--- title: "Hilton Amex Cards: Which of the Four Boosted Welcome Offers Is Worth Your Application?" description: "Offers run up to 200,000 bonus points on the Aspire Card, and the window closes January 13, 2027." url: https://travel.skoop.news/hilton-honors-amex-cards-limited-time-welcome-offers-with-po-fa9534/ published: 2026-10-31T11:40:04.095822-04:00 modified: 2026-10-31T11:40:04.095865-04:00 section: "Travel" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Hilton", "Aspire Card", "Surpass Card", "Business Card", "Waldorf Astoria", "Hilton Honors American Express Card", "Hilton Free Night Rewards", "CLEAR", "Conrad", "SLH"] hashtags: ["#AspireCard", "#SurpassCard", "#BusinessCard", "#Travel", "#travelnews"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Perth_Airport_Terminal_2%2C_April_2020_01.jpg/1280px-Perth_Airport_Terminal_2%2C_April_2020_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Hilton Amex Cards: Which of the Four Boosted Welcome Offers Is Worth Your Application? > Offers run up to 200,000 bonus points on the Aspire Card, and the window closes January 13, 2027. Published 2026-10-31 · Updated 2026-10-31 · Travel, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - The Hilton Honors Aspire Card is offering 200,000 bonus points after $6,000 in spending within six months, which is 50,000 points higher than its standard offer. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) - The Hilton Honors American Express Card has no annual fee. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) - The welcome offers include bonus points and an uncapped free night award valid at properties costing up to 250,000 points per night. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) ## Four cards, higher offers The Hilton Honors Aspire Card is offering 200,000 bonus points after $6,000 in spending within six months, which is 50,000 points higher than its standard offer. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) That affects anyone weighing one of the four Hilton co-branded cards, because American Express and Hilton are offering increased welcome offers on all of them. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) This piece compares the four offers and the perks behind them, so you can see which card fits how you travel. The offers are limited time and apply to applications through January 13, 2027. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) ## The four welcome offers The Hilton Honors American Express Card has no annual fee. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) Its offer is 70,000 bonus points plus a free night award after spending $2,000 within six months. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The Surpass Card has a $150 annual fee and offers 130,000 bonus points plus a free night award after spending $3,000 within six months. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The Business Card has a $195 annual fee and offers 150,000 bonus points plus a free night award after spending $8,000 within six months. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The Aspire Card has a $550 annual fee and offers 200,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 within six months. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) Three of the four cards include a free night award in the welcome offer. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The Aspire Card is the exception, and it offers a free night award as an annual benefit, including the first year. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) ## Where the free night awards work The welcome offers include bonus points and an uncapped free night award valid at properties costing up to 250,000 points per night. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) Free night awards can be redeemed at top Waldorf Astoria or Conrad hotels and at Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) Hilton Free Night Rewards can be used at thousands of luxury hotels worldwide, including many SLH locations. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) ## What each card gives you after sign-up The Surpass Card provides up to $200 in Hilton credits per year, with up to $50 in statement credits each quarter for purchases made directly with a Hilton portfolio property. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) It also provides a Hilton free night reward when you spend $15,000 on the card in a year. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The Business Card provides up to $240 back each year on eligible purchases made directly with Hilton portfolio properties, with up to $60 in statement credits per quarter. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) ## What the Aspire Card includes The Aspire Card includes a Free Night Reward during the first year and every year after renewal. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) You earn a second free night reward after spending $30,000 in a calendar year and a third after spending $60,000 in a year. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The card gives access to over $800 in credits every year for flights, expedited airport security and Hilton resorts. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) Those include up to $400 in Hilton resort credits annually, with up to $200 in statement credits semi-annually. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) They also include up to a $200 flight credit annually, with up to a $50 statement credit once per quarter for flights booked directly with airlines or through Amex Travel. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) You can also get up to a $219 annual CLEAR+ credit when you enroll in CLEAR+ and charge the membership to the card. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The card offers up to a $100 credit for qualifying charges at Waldorf Astoria and Conrad properties when you book a 2-night minimum stay. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) It provides Hilton Honors Diamond status for as long as you have the card. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) ## What this means for you Each Hilton Amex card is a separate product, so you are eligible for the welcome offer on each card within the typical once-in-a-lifetime rule. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) The offers apply to applications through January 13, 2027. [[1]](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) If you are not a staunch Hilton supporter, CNBC Select says the Surpass Card is likely a better fit than the Aspire Card. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) The reason given is that you need to use fewer Hilton perks to make it worthwhile. [[2]](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) ## Sources 1. [Hilton Honors Amex Cards: Limited Time Welcome Offers With Points + Free Night Award](https://onemileatatime.com/deals/hilton-amex-card-bonus/) — One Mile at a Time 2. [New Hilton credit card bonuses: Earn up to 200,000 bonus points for a limited time](https://www.cnbc.com/select/200000-point-amex-hilton-honors-card-bonus/) — CNBC Image: Photo (illustrative): Calistemon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perth_Airport_Terminal_2,_April_2020_01.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/