[ARCHIVE to 2018] American Express Announces Two New Hilton Credit Cards
Apr 3, 2018, 10:23 am
#1231
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: AA, US, WN, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 1,528
Plus you get another free weekend night for spending $15k on Ascend. Even if you put restaurant spending on Ascend and forgo the extra point per dollar it would be easy to spend $15k and get 90K points plus a free night.
Apr 3, 2018, 10:54 am
#1232
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,135
Just received a 75K Ascend upgrade offer on my no-fee HH Amex. I held the Surpass card (currently my second no-fee HH Amex via downgrade) ~2 years ago. It looks to me as if there's no exclusion here for prior holders of Surpass/Ascend.
Apr 3, 2018, 10:58 am
#1233
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: AA, US, WN, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 1,528
Interesting - I purchased a Southwest ticket for $68 on my Aspire and it generated an airline credit.
Maybe there is a dollar threashold for a transaction to be recognized as a ticket purchase.
Maybe there is a dollar threashold for a transaction to be recognized as a ticket purchase.
Apr 3, 2018, 10:59 am
#1234
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
If I had to pay a $95 annual fee and did not care for the free night certificate you get with $15K annual spending, I would rather put my grocery and gas spending on Amex EDP which gets you 4.5x on grocery and 3x on gas with 30 transactions every month.
Apr 3, 2018, 1:44 pm
#1235
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,420
I just had another chat rep confrm that upgrades to aspire not only forgo the welcome bonus, but also do not get the weekend night certificate.
I get the missing welcome bonus, but that lack of a weekend night makes less sense. The combination of the two is a massive disincentive to just upgrade one's current card, which is too bad. Why they would so keenly favor churn over continuity in this case escapes me--more expense and hassle for them and for the customer.
I get the missing welcome bonus, but that lack of a weekend night makes less sense. The combination of the two is a massive disincentive to just upgrade one's current card, which is too bad. Why they would so keenly favor churn over continuity in this case escapes me--more expense and hassle for them and for the customer.
Apr 4, 2018, 7:36 pm
#1236
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,301
Apr 4, 2018, 8:34 pm
#1237
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,501
Apr 5, 2018, 6:11 am
#1238
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,651
Even if you did want HH points, the EDP route is the way to go as the 4.5 on groceries gets you 9 HH points when you transfer them over at 1:2.
Apr 5, 2018, 8:24 am
#1239
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: AA, US, WN, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 1,528
Apr 5, 2018, 8:34 am
#1240
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
Apr 5, 2018, 8:38 am
#1241
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 91
You are correct. My Aspire card was an upgrade and I received the free weekend night.
Apr 5, 2018, 10:58 am
#1242
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
Apr 10, 2018, 1:16 am
#1243
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SFO/LAX/SAN/LAS/DFW/JFK/LGA/EWR/MIA
Posts: 1,073
how did you get the offer? E-mail or web? or phone? cant imagine this being targeted but maybe it is. rep told me i can PC but no upgrade offers. im going to HUCA. rep sounded stupid.
Apr 10, 2018, 4:34 am
#1244
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: AA, US, WN, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 1,528
Hit $4k in spending on my Aspire over the weekend, 100k bonus posted on Monday.
Apr 10, 2018, 6:00 am
#1245
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Michigan, USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond; Delta Platinum
Posts: 547
I upgraded Ascend -> Aspire, had originally hoped that would trigger a Cert immediately, but now I believe you have to wait until you pay the annual fee at the next renewal then the cert will post. Did that happen to you?
