Hotel credit cards often come with lucrative perks, like annual free-night certificates, automatic elite status, and high earning rates on hotel spend. While we encourage applying for credit cards with flexible points first, hotel credit cards are definitely part of our points and miles strategy. Here is information about how you may be able to leverage card benefits from American Express Hilton credit cards to make the most of your next trip. 

 

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Learn How to Apply
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Enrollment is required for select benefits.

• No annual fee.
• Earn 7 Hilton Honors bonus points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your card directly with a hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio.
• Earn 5 Hilton Honors bonus points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your card at U.S. restaurants, U.S. supermarkets, and U.S. gas stations.
• Earn 3 Hilton Honors bonus points for each dollar on other eligible purchases on your card.
• Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors^™ Silver status with your card. Plus, spend $20,000 on eligible purchases on your card in a calendar year, and you can earn an upgrade to Hilton Honors^™ Gold status through the end of the next calendar year,
• No foreign-transaction fees.

For rates and fees of the Hilton Honors American Express Card, see Rates and Fees.

 

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Learn How to Apply
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Enrollment is required for select benefits.

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• 12 points per dollar spent at Hilton properties.
• 6 points per dollar spent at U.S. supermarkets, U.S. gas stations, and U.S. restaurants.
• 4 points per dollar spent on online purchases from U.S. retail merchants.
• 3 points per dollar on other eligible purchases.
• Complimentary Hilton Honors™  Gold Status.
• Get up to $50 in statement credits each quarter for purchases made directly with a property in the Hilton portfolio on your Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card. That’s up to $200 in statement credits annually.
• Earn a Free Night Reward from Hilton Honors after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases on your card in a calendar year.
• Complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Executive® Status.

 

For rates and fees of the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card, See Rates and Fees. 

 

 

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Learn How to Apply
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Enrollment is required for select benefits.

• Annual fee: annual_fees.
• 12 points per dollar spent at Hilton properties.
• 5 points per dollar spent at on the first $100K in eligible purchases per calendar year, and 3 points per dollar thereafter.
• Complimentary Hilton Honors™ Gold Status.
• Get up to $240 back each year on eligible purchases made directly with a property in the Hilton portfolio on your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, with up to $60 in statement credits per calendar quarter.
• Spend $40,000 on eligible purchases on your card in a calendar year and you can earn an upgrade to Hilton Honors^™ Diamond Status through the end of the next calendar year.
• Complimentary National Car Rental^® Emerald Club Executive^® Status.

For rates and fees of  The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, see Rates and Fees. 

 

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Learn How to Apply
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Enrollment is required for select benefits.

• Annual fee: annual_fees.
• 14 points per dollar spent at Hilton properties.
• 7 points per dollar spent at U.S. restaurants.
• 7 points per dollar spent on select travel, including scheduled flights booked directly with airlines or using AmexTravel.com, and car rentals booked directly with select car rental companies.
• 3 points per dollar on other eligible purchases..
• Complimentary Hilton Honors™ Diamond Status.
• Enjoy an Annual Free Night Reward from Hilton Honors in your first year of Card Membership and every year upon card renewal.
• Get up to $50 in statement credits each calendar quarter, for a total of up to $200 back each year, on flight purchases made directly with an airline or through AmexTravel.com using your Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card.
• Enjoy up to $200 in statement credits semi-annually on eligible purchases made directly with participating Hilton Resorts using your Hilton Honors Aspire Card.
• Free night award with $30K spend and with $60K spend.
• Up to $209 CLEAR® Plus credit.
• Complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Executive® Status.

For rates and fees of American Express Hilton Honors Aspire, See Rates and Fees. 

 

Hilton Stays

Hilton doesn’t have a set award chart like Hyatt does. The cost of a Hilton stay in points fluctuates depending on the location, demand, and season. You can check out the Hilton Points Explorer Tool, which shows you the minimum and the maximum number of points you could expect to spend at a particular hotel.

Let’s say you want to go to Bali.  You can stay at the Bali Hilton Garden Inn Airport for as few as 15,000 points or the Conrad Bali for as few as 48,000 points. It’s all up to you—spend your nights staying at economical hotels and get more stays, or go for luxury and use them at the nicer hotels.

 

 

Hotel Status

So, what’s up with hotel status?  What will it get you with Hilton Hotels? Here are some of the most useful benefits.

Hilton Honors™ Silver Status:

• Fifth night free on award stays
• Two complimentary bottles of water on arrival
• 20% Points earning bonus on stays

Hilton Honors™ Gold Status:

• Fifth night free on award stays
• 80% point bonus on paid stays
• Two complimentary bottles of water on arrival
• Room upgrades, when available
• Daily food & beverage credit (U.S. hotels only) or continental breakfast (non-U.S. hotels)
• Earn 10,000 Bonus Points every 10 nights after you’ve stayed 40 nights in a calendar year.

Hilton Honors™ Diamond Status:

• Fifth night free on award stays
• 100 % point bonus on paid stays
• Two complimentary bottles of water on arrival
• Complimentary free premium internet
• Room upgrades, including suites
• Daily food & beverage credit (U.S. hotels only) or continental breakfast (non-U.S. hotels)
• Executive lounge access (which usually have free breakfasts and often hors d’oeuvres in the evening and drinks, too)

 

Please note that you can only receive American Express welcome offers once per lifetime for each card.  You may find offers for additional cards with no lifetime language attached, though. Also, remember that you can refer your spouse to those identical cards and have many Hilton points!!

Not everyone is willing to pay a high annual fee, but I have found that the perks often outweigh the fee. Check out what credit card benefits come with the card and make the determination if it will work for you.

 

Bottom Line

Hilton offers some great welcome offers and is another excellent program to use for hotel rooms. They have hotels available worldwide, which may be an excellent option for you. Each of us has had an amazing stay in a Hilton hotel, which is why we each have a Hilton card.

For rates and fees of the Hilton Honors American Express Card, See Rates and Fees. 
For rates and fees of the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card, See Rates and Fees. 
For rates and fees of  The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, See Rates and Fees. 
For rates and fees of  American Express Hilton Honors Aspire, See Rates and Fees. 

Opinions, reviews, analyses, and recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities. Terms apply.

 

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