If you've been dreaming of a luxury resort stay but can't make the math work for your budget, these new Hilton card offers may interest you.
Now through Jan. 13, 2027, you can earn 200,000 bonus points with the biggest welcome offer or fewer points and a free night certificate. While the extra points are valuable, don't sleep on Hilton Free Night Rewards — you can use them at thousands of luxury hotels worldwide, including many Small Luxury Hotels of the World locations.
Here's what you need to know about these new Hilton Honors card bonuses.
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Limited-time Hilton card bonuses
These offers are available through Jan. 13, 2027, so you have time to decide whether they are right for you. However, if you want to turn your holiday shopping into hotel rewards, apply before that season gets into full swing.
Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card
If you're looking to give your Hilton Honors account the biggest boost possible, the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card is what you'll want. Its all-time high offer is worth 200,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in purchases on the card within the first six months of card membership. That's 50,000 points higher than the standard offer for this card.
Don't forget everything else the Hilton Aspire comes with, like a Free Night Reward during your first year and every year after you renew. Plus, you'll get complimentary Hilton Honors Diamond status and have access to over $800 in credits every year for flights, expedited airport security and Hilton resorts.
The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card grants you complimentary Hilton Honors™ Diamond Status and a Free Night Reward every year.
- Earn up to $889 in statement credits every year
- Complimentary Hilton Honors™ Diamond Status
- Free Night Reward every year
- High annual fee
- Additional Free Night Rewards have high spending requirements
- Some credits are only earned quarterly or semi-annually, which makes them more complicated to fully maximize
Highlights
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- Best Points Offer Yet! Earn 200,000 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. Offer ends 01/13/2027.
- Enjoy complimentary Diamond status with your Card. Diamond status gives you a 100% Bonus on Base Points you earn on every stay, Premium Wi-Fi and space-available room upgrades at select properties, executive lounge access at select properties, and more.
- Earn 14X Hilton Honors Bonus Points when you make eligible purchases on your Card directly with hotels and resorts within the Hilton portfolio.
- Card Members can earn 7X Points on purchases of Flights booked directly with airlines or flights booked through American Express Travel, Car rentals purchased directly from select car rental companies, and purchases at U.S. Restaurants.
- Card Members can earn 3X Points on all other eligible purchases.
- $400 Hilton Resort Credit: Get up to $200 in statement credits semi-annually for eligible purchases made directly with participating Hilton Resorts on your Hilton Honors Aspire Card. That's up to $400 back annually.
- $200 Flight Credit: Get up to $50 in statement credits each quarter, for a total of up to $200 back each year, on flight purchases made directly with an airline, through AmexTravel.com, or through the Amex Travel App™ using your Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card.
- CLEAR+ helps get you to your gate faster at 60+ airports nationwide. Receive up to $219 per calendar year in statement credits when you pay for your membership (subject to auto-renewal) with the Hilton Honors Aspire Card.
- Earn up to 3 Free Night Rewards with the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card: Receive one complimentary Free Night Reward each membership year. Earn a second Free Night Reward from Hilton after you spend $30,000 or more on purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Earn a third Free Night Reward from Hilton after you spend an additional $30,000 in purchases on your Card in the same calendar year.
- $100 Property Credit: Receive up to a $100 credit for qualifying charges at Waldorf Astoria® Hotels & Resorts and Conrad® Hotels & Resorts properties when you book a 2 night minimum stay with your Card at HiltonHonorsAspireCard.com and select the Aspire Card Benefit rate option on the booking page, or call Hilton Honors at 855-292-5757 with the proper booking reference.
- Hilton Honors Aspire Card Members can enjoy complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Club Executive® status, including perks like Executive Area Access (for full-size reservations and above) in the USA and Canada. Card Members must enroll in the National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status through their American Express online account using their Card. Terms apply.
- $550 annual fee.
- Apply with confidence. Know if you're approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score. If you're approved and you choose to accept this Card, your credit score may be impacted.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card
The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card is currently offering 130,000 bonus points and a Free Night Reward after spending $3,000 on eligible purchases on your Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card within your first six months of card membership.
If you're not a staunch Hilton supporter, the Hilton Surpass card is likely a better fit than the Hilton Aspire because you don't need to utilize as many Hilton perks to make it worthwhile. You'll still get benefits such as Hilton Honors Gold status and up to $200 in Hilton credit every year (up to $50 in credit each quarter for purchases made directly at a Hilton property).
The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card is a solid mid-tier hotel card that offers with statement credits that can easily offset its annual fee.
- Up to $50 in Hilton credit each quarter
- High rewards rate for Hilton purchases
- High spending threshold to earn a Free Night Reward
- Hilton credit is earned in quarterly increments
Highlights
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- Earn 130,000 Bonus Points plus a Free Night Reward after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card in the first 6 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 01/13/2027.
- Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors Gold Status with benefits like an 80% Points earning Bonus on Stays, daily food & beverage credit or continental breakfast (varies by brand & region), space-available room upgrades at select properties, and more.
- Get up to $50 in statement credits each quarter for purchases made directly with a property in the Hilton portfolio on your Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card. That's up to $200 in statement credits annually.
- Earn a Free Night Reward from Hilton Honors after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year.
- Earn 12X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio.
- Earn 6X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations.
- Earn 4X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of U.S. Online Retail purchases.
- Earn 3X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for all other eligible purchases on your Card.
- Spend $40,000 on eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year and you can earn an upgrade to Hilton Honors Diamond status through the end of the next calendar year. With Hilton Honors Diamond status, enjoy benefits like: A 100% Bonus on all Base Points you earn on every stay, Premium Wi-Fi at select properties, Daily food & beverage credit at select brands in the U.S. and complimentary continental breakfast at select brands outside of the U.S., Space-available room upgrades at select properties, and Executive lounge access at select properties.
- Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card Members can enjoy complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Club Executive® status, including perks like Executive Area Access (for full-size reservations and above) in the USA and Canada. Card Members must enroll in the National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status through their American Express online account using their Card. Terms apply.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees. Enjoy international travel without additional fees on purchases made abroad.
- $150 annual fee.
- Apply with confidence. Know if you're approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score. If you're approved and you choose to accept this Card, your credit score may be impacted.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees
Hilton Honors American Express Card
The Hilton Honors American Express Card has an unusually interesting offer for a credit card with no annual fee (see rates and fees). You can earn 70,000 bonus points and a Free Night Reward after spending $2,000 on eligible purchases on your Hilton Honors American Express Card within your first six months of card membership.
This bonus isn't as flexible as a larger offer with nearly double the points because the Free Night Reward expires after 12 months. However, as long as you have travel plans that the Free Night Rewards can fit into, the value you can receive is exceptionally high. You can redeem it for a standard room at nearly any Hilton property (these excluded locations are mostly timeshare properties).
The Hilton Honors American Express Card has no annual fee and you can earn Hilton Honors Gold status through the end of the next calendar year when you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year.
- No annual fee
- Few valuable ongoing benefits such as statement credits
Highlights
Highlights shown here are provided by the issuer and have not been reviewed by CNBC Select's editorial staff.
- Earn 70,000 Bonus Points plus a Free Night Reward after you spend $2,000 in purchases on the card in the first 6 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 01/13/2027.
- No Annual Fee.
- Earn 7X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio.
- Earn 5X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card: at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, at U.S. gas stations.
- Earn 3X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for all other eligible purchases on your Card.
- Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors Silver Status with benefits like a 20% Bonus on Base Points earned on stays, fifth night free on standard room reward stays with 100% Points, and more.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees. Enjoy international travel without additional fees on purchases made abroad.
- Spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year and you can earn Hilton Honors Gold status through the end of the next calendar year. With Gold status, you can enjoy: An 80% Bonus on Base Points you earn on every stay, Space-available room upgrades at select properties, A daily food & beverage credit at select brands in the U.S. and complimentary continental breakfast at select brands outside of the U.S., and Fifth night free when you book a standard room stay with 100% Points.
- Apply with confidence. Know if you're approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score. If you're approved and you choose to accept this Card, your credit score may be impacted.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees
Hilton Honors American Express Business Card
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card currently offers 150,000 bonus points and a Free Night Reward after spending $8,000 on eligible purchases on your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card within your first six months of card membership.
This is a strong first-year offer, and the Hilton Business card also comes with Hilton Honors Gold status and up to $240 in Hilton credits every year (up to $60 in credits each quarter for purchases made directly at Hilton properties).
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card's generous rewards and benefits can help business owners save money on hotel expenses.
- Earn up to $240 in Hilton credit every year (enrollment required)
- Complimentary Hilton Honors™ Gold Status (enrollment required)
- Complimentary status with National Car Rental (enrollment required)
- High annual fee
- Lacks important travel insurance, such as travel accident, trip delay and trip interruption/cancellation coverages
Highlights
Highlights shown here are provided by the issuer and have not been reviewed by CNBC Select's editorial staff.
- Limited Time Offer: Earn 150,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points plus a Free Night Reward after you spend $8,000 in purchases on the Hilton Honors Business Card in the first six months of Card Membership. Offer ends 1/13/2027.
- Earn up to $60 in statement credits each quarter for purchases made directly with a property in the Hilton portfolio on your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card.
- Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors™ Gold Status with your Hilton Honors Business Card. With Hilton Honors™ Gold Status, you can enjoy benefits at hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio. As a Gold member, earn 80% Points earning Bonus on Stays with Hilton Honors™ Gold Status.
- Earn 12X Hilton Honors Bonus Points on eligible purchases made directly with hotels and resorts within the Hilton portfolio.
- Earn 5X Hilton Honors Bonus Points on other eligible purchases made using the Hilton Honors Business Card on the first $100,000 in eligible purchases each calendar year, 3X Points on eligible purchases thereafter.
- You may receive an upgrade to Hilton Honors™ Diamond Status through the end of the next calendar year if the total eligible purchases that you spend on your Card during a calendar year reach $40,000 or more.
- Terms apply.
- See Rates & Fees
What makes these offers worthwhile?
The Hilton Aspire's all-time high offer speaks for itself. You're unlikely to qualify for an Amex card's welcome bonus if you've previously had the card or currently have it, so it makes sense to apply for American Express cards when the bonus is increased — and even better if it's an all-time high offer. Don't forget that although it's not part of the welcome bonus, the Aspire comes with a Free Night Reward for your first year and every year after you renew the card.
Since all of the other Hilton cards include a Free Night Reward as part of the welcome bonus, you can think of them as providing an expensive weekend getaway. There's no price cap on the room you book with your Free Night Reward, and Hilton points are typically valued at around 0.4 cents each. So you should be able to book a weekend stay worth around $560 to $1,200 with the other Hilton card offers that are worth 70,000 to 150,000 points. That's assuming the night you book with points costs at least the same as the night you book with your Free Night Reward.
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