[ARCHIVE to 2018] American Express Announces Two New Hilton Credit Cards
Jan 17, 2018, 1:34 pm
#646
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,166
As someone who never had a Hilton credit card before, I hope the sign up bonuses on the new cards will be attractive enough for me to decide to finally get one.
Jan 17, 2018, 4:53 pm
#647
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
Programs: Delta DM & MM, Hilton DM, Marriott gold, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska 75K, Wyndham Diamond,
Posts: 15,399
Received my card in the mail today but says I can't activate or use it until January 30. Not sure why you can't activate it now. I can't find a credit limit in the welcome material.
Weird thing is the card says I've been a member since 92 which is probably when I opened my first am ex card
Weird thing is the card says I've been a member since 92 which is probably when I opened my first am ex card
Jan 17, 2018, 7:54 pm
#648
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,478
Jan 17, 2018, 10:46 pm
#649
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
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The sign up bonuses are now known, according to Doctor of Credit: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/ameri...ses-announced/
The no annual fee card: 50k
Ascend (the former Surpass): 100k
The new Business Card: 100k
The new Aspire: 100k
The no annual fee card: 50k
Ascend (the former Surpass): 100k
The new Business Card: 100k
The new Aspire: 100k
Jan 17, 2018, 10:47 pm
#650
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: MSY
Programs: DL
Posts: 50
New aspire comes with weekend cert on signup
Jan 18, 2018, 5:00 am
#652
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,423
The sign up bonuses are now known, according to Doctor of Credit: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/ameri...ses-announced/
The no annual fee card: 50k
Ascend (the former Surpass): 100k
The new Business Card: 100k
The new Aspire: 100k
The no annual fee card: 50k
Ascend (the former Surpass): 100k
The new Business Card: 100k
The new Aspire: 100k
Jan 18, 2018, 5:56 am
#654
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, NY
Programs: BAEC Gold, Delta Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, AMEX Platinum (US)
Posts: 18,487
Well, that was surprisingly easy. Currently have a Surpass card and so applied for Aspire.
When I last got an Amex card there was an issue with the processing and so getting my new card details on the spot was nifty! I have a Hilton stay on Monday...anyone know how long it usually takes for status to update when upgrading through Amex?
When I last got an Amex card there was an issue with the processing and so getting my new card details on the spot was nifty! I have a Hilton stay on Monday...anyone know how long it usually takes for status to update when upgrading through Amex?
Jan 18, 2018, 5:58 am
#655
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 25
Just applied and got approved for the Aspire card!
Jan 18, 2018, 6:14 am
#656
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,066
I applied and was approved for the Aspire. One question I have is how does American Express know my Hilton Honors number if they didn't have it previously?
Jan 18, 2018, 6:18 am
#657
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 25
Was told that it will take 24-72 hours for the hilton honors number to show up on my account.
My issue is, somehow I was not able to add this card to my existing AMEX accounts..
Jan 18, 2018, 6:41 am
#658
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cote d'Ivoire
Programs: OW Emerald - HH Diamond
Posts: 3,418
Probably a few deep breaths are in order. Patience.
Jan 18, 2018, 6:47 am
#659
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
That being said, there have been issues in the past (and discussed in other threads) of Amex assigning a new HH number even when a current HH number is put on the card app. This happened for all four of our Amex HH cards and I just contacted Amex by SM to change it to the correct one.
Jan 18, 2018, 7:21 am
#660
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 25
Just got an email from Hilton saying "xxx you've upgraded to Diamond status!"