[PROMO June to August 2020] Hilton Amex Aspire $250 Restaurant Credit (US only)
May 26, 2020, 6:48 pm
#31
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cheesecake online is processed by Cash Star. Are we certain that is eligible for this?
May 26, 2020, 8:56 pm
#32
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Although there were some reports on that thread that some AmEx purchases weren't earning bonus points on purchases through the MPX app, so you might want to investigate there.
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Also, pretty sure Starbucks reloads counts as a restaurant purchase (or at least it does with some other card issuers).
May 27, 2020, 1:50 am
#33
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Have you tried using your card at a non-US restaurant? The email I received said nothing about restaurants having to be in the US to receive the "resort" credit.
May 27, 2020, 1:57 am
#34
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Edit: I just checked my Aspire e-mail and mine does say "US restaurants"
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May 27, 2020, 3:21 pm
#36
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So you have to either use restaurants for which there are datapoints, or watch carefully as you check out to make sure you're not "thrown" to some other website (or see some notice saying it will be billed by someone else), the way for example some airlines have outsourced selling their own stuff to points.com billing.
May 27, 2020, 5:25 pm
#37
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From June 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020, eligible purchases at U.S. restaurants will qualify toward the $250 Hilton Resort Statement Credit benefit.
May 27, 2020, 5:38 pm
#38
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But I'm interested in UAuhoh's email which did not specify US restaurants. What card, where is he located?
My e-mail went so far as to say, and I'm paraphrasing, that even a US restaurant operating in a foreign country does NOT count (they used the example of the Hard Rock Café in Paris).
My e-mail went so far as to say, and I'm paraphrasing, that even a US restaurant operating in a foreign country does NOT count (they used the example of the Hard Rock Café in Paris).
May 30, 2020, 10:11 pm
#39
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On the Aspire card this feature is not even starting until June 1, so going to a restaurant now would not yield any information as to whether it would receive the resort credit. Have other Amex cards (other than Hilton Aspire) started offering this benefit earlier?
Edit: I just checked my Aspire e-mail and mine does say "US restaurants"
Edit: I just checked my Aspire e-mail and mine does say "US restaurants"
I lucked out: my anniversary is 8/1, and I haven't made it to a Hilton resort in the past year. (I finally found one that offered gift cards that isn't too far from one place I travel to, but I'm not doing any traveling in the immediate future either.)
Jun 1, 2020, 6:58 pm
#40
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I think you're right. I had a recent Starbucks reload on my Amex. The transaction detail shows "U.S. Restaurants", and it received the appropriate bonus (this was pre-6/1).
Jun 2, 2020, 11:44 am
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Some delivery services, but far from all of them perhaps. It has to code as a Restaurant, not as Delivery, at Amex. (Keep in mind that merchant coding varies with the card network.)
Because the Amex Gold card has a $10/month credit for using Grubhub/Seamless, we know that that particular delivery/pickup service codes as Restaurant at Amex, but that certainly doesn't mean all / any other delivery services do.
Because the Amex Gold card has a $10/month credit for using Grubhub/Seamless, we know that that particular delivery/pickup service codes as Restaurant at Amex, but that certainly doesn't mean all / any other delivery services do.
Jun 2, 2020, 5:41 pm
#45
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I have the Gold card, so receive the 4X bonus on "restaurants" and have had experience with various merchants that do/don't come through as restaurants.
As pointed out upthread, Grubhub/Seamless work as that's a stated benefit
In my experience (over a year ago) - Doordash has coded as "restaurant" with the bonus and Postmates did not.
If it's the same criteria as the Gold card bonus, that might be helpful. However, unsure until someone posts their actual experience.
As pointed out upthread, Grubhub/Seamless work as that's a stated benefit
In my experience (over a year ago) - Doordash has coded as "restaurant" with the bonus and Postmates did not.
If it's the same criteria as the Gold card bonus, that might be helpful. However, unsure until someone posts their actual experience.