The limited-time offers on the Hilton credit cards ended today, and all Hilton cards are currently sitting at their “business-as-usual” offers. Here they are:
Hilton Honors American Express Card welcome offer
Earn 80,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points with the Hilton Honors American Express Card after you spend $2,000 in purchases on the Card within your first 6 months of Card Membership.
This bonus is earned as Hilton Honors Bonus Points.
Annual fee: No annual fee
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card welcome offer
Offer: Earn 130,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points with the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the Card within your first 6 months of Card Membership.
This bonus is earned as Hilton Honors Bonus Points.
Annual fee: $150
Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card welcome offer
Earn 150,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points with the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card after you spend $6,000 in purchases on the Card within your first 6 months of Card Membership.
This bonus is earned as Hilton Honors Bonus Points.
Annual fee: $550
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card welcome offer
Earn 130,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you make purchases with your new Card totaling $6,000 or more in the first 6 months of Card Membership starting from the date your account was opened.
This bonus is earned as Hilton Honors Bonus Points.
Annual fee: $195
My take: Wait for better offers
Aaron Hurd
Executive Editor of Cards and Points
Generally, I advise people to wait for limited-time offers to apply for airline and hotel credit cards—almost every airline and hotel brand offers better welcome bonuses a few times a year. And that’s true for Hilton as well.
Often, when Hilton and Amex have upped the ante with limited-time offers on their cards in the past, they have included a free night certificate. Most Hilton enthusiasts love getting access to free night certificates because Hilton free night awards are probably the most valuable free night certificate out there. That’s because they can be used for a standard night at almost any property, worldwide, with the exception of about 50 properties.
Personally, I’d wait around for welcome offers featuring free night certificates, but the increased offers featuring points can work for you as well, especially if you don’t plan to use the Hilton free night certificate for a night at an expensive Hilton property.
In my internal analysis, the offer on the no-annual-fee Hilton card is the best of the current offers, as it give you the highest rate of return on spending, when considering how I value Hilton points and the annual fee.
Overall, none of these offers really excite me a lot. Unless you’re staying at Hilton often and don’t yet have a Hilton credit card, I’d recommend passing on this round of offers.
