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Written by: RJ
Hilton and American Express have revamped the Hilton card lineup. All cards get a fresh paint job, while the Aspire and Surpass also get an overhaul:
- Annual fee: $550
- Multipliers
- 14x Hilton purchases
- 7x Travel
- 7x Dining
- 3x All purchases
- Benefits
- Diamond status
- Anniversary free night award
- $400 resort credit – paid out $200 semi-annually
- $200 flight credit – paid out $50 per quarter
- Clear+ credit
- $100 Hilton on property credit
- Cell phone insurance
- Annual fee: $150
- Multipliers
- 12x Hilton purchases
- 6x Dining
- 6x Groceries
- 6x Gas
- 4x Online retail purchases
- 3x All purchases
- Benefits
- Gold status
- $200 Hilton credit – paid $50 per quarter
- Free night award with $15k in spend per year
Thoughts
As far as Amex refreshes go… these aren’t terrible. You lose Priority Pass all around. The credits gained seems useful and easy to use for Hilton faithful. The one downside is they need to be used quarterly