Upgrade to Surpass Honors AmEx: Earn 50,000+ bonus points
Nov 9, 2011, 7:33 am
#47
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,460
Nov 9, 2011, 9:29 am
#48
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
I'm a bit on the fence whether to do it. I'd kind of like to wait until the new year, because I'm already gold and that should, I think, extend it another year. But then the offer might not be there next year. I also still have two 2500 point bonuses I can earn on my regular Amex from the initial sign up offer for upcoming Hilton stays, which I assume I would lose if I got this card, so it's really a 45,000 offer for me.
Nov 15, 2011, 11:08 pm
#49
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 422
Upgrading to Surpass and Gold Status
Does anyone know the precise duration of the "complimentary, first year Gold status" for upgrading/obtaining the Hilton Surpass Amex card? Based on my reading on FT, I have not found a precise answer, but have narrowed the possibilities to:
(1) the 12-month period beginning when the card was obtained;
(2) the rest of the calendar year in which the card was obtained + stub period of Jan-Mar of following year;
(3) the rest of the calendar year in which the card was obtained + stub period of Jan-Mar of following year, UNLESS the card is obtained on or after July 1 in year X, in which case the duration is the rest of the calendar year (X), the full following calendar year (X+1) + stub period of Jan-Mar the next year (X+2).
Any help/clarification would be much appreciated, as I am trying to strategize the process of upgrading to Surpass. Thanks!
(1) the 12-month period beginning when the card was obtained;
(2) the rest of the calendar year in which the card was obtained + stub period of Jan-Mar of following year;
(3) the rest of the calendar year in which the card was obtained + stub period of Jan-Mar of following year, UNLESS the card is obtained on or after July 1 in year X, in which case the duration is the rest of the calendar year (X), the full following calendar year (X+1) + stub period of Jan-Mar the next year (X+2).
Any help/clarification would be much appreciated, as I am trying to strategize the process of upgrading to Surpass. Thanks!
Nov 16, 2011, 2:20 pm
#53
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 422
Thanks for the info; I will definitely wait until 2012 to upgrade. Nothing to lose re: Gold status.
Dec 2, 2011, 1:43 pm
#54
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 520
On my amex account -- when I go into "view all cards" and click on it, there's a place to upgrade, and this deal comes up.
I'm a bit on the fence whether to do it. I'd kind of like to wait until the new year, because I'm already gold and that should, I think, extend it another year. But then the offer might not be there next year. I also still have two 2500 point bonuses I can earn on my regular Amex from the initial sign up offer for upcoming Hilton stays, which I assume I would lose if I got this card, so it's really a 45,000 offer for me.
I'm a bit on the fence whether to do it. I'd kind of like to wait until the new year, because I'm already gold and that should, I think, extend it another year. But then the offer might not be there next year. I also still have two 2500 point bonuses I can earn on my regular Amex from the initial sign up offer for upcoming Hilton stays, which I assume I would lose if I got this card, so it's really a 45,000 offer for me.
Dec 2, 2011, 9:17 pm
#55
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Washington DC Area
Posts: 364
Dec 3, 2011, 4:06 am
#56
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 298
It's a no brainer and I don't understand people asking such questions! But if you need to care so much about 75 $ then it's probably not worth it.
Dec 3, 2011, 8:12 am
#57
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: HHonors
Posts: 2
looking to upgrade my AMEX to the surpass for the upcoming busy season... its Dec 1st. If I do it now, will I have gold through Dec. 31 - 2012?, if I wait until January, would I get the gold through Dec. 31 -2013? im a new to the website, so sorry if this has been answered elsewhere! thanks for the help! $75 will clearly by paid for by access to the concierge lounge for about 30 nights in jan and feb for me!
Dec 4, 2011, 8:49 am
#58
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: ITH
Programs: HH Diamond, National Executive, UA
Posts: 34
Too bad I didn't see this thread before I got the Surpass card. I jumped right in to Surpass.
Dec 4, 2011, 10:53 am
#59
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVPG, Hyatt Discoverist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,399
The language in the first posts says complimentary gold status for the first year. After that you should be able to maintain gold by spending $20k per year or diamond with annual spending of $40k.