Amex Platinum Benefit: Hilton Gold
Oct 6, 2015, 1:42 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SMF
Posts: 1,251
Amex Platinum Benefit: Hilton Gold
Per the AmEx website, the Platinum American Express now comes with complimentary Hilton Gold status.
Great to see a new benefit being added after the erosion of benefits in recent years.
Great to see a new benefit being added after the erosion of benefits in recent years.
Oct 6, 2015, 1:42 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 62
US: New Business Platinum benefit - Complimentary Hilton HHonors Gold Status
You can enroll via this link: https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...hiltonbvdk1015
OR access it via this link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/s...iness-platinum
OR access it via this link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/s...iness-platinum
Oct 6, 2015, 2:15 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,026
You can enroll via this link: https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...hiltonbvdk1015
OR access it via this link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/s...iness-platinum
OR access it via this link: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/s...iness-platinum
Oct 6, 2015, 2:30 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 140
Agreed. Just saw this today logging in and was going to ask if this was something I just missed seeing. I guess it's good to check the benefit area more frequently.
Oct 6, 2015, 3:11 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Paying student debt and traveling when i can
Posts: 312
i just registered!
Oct 6, 2015, 3:14 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Paying student debt and traveling when i can
Posts: 312
silver vs. gold doesn't look too much different besides higher rewards for spending (25% vs. 15% bonus). i'm not as excited anymore.
Oct 6, 2015, 3:26 pm
#8
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 14
Is this US or UK Plat, as can't see this on benefits page of my UK card.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Oct 6, 2015, 3:29 pm
#9
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
US it seems ....
Oct 6, 2015, 3:35 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AMEX Platinum, Hyatt GP Diamond, HHonors Diamond,
Posts: 115
It is nice to see an added benefit, and I'm glad it's hotel related. However, it's another benefit that gives us an incentive to hold the card as opposed to giving us an incentive to use the card. Nonetheless, hopefully this is a start to the improvements we've been anxiously waiting for.
Oct 6, 2015, 3:43 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AA Gold, Bonvoy Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 1,197
This is great, even better since you can enroll online and don't have to call in! I think this was on a lot of people's wish-list and seemed logical to offer the same thing that they offer with SPG. The breakfast is a big value add.
I think this is clearly AMEX's strategy with the card, it's designed to offer perks that offset the annual fee, but doesn't give the best rewards for spending, that way people want to get both this card plus the PRG or another high-earning product, which gives AMEX multiple annual fees. Otherwise they'd want to raise the annual fee if the PLAT and PRG's features were combined.
I think this is clearly AMEX's strategy with the card, it's designed to offer perks that offset the annual fee, but doesn't give the best rewards for spending, that way people want to get both this card plus the PRG or another high-earning product, which gives AMEX multiple annual fees. Otherwise they'd want to raise the annual fee if the PLAT and PRG's features were combined.
Oct 6, 2015, 4:35 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2001
Location: San Diego, CA. US
Programs: UA 1p HH gold
Posts: 258
"If you are an Additional Platinum Card® Member and would like to enroll in Hilton HHonors™ Gold status, please call the number on the back of your Card."
Last edited by jwudbwei; Oct 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Oct 6, 2015, 6:06 pm
#13
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 27
Very happy to see this become a permanent benefit for cardholders. I was lucky enough to get the renewal for a second year of HH Gold when they were still testing/promoting it a year or two back, and the free breakfast and late checkout availability during our stays was great.
Original promo thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...olders-16.html
Original promo thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...olders-16.html
Oct 6, 2015, 7:47 pm
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,788
Hmm... this will throw a curve ball into whether I keep my Hilton Reserve card next year.
Oct 6, 2015, 8:15 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: DL(PM), UA(Silver), AA(EXP) Marriott(Ti), HH(Gold), Hertz(PC)
Posts: 2,667
Where are you all seeing this benefit? I just logged into americanexpress.com, went to the page for my Plat card (I also have the Delta Plat) and don't see any announcements or links to register for this.