Tag Archive: Hilton Honors

AmEx Hilton Aspire Credit Card Review (2026.5 Update: 175k Offer)

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card Review [2026.5 Update] The 175k offer comes back. Offer ends on 2026/07/29. [2026.2 Update] The 175k offer comes back. Offer ends on 2026/04/15. [2026.4 Update] The big offer is expired. Currently there’s only a 150k offer. [2025.10 Update] The 175k offer comes back. Offer ends on 2026/01/14. [2026.1 Update] The big offer is expired….
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AmEx Hilton Surpass Credit Card Review (2026.5 Update: 130k+First Year AF Waived Offer)

The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card Review [2026.5 Update] The new offer is 130k + first year Annual Fee waived. Offer ends on 2026/07/29. [2026.2 Update] The new offer is 130k+1FN. Offer ends on 2026/04/15. [2026.4 Update] The big offer is expired. Currently there’s only a 130k offer. [2025.10 Update] The new offer is 155k. Offer ends on 2026/01/14. [2026.1…
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AmEx Hilton Credit Card Review (2026.5 Update: 100k+$100 Offer)

The Hilton Honors American Express Card Review [2026.5 Update] The new offer is 100k+$100. Offer ends on 2026/07/29. [2026.2 Update] The new offer is 70k+1FN. Offer ends on 2026/04/15. [2026.4 Update] The big offer is expired. Currently there’s only a 80k offer. [2025.10 Update] The 100k offer comes back. Offer ends on 2026/01/14. [2026.1 Update] The big offer is expired….
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AmEx Hilton Business Credit Card Review (2026.5 Update: 130k+First Year AF Waived Offer)

The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card Review [2026.5 Update] The new offer is 130k + first year Annual Fee waived. Offer ends on 2026/07/29. [2026.2 Update] The new offer is 175k+1FN, and this is the best ever offer on this card! Offer ends on 2026/04/15. [2026.4 Update] The big offer is expired. Currently there’s only a 130k offer. [2025.10…
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Leaked: New Hilton Diamond Reserve Tier Coming in 2026? [Update: official announcement now live, guaranteed 4pm checkout, premium club, and confirmable upgrade reward]

[2025.11.18 Update] The official annoucement page is now live: https://www.hilton.com/en/p/hilton-honors/tier-updates/ The new tier Diamond Reserve will have the following benefits: Confirmable Upgrade Reward: allows a Member to lock in an upgrade for a premium room or a suite at the time booking. A single CUR is valid for a stay up to 7-nights. Applicable to any upgradeable room up to…
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Finally You Can Check Your Hilton Free Night Certificates Expiration Info Online!

All other hotel chains let you easily manage free night certificates online or in app; however, Hilton is always different about this issue. Previously, you not only can not book with a free night certificate online, but you also can not see how many of the certificates you have left and what their expiration dates are! You have to call…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Hilton Honors

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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AmEx Hilton Surpass Credit Card Review (Old Version) (Discontinued)

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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Citi Hilton/Reserve will be automatically converted into Amex Hilton/Surpass

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 Reserve Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

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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Seattle to Tampa Road Trip: Saving ~$2,000 with Points!

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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Churning the 100k Amex Hilton Upgrade Offer! [2017.5 Update: Third Upgrade Success!]

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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Stacking Hilton Promos to Earn 24,566 Points and $35 for a Two Night Stay!

[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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How to get and redeem Free Nights Certificates in different brands hotels

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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