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Hilton HHonors American Express Surpass card. 155,000 points for spending $3,000 in 3 months; $95 annual fee. Offer Expires Apr. 17, 2024
Hilton HHonors American Express Surpass card. 170,000 points for spending $3,000 in 3 months; $95 annual fee. Expired Jan 17 2024
Hilton HHonors American Express Surpass card. 130,000 points for spending $4,000 in 4 months; $95 annual fee. OFFER EXPIRED AUG 28.
Hilton HHonors American Express Ascend card. 75,000 points for spending $2,000 in 3 months+ 25,000 points after additional $1000 in 6 months; $95 annual fee.
Note: For existing Surpass card holders, AMEX verbally confirmed that on or after 20 January 2018, card holders can call in and request cards be converted to Aspire - while maintaining the same credit card number, balance limits, PIN, etc.
Card features:
Check your application status
Linking AmexAscend Surpass to your Hilton Honors account.Many (most?) have reported that a new Hilton Honors number gets assigned by Amex even when they put their existing Hilton Honors number in the application, and it can take several weeks to get this worked out. However, the key to making things go smoothly seems to be an exact match of your name and address between Amex and Hilton, including adding your middle initial to your Hilton Honors account if you use it on your Amex. When everything matches, an Amex rep should be able to update the account number, it should "go through" immediately, and the correct Hilton account number will be reflected on the Amex website in about 2 days.
Is the AmexAscend Surpass churnable?As of May 1, 2014, Amex will not give a signup bonus to card applicants who have held the card in the past ~7 years, even if the applicant has never earned a previous signup bonus for it. However, it is still possible to upgrade an existing Hilton Amex to the Ascend Surpass card to earn a bonus (and reportedly to do this more than once by later downgrading & then upgrading again). The best strategy is to earn a Ascend Surpass signup bonus first, and only afterward pursue the upgrade bonus(es).
For information on other Hilton-branded credit cards, see the wiki at Ongoing offers for Hilton cards issued by Amex or Citi
- Important limitation on this offer: "Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product."
Note: For existing Surpass card holders, AMEX verbally confirmed that on or after 20 January 2018, card holders can call in and request cards be converted to Aspire - while maintaining the same credit card number, balance limits, PIN, etc.
Card features:
- Annual fee:
$95$150, no first-year waiver. - Earning: 12 HHonors points per dollar on Hilton spend; 6 points/$ at U.S. restaurants, supermarkets & gas stations; 4 points for online retail purchases (as of 2023); and 3 points/$ on everything else.
- Elite status: Hilton Gold status for as long as you have the card and Diamond status after $40,000 in annual spend.
- Booking bonus: 500 bonus points for every stay (including award stays) booked directly with Hilton & guaranteed with the card
Check your application status
Linking Amex
Is the Amex
For information on other Hilton-branded credit cards, see the wiki at Ongoing offers for Hilton cards issued by Amex or Citi
The Hilton Honors Surpass Card from American Express (formerly called Ascend)
Jun 8, 2019, 12:18 pm
#676
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
Just to be clear, my initial post about this upgrade offer was informative only...I wasn't offering anyone strategy on how they should go about applying for credit cards.
Jun 9, 2019, 1:04 am
#677
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
Yeah, I remember the post. But my concern is that once you apply for and are approved for the Ascend, the NF card won’t be eligible for upgrade to Ascend anymore.
Jun 9, 2019, 7:37 am
#678
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
Actually, a better plus for the upgrade is no credit pull. I have other important cards to use those on the Hilton cards.
Jun 10, 2019, 1:24 am
#679
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK
Programs: OZ Diamond (*G), KQ Asante Gold (ST+), Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,511
Jun 11, 2019, 2:14 am
#681
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK
Programs: OZ Diamond (*G), KQ Asante Gold (ST+), Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,511
Jun 20, 2019, 9:17 pm
#682
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,604
The next AF for the Ascend card comes up around September 2019, I only have on Hilton stay planned in 2020 then our next stay would most likely be in 2022.
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
Jun 20, 2019, 11:13 pm
#683
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA,DL,BA,UA,SPG, and any other free trip!
Posts: 1,803
The next AF for the Ascend card comes up around September 2019, I only have on Hilton stay planned in 2020 then our next stay would most likely be in 2022.
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
Jun 20, 2019, 11:53 pm
#685
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA,DL,BA,UA,SPG, and any other free trip!
Posts: 1,803
yeah but you have the status for awhile....it doesn't just go away as soon as you PC....look to see when it would do that. I think it shows when you login..no?
Jun 21, 2019, 3:01 pm
#686
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,604
My last Hilton Gold status was from my SURPASS card which I cancelled over a year ago and I still have Gold status.
If I knew the HH status match would be around I could just do the 90 days match to Diamond to cover my stay.
I was looking for some real world results, thus the question.
Jun 26, 2019, 2:50 pm
#688
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
The next AF for the Ascend card comes up around September 2019, I only have on Hilton stay planned in 2020 then our next stay would most likely be in 2022.
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
I already paid one AF on this card, if I cancel 9/2019 will I still have Gold in May 2020 or will it expire 3/31/2020 ? Thanks
"If your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card is cancelled for any reason, your complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status provided with the Card will be cancelled. "
Jun 26, 2019, 3:32 pm
#689
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
If it is what I think you are referring to, that was an offer that they made for new card holders...part of the sign-up bonus. I think there were 2 times that year (2017?) when that was part of the sign-up offer and it was only good for the 1st anniversary. It was not an annual benefit of the card.
Jun 26, 2019, 3:51 pm
#690
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,604
According to the Ascend terms and conditions , your status will be lost when you cancel the card. From the terms and conditions -
"If your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card is cancelled for any reason, your complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status provided with the Card will be cancelled. "
"If your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card is cancelled for any reason, your complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status provided with the Card will be cancelled. "
It doesn't work that way as Hilton only resets status once ( 4/1/xxxx) a year