at the least the next 6 months, not sure if the 6pt/$ vs the 9pt/$ would be substantial. Average week would be $1000 of hotel expenses.
6000 vs 9000 points a week
= 156k vs 234k points (respectively over a 26 week period).
The surpass seems to be a better bet (esp with the 1 year of free gold status, even though I could get that in month and a half).
What are your thoughts?
Oct 23, 2012, 3:00 pm
#6
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
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Note that in the linked blog post in OP, it is stated in bold letters that the Surpass will earn 12x points at Hilton starting Nov 1.
Oct 23, 2012, 3:03 pm
#7
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Oct 23, 2012, 3:06 pm
#8
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
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Oct 23, 2012, 3:17 pm
#11
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Location: Austin, Texas
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Could not have come at a better time for me, I was planning to apply for the card sometime later this week or early next week anyway, now the extra bonus will be nice ^.
Oct 23, 2012, 3:17 pm
#12
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would it be better to get this or the surpass? I was hoping to get the non-surpass version and get solicited for an upgrade (+bonus) for it....
I plan to be staying at a lot of hiltons for at the least the next 6 months, not sure if the 6pt/$ vs the 9pt/$ would be substantial. Average week would be $1000 of hotel expenses.
6000 vs 9000 points a week
= 156k vs 234k points (respectively over a 26 week period).
The surpass seems to be a better bet (esp with the 1 year of free gold status, even though i could get that in month and a half).
What are your thoughts?
I plan to be staying at a lot of hiltons for at the least the next 6 months, not sure if the 6pt/$ vs the 9pt/$ would be substantial. Average week would be $1000 of hotel expenses.
6000 vs 9000 points a week
= 156k vs 234k points (respectively over a 26 week period).
The surpass seems to be a better bet (esp with the 1 year of free gold status, even though i could get that in month and a half).
What are your thoughts?
Oct 23, 2012, 3:20 pm
#13
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,632
Will this "regular" Hilton Amex be eligible for AXON awards? I see that the Surpass card is offering a similarly-structured 60k promo (40k after $750 and 20k after $3000), so I'd get the Surpass and forego the 5k points if I could have access to AXON awards. But obviously if I could get AXON awards with this card then I'd take the points (and no annual fee).
Oct 23, 2012, 3:26 pm
#15
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA Platinum, PC Plat, Hertz 5*
Posts: 350
Just applied - thought I might not get approved since I also just got the AMEX delta skymiles card but nope, got approved. Waiting for the card now in the mail. No plans to stay at any hilton for the time being, but could come in handy next year.