The offers on all of the Amex Hilton Honors credit cards have improved today. The bonus points you can earn with the Aspire and Business cards have increased to 175K, the Surpass card now waives the first-year annual fee for new applicants, and the base Hilton Honors card is offering 100K points + $100 statement credit after $2K in spend.
These offers are also available via referral, so you can juice up those totals even more if you currently have one and want to refer a household member.
The Offers & Key Card Details
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![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/e671653b-c490-4729-9c84-06cd764bdbe0.png?w=300" alt="Hilton Honors American Express Card" />) ⓘ $547 1st Yr Value Estimate$100 statement credit valued at $100 Click to learn about first year value estimates 100K Points + $100 Statement Credit ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer 100K points + $100 statement credit after $2K spend within the first 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 8/13/2025)No Annual Fee Recent better offer: 70K points + free night certificate after $2K spend within the first 6 months. (Expired 4/29/25) FM Mini Review: This card isn't particularly rewarding, but it's good to keep primarily for targeted Amex upgrade offers to the Surpass card. Earning rate: ✦ 7X Hilton eligible Hilton purchases ✦ 5X US restaurants, US Supermarkets, and US gas stations ✦ 3X on all other eligible purchases Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Gold elite status with $20K in eligible purchases in calendar year Noteworthy perks: ✦ Free Silver status; Gold status with $20K in eligible purchases. ✦ Terms Apply. (Rates & Fees) |
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![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/0fb236dd-aecb-49ed-9f28-94aaf0efd9a2.png?w=300" alt="Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card" />) ⓘ $724 1st Yr Value Estimate$200 Hilton credit ($50 per quarter) valued at $150 Click to learn about first year value estimates 130K Points ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer 130K points after $3K spend within the first 6 months. Terms apply. (Offer Expires 8/13/2025)$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 Recent better offer: (Expired 4/29/25) 130K points + free night certificate after $3K spend within the first 6 months. FM Mini Review: Easy way to secure Hilton Gold status (which offers free breakfast among other perks). Those who want Diamond status may be better off with the Aspire card. Earning rate: ✦ 12X Hilton spend ✦ 6X U.S. restaurants, US Supermarkets, and US gas stations ✦ 4X U.S. Online Retail Purchases ✦ 3X on all other eligible purchases Base: 3X (1.44%) Dine: 6X (2.88%) Gas: 6X (2.88%) Grocery: 6X (2.88%) Shop: 4X (1.92%) Brand: 12X (5.76%) Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: ✦ Free night award after $15K in eligible purchases in calendar year ✦ Hilton Honors™ Diamond status with $40K in eligible purchases in a calendar year ✦ Terms apply Noteworthy perks: Automatic Hilton Honors™ Gold status. Hilton Honors™ Diamond status w/ $40K in eligible purchases in a calendar year. ✦ Up to $200 in Hilton credits ($50 per quarter) ✦ Terms Apply. (Rates & Fees) |
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 ⓘ $1120 1st Yr Value Estimate$400 Hilton resort credit ($200 per six months) valued at $280, Hilton Free Night valued at $490, $200 airline credit ($50 per quarter) valued at $160 Click to learn about first year value estimates 175K Points + free night certificate ⓘFriend-ReferralThis is a friend-referral offer. A member of the Frequent Miler community may earn a referral bonus if you are approved for this offer 175K after $6K spend in first 6 months. Free night certificate every year - first certificate is awarded 8-12 weeks after approval. Terms apply. (Offer Expires 8/13/2025)$550 Annual Fee Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: (Expired 4/29/25) 175K after $6K spend in first 6 months FM Mini Review: This card is loaded with valuable perks that are more than worth the card's annual fee if you stay in Hilton resorts at least twice per year. Earning rate: ✦ 14X Hilton spend ✦ 7X US restaurants, flights booked directly with airlines or amextravel.com, select car rental companies ✦ 3X on all other eligible purchases ✦ Terms & Limitations Apply. Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Additional free night awards after $30K and $60K in eligible purchases in calendar year Noteworthy perks: ✦Annual Free Night Reward every year upon renewal ✦ Free Diamond Status ✦ Up to $400 Hilton Resort Credit per calendar year ($200 semi-annually) ✦ $200 Flight Credit ($50 per quarter for purchases directly with airlines or via Amex Travel) ✦ $199 CLEAR (R) Plus fee credit per calendar year ✦ $100 on-property credit w/ Aspire Card package ✦ Terms Apply. See Rates & Fees See also: Amex Hilton Aspire In-Depth Review |
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![](http://cdn.nextinsure.com/imaging/opt/a5e33401-8d6f-4ae8-b471-5da085075406.jpg?w=300" alt="The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card" />) ⓘ $659 1st Yr Value Estimate$240 Hilton credit ($60 per quarter) valued at $180 Click to learn about first year value estimates Up to 175K Points ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Limited Time Offer: Earn 150K bonus points after $8,000 in eligible purchase within your first 6 months of Card Membership + an additional 25K bonus points after an additional $2K spend within first 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 8/13/2025)$195 Annual Fee Recent better offer: 175K after $8K in spend (Expired 4/29/25) FM Mini Review: Easy way to secure Hilton Honors™ Gold status (which offers free breakfast among other perks). Amex business cards do not count towards 5/24 status so will not hurt chances of applying for Chase cards. Earning rate: ✦ 12X Hilton spend ✦ 5X on other eligible purchases (on the first $100K in purchases per calendar year, 3X thereafter). Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Hilton Honors™ Diamond elite status with $40K in eligible purchases in a calendar year Noteworthy perks: ✦ Automatic Hilton Honors™ Gold status. Diamond status w/ $40K in eligible purchases in a calendar year. ✦ Up to $240 in annual credits for Hilton purchases (Up to $60 per quarter) ✦ Complimentary National Car Rental(R) Emerald Club Executive(R) status (enroll through the link on your American Express online account) ✦ Terms Apply. (Rates & Fees) |
Quick Thoughts
These increased Hilton offers are pretty good, although they look less impressive when compared with the recent versions that also offered free night certificates. They also lose some luster given that Hilton recently raised the maximum that it will charge for standard awards to 200K points…per night.
Keep in mind that the business card wouldn’t add to your 5/24 count, which could make it the most attractive of the bunch, especially when you consider that it earns 5 Hilton points everywhere for the first $100K in purchases/year. However, it also has the biggest required spend to max out the bonus points: $10,000.
The no-annual-fee Hilton Honors card doesn’t get much attention, but adding an extra 20,000 points and a $100 statement credit to the previous 80K offer is around a 50% improvement on the previous 80K offer.
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From what I see on the Aspire, you actually do not get a free night after approval. You have to wait until the completion of your anniversary year. This is both in the link that Tim shows above, as well as in my account when I look at the “refer a friend” referral that I generate. Looks like they’ve dropped the FN at approval for the Aspire?
Just applied for and got approved for Surpass and Honors back to back. Already have the Aspire (first Hilton card), and love it for all the reasons. Figured it was a quick 230k points + $100 with $0 AF first year + 30k MR points to wifey for the referrals. After I will either play upgrade game (if targeted), upgrade to a 2nd Aspire, or downgrade both to Honors and just roll with the single Aspire. All in a days work!
NLL?
appropriately matter-of-fact review, if restrained from pointing out the obvious …. rather ‘telling” that the word “impressive” only gets used to describe 25% boost in points for the no fee version…. worst part about these promos isn’t the #’s, but that they’re for Hiltons…. astronomical inflation of points required of late…. Still holding a few amex hilton cards, but increasinly not using the spending promotions, as the hilton “pesos” are getting close to worthless. Greed kills.
Anyone getting no lifetime offers on any of the hilton cards? Have two of them now and have had all four…