The Hilton Honors American Express Card Review 2019.12 Update2: There is a new 75k+$100 offer (after spending $1,000 in 3 months). If we value Hilton points at 0.4 c/p, then this offer is essentially as good as a 100k offer. HT: DoC. 2019.11 Update: It seems the 100k offer is no longer available. The current best offer is 95k. It…
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The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card Review 2019.12 Update: There is a new 125k+$100 offer (after spending $3,000 in 3 months). If we value Hilton points at 0.4 c/p, then this offer is essentially as good as a 150k offer. It is not the best ever offer on this card, but is still decent. HT: DoC. 2019.8 Update: The…
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The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card Review 2020.1 Update: The 150k+$100 offer is now expired. The current best offer is 150k. 2019.11 Update: There is a new 150k+$100 statement credit offer available, which is better than the regular 150k offer as the $100 effectively covers the annual fee for the year. This offer is being reported as exclusive to…
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The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card Review 2019.11 update2: The link with first year annual fee waived is dead. Application Link AmEx Hilton Aspire Benefits 150k offer: earn 150,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $4,000 within the first 3 months. This is the recent best offer, so get it now if you need this card. We value Hilton…
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Update: dead now. 2018.11.27 Update: This glitch was first found on 2018.10.31, and was fixed within a few hours. But now it’s alive again! Act fast if you missed it last time! Check the price is 0.5 c/p not 0.2 in case it is fixed very fast. We all know Hilton points are not very valuable, usually people value them…
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Introduction Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. is one of the largest multinational hotel conglomerates in the world, comprised of 5,200 properties across 14 hotel brands. Brands owned by Hilton include Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy, Curio, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations, Waldorf Astoria, Tru, and Tapestry. In 2017, Hilton’s guest loyalty…
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Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express Review 2018.1.18 Update: This card is discontinued and replaced by AmEx Hilton Ascend. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits 90k Offer: earn 90,000 HHonors Points after spending $3,000 in first 3 months. The highest sign-up bonus is 125k. We value Hilton HHonors Points at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), click here to see how…
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We’ve known that Amex will be the exclusive issuer of Hilton cobranded card since 2018. And Citibank has stopped accepting new applications for Citi Hilton and Citi Hilton Reserve credit cards. So what will happen to the current Citi Hilton cards? People believe there are two possibilities: Both cards will be converted into Citi’s other credit cards, presumably Citi ThankYou…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 2 weekend night certificates after spending $2500 in first 4 months. We value this bonus at about $600 since you can redeem the free nights at most hotels within the Hilton Portfolio, including some of the most expensive ones. We value Hilton HHonors Point…
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Introduction My fiancé recently accepted a new position with a company in Tampa, FL, which means we will be relocating from Seattle at a time when hotel and gasoline prices increase for the summer tourist season. Since I’m a practical man with an affinity for saving money, this trip provides a great opportunity to burn some points while saving money on travel we…
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Update 2017.5.30: I just chatted with an Amex rep and my third upgrade round for 100,000 Hilton points is pending! Hopefully the points will post today so I can try to downgrade and upgrade one more time before the offer expires on May 31. If you haven’t upgraded yet and are eligible via the link below, now is the time! Introduction American Express…
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[Update 2017.5] – This post has been edited from the original version as reader Kan noted a math error in the original post. Upon review, Hilton actually awarded points based on an award stay immediately prior to the cash stay, in addition to the cash stay described below. This is not standard and the post has been rewritten to reflect solely…
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This is a free night summary, mainly focusing on how to get and redeem free night with the different hotel brands. If there is a mistake, please help correct me. 1. Introduction The two tables listed below are pretty comprehensive. Sign-up Bonus Free Night Comparison Table: Annual Free Night Comparison Table: Note: Chase Fairmont Credit Card listed below is discontinued 2. IHG 2.1….
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On Mar 1st, 2017, Hilton made some big changes to its point system. But for now, all the posts on blogs are based on personal experiences, not on concrete data. This post will show you how the Hilton point system changed exactly, using big data. The following two plots are the distribution of point value for the old system and the…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 40,000 HHonors Points after spending $1000 in first 4 months. The best offer is 75k, it’s better to wait for the highest sign-up bonus if you are not in an urgent situation. We value Hilton HHonors Point at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), so…
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