May 26, 2014, 3:09 pm
Last edit by: rrgg
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 27, 2017, 12:22 am
#257
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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
Hit my spend requirement on 6/23, still waiting for change in my HH account.
EDIT:
Just posted this evening! ^
EDIT:
Just posted this evening! ^
Jun 27, 2017, 8:23 am
#258
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Ti, UA Silver
Posts: 5,036
IME it's not possible to combine a free night cert reservation with a points reservation, so you can't use the certs to "pay" for part of your 5th night free points requirement.
Jun 28, 2017, 8:23 am
#260
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
Jun 28, 2017, 3:26 pm
#261
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH diamond
Posts: 2,646
Are you trying to book 7 nights (5th night free + 2 free night certificates) or 5 nights total? If it is the later, you CANNOT use the certificates as part of the payment. 5th night free applies only to reservations booked entirely on points since it reduces the overall price to 4 night point cost equivalent. If it is the former, yes you can combine it. The free certificates so have the limitation of weekend use only. So the nights designated for them must be weekend dates.
Jun 28, 2017, 7:47 pm
#262
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 24
DP: Spent 3000+ during my first billing cycle in April. Got the regular spend points 9200+. Still waiting on the 100,000. Called Amex CS three times and chatted once. Different answer every time, something to do with their system not adding the spend correctly. Basically, they lied to me and are giving me the runaround. Amex CS is awful.
Jun 29, 2017, 1:33 pm
#263
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
With news of Citi losing Hilton, I'm looking into the Surpass (I currently have the no-fee Citi Hilton card). Is the 100K offer still working? The link in the Wiki goes to a page that says the application system is down or something like that. Best public offer I can find seems to be 75K.
Jun 29, 2017, 6:32 pm
#265
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
With news of Citi losing Hilton, I'm looking into the Surpass (I currently have the no-fee Citi Hilton card). Is the 100K offer still working? The link in the Wiki goes to a page that says the application system is down or something like that. Best public offer I can find seems to be 75K.
Jun 30, 2017, 6:07 am
#266
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 79
With news of Citi losing Hilton, I'm looking into the Surpass (I currently have the no-fee Citi Hilton card). Is the 100K offer still working? The link in the Wiki goes to a page that says the application system is down or something like that. Best public offer I can find seems to be 75K.
Last edited by druryvanek26; Jun 30, 2017 at 6:16 am
Jul 2, 2017, 9:25 am
#267
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
As far as the 1-year anniversary free WE night is concerned, is there any idea how fast that appears in the account after the 1 year mark? I suppose there may be no data points on it yet. It took 2 full months for me to get my Club Carlson 40K bonus and I'm hoping Amex doesn't take that long.
edit: Just saw a write up saying within 6 to 8 weeks....but I'm hoping it's much quicker than that in actuality.
edit: Just saw a write up saying within 6 to 8 weeks....but I'm hoping it's much quicker than that in actuality.
Jul 3, 2017, 11:04 am
#268
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: naples, florida
Posts: 44
I am in the same situation as some others... About to call Hilton Honors to COMBINE the new account number (from new surpass) with my original number.
Two questions:
1) Do I then need to call AMEX about this or does it automatically tie in from Hilton so that points are going to the right account?
2) I recently paid for a Hilton stay w/ the new Surpass card(and received points on the new (incorrect) number BUT because the reservation was made months earlier using my original number--I did not receive the points calculations for GOLD status.
Is it Hilton that calculates or Amex?
Thanks for your help.
Two questions:
1) Do I then need to call AMEX about this or does it automatically tie in from Hilton so that points are going to the right account?
2) I recently paid for a Hilton stay w/ the new Surpass card(and received points on the new (incorrect) number BUT because the reservation was made months earlier using my original number--I did not receive the points calculations for GOLD status.
Is it Hilton that calculates or Amex?
Thanks for your help.
Jul 3, 2017, 12:28 pm
#269
Community Director Emerita
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,747
You have to call AMEX. We had the same situation.
Jul 4, 2017, 7:49 am
#270
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Michigan, USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond; Delta Platinum
Posts: 552
So I'm concerned about losing my annual Citi Reserve certicate benefit.
I see the Surpass appears to have a cert now for the first year bonus,
But does anyone think when they finally sort out the citi mess, what's the chance Amex eventually offers a comparable card, ex $95 fee and annual cert?
I'm not holding my breath but in some way I'd be surprised if no card offers a cert
I see the Surpass appears to have a cert now for the first year bonus,
But does anyone think when they finally sort out the citi mess, what's the chance Amex eventually offers a comparable card, ex $95 fee and annual cert?
I'm not holding my breath but in some way I'd be surprised if no card offers a cert