The Offer
- Receive a sign up bonus of 85,000 Hilton points on the American Express Surpass card when you spend $3,000 or more within the first three months of account opening
The Fine Print
- Annual fee of $75 is not waived
- American Express personal cards are not churnable. Welcome bonus is not available to those who have or who have had this card in the past.
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 12x points per dollar on purchases with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio
- 6x points per dollar U.S restaurants [read: best credit cards for restaurant purchases]
- 6x points per dollar at U.S supermarkets [read: best credit cards for grocery store spend]
- 6x points per dollar at U.S gas stations [read: best credit cards for gas station purchases]
- 3x points per dollar on all other purchases [read: best credit cards for every day spend]
- Card comes with complimentary gold status, if you spend $40,000 or more in a calendar year you will receive HHonors Diamond status through the end of next year
- Free priority pass membership
- Valid until July 31st, 2015
Our Verdict
This is the highest this bonus has ever been, they’ve run bonuses of 80,000 points in the past but never as high as 85,000 points. The standard sign up bonus on this card is only 60,000 points. Keep in mind you can only get the sign up bonus on each American Express personal card once, so you want to make sure you wait for the best possible offer before signing up.
Personally I don’t really value/need Hilton points, so I’m going to give this offer a miss. I think this offer makes sense for people in two situations:
- You want gold status with Hilton
- You have a lot of paid stays with Hilton (12x points is the highest you can get)
Otherwise I’d prefer the Citi Hilton card which comes with two free nights at any Hilton property.
Hat tip to Free Frequent Flyer Miles
