May 26, 2014, 3:09 pm
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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)
Apr 12, 2020, 4:33 pm
#781
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Norway, Maine
Programs: United Silver and HH Diamond
Posts: 1,474
Normally, you have to spend 15K annually (each calendar year) in order to receive a free night certificate with the Surpass Card. Does anyone think Amex or Hilton will reduce this amount for 2020? I have not been able to spend as much due to the virus. I could achieve 10K, for example.
Apr 13, 2020, 10:14 am
#783
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Norway, Maine
Programs: United Silver and HH Diamond
Posts: 1,474
Apr 14, 2020, 12:56 pm
#784
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Manhattan NV
Programs: Hilton LTD, Hyatt Glob, Marriott LTTE, AA LTP, Avis PC, National EE, Seabourn DE
Posts: 3,030
Surpass card probably equals a fart to AMEX. I'll cancel Aspire next month before second year begins and keep Surpass. That is the card worth keeping, for me.
Jun 17, 2020, 9:17 am
#786
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
edit: Just looked up the activity on the account. Shows the points posted today and says "Surpass 12x Grocery Bonus Points."
Jun 17, 2020, 10:57 am
#787
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,949
My May grocery points posted in three days, but my June points still have not posted. It’s been seven days since the statement closing date.
Jun 17, 2020, 11:29 am
#788
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 4
My May points posted within two days. My June points have yet to post. Also, my pending charges made on first day of current cycle, are still showing pending. Usually this takes only 2-3 business days. My relative is having the same issue with points not posted yet. Both of us did in excess of one mil points this last cycle.
Jun 17, 2020, 4:14 pm
#789
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
Jun 18, 2020, 3:51 pm
#790
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
My May points posted within two days. My June points have yet to post. Also, my pending charges made on first day of current cycle, are still showing pending. Usually this takes only 2-3 business days. My relative is having the same issue with points not posted yet. Both of us did in excess of one mil points this last cycle.
Amex Shutdowns Looming? - Million Mile Guy
https://milestomemories.com/is-amex-...comment-792395
Also appears to be impacting Delta and possibly Bonvoy.
Jun 18, 2020, 11:03 pm
#791
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
Lots of DPs of delayed points posting from Amex on Hilton. A couple of bloggers have addressed this:
Amex Shutdowns Looming? - Million Mile Guy
https://milestomemories.com/is-amex-...comment-792395
Also appears to be impacting Delta and possibly Bonvoy.
Amex Shutdowns Looming? - Million Mile Guy
https://milestomemories.com/is-amex-...comment-792395
Also appears to be impacting Delta and possibly Bonvoy.
David
Jun 19, 2020, 10:15 am
#792
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
Wow! So you and your relative both spent somewhere around $100,000 in one month on 12x categories? I can't even imagine how you might have done that. I assume some kind of MS? Any hints?
Edited to add: I see from one of the blog posts linked immediately above that the likely MS was via "buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards at supermarkets." That's still some serious MS. Is there some limit per card or per checkout? So this might be, say 200 gift cards at $500 each, purchased one at a time?
Edited to add: I see from one of the blog posts linked immediately above that the likely MS was via "buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards at supermarkets." That's still some serious MS. Is there some limit per card or per checkout? So this might be, say 200 gift cards at $500 each, purchased one at a time?
Last edited by anabolism; Jun 19, 2020 at 10:23 am
Jun 29, 2020, 2:12 pm
#793
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,949
I just wanted to check to see if anyone has any updates on our precarious situation. I did not receive any points on my May statement, and my June statement closed last Wednesday, and no points were transferred to Hilton, either. The account is open and I am still able to make charges, albeit I have backed off the grocery spend.
Jul 6, 2020, 7:33 pm
#794
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
Programs: It's Complicated...
Posts: 6,820
So, I got an offer in the mail for 175,000 bonus points for this card. I just got an Amex Plat, does that matter? Also, there is an offer code on the letter but not date that I need to apply by. Any thoughts on how long that is good for?
Jul 6, 2020, 7:42 pm
#795
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH DIA, Hertz PC, GE + Pre✓, Amazon Super Special Prime
Posts: 1,008
Wow! So you and your relative both spent somewhere around $100,000 in one month on 12x categories? I can't even imagine how you might have done that. I assume some kind of MS? Any hints?
Edited to add: I see from one of the blog posts linked immediately above that the likely MS was via "buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards at supermarkets." That's still some serious MS. Is there some limit per card or per checkout? So this might be, say 200 gift cards at $500 each, purchased one at a time?
Edited to add: I see from one of the blog posts linked immediately above that the likely MS was via "buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards at supermarkets." That's still some serious MS. Is there some limit per card or per checkout? So this might be, say 200 gift cards at $500 each, purchased one at a time?
So optimistically, 100 or so visits to a grocery store to buy VGC for MS. Do-able in a month if you had a 2nd card holder and enough stores in your area to create a rotational buying pattern, as to not "fish in one pond" so to say.