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40,000 Hilton HHonors^® bonus points after first purchase ¹
To earn up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points, you must make your first eligible purchase with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card within one year of Card issuance. Only one first purchase bonus per Card Account. Only first-time Hilton HHonors Surpass Cardmembers will earn up to 40,000 HHonors bonus points. Cardmembers who have previously earned a first purchase bonus from any Hilton HHonors Card from American Express earn the incremental difference of up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points.

Get rewarded from day one

Earn up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points with your first purchase² — enough for up to four free nights.³ With the Card's built-in benefits, you can quickly earn HHonors bonus points toward even more free nights at any Hilton Family hotel.

Earn HHonors bonus points even faster

Earn 2,500 HHonors bonus points for each of your first eight Hilton Family stays charged to the hotel rewards Card during your first 18 months of Cardmembership — up to 20,000 HHonors bonus points.⁴

Points that really add up

Earn 9 HHonors bonus points for every eligible dollar spent at participating Hilton Family hotels. You can also earn 6 HHonors bonus points per dollar on everyday purchases at gas stations, drugstores, and more. Plus, earn 3 HHonors bonus points for every eligible dollar charged everywhere else.⁵

No Blackout Dates

You won't find Blackout Dates with Hilton HHonors. If a standard room is available, you can redeem points for it.

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Rewards Program

Hilton HHonors

Payment Options

Option to carry balance

Annual Fee

$75/year

APR on Purchases

2.90% for first 6 months, then Prime Rate + 11.99%

Imagine Your Arrival with the vip credit card that gives you rewards

The Hilton HHonors^® Surpass^SM Card from American Express brings you closer to special treatment on free nights at over 3,000 Hilton Family hotels.

Welcome to Hilton HHonors^® VIP status

HHonors Gold VIP status is yours complimentary for the first year. You can receive a 25% bonus credit on all HHonors Base points earned and upgraded accommodations when available. You can maintain your Gold VIP status after the first year if your total eligible spend reaches $20,000 during each calendar year.⁶

Enjoy an automatic upgrade to HHonors Diamond VIP status when your total eligible spend reaches $40,000 or more during a calendar year. ⁷ With Diamond VIP status you may enjoy:

A 50% bonus credit on all HHonors Base points earned
48-hour reservation guarantee
Access to the Executive Floor lounge
Upgraded accommodations when available

Remember, Silver VIP status is complimentary as long as you are a Cardmember.

Points & Miles^®. No Blackout Dates. Only Hilton HHonors.

You won't find Blackout Dates with Hilton HHonors — just 3,000 hotels and the chance to earn Hilton HHonors bonus points and miles with more than 50 participating airlines. If a standard room is available, you can redeem points for it.

Wait for your next flight in style.

A complimentary Priority Pass^SM membership (valued at $99) is yours as a Hilton HHonors Surpass Cardmember.⁸ This membership grants you:

Access to over 500 airport lounges in over 90 countries around the world
Complimentary refreshments
Guaranteed access to airport lounges regardless of your choice of airline, class of airline ticket, or membership in an airport lounge program

When using your Priority Pass membership, there’s a fee of $27 per visit per person at participating airport lounges, which will be automatically charged to your Hilton HHonors Surpass Card.

Enjoy the ride.

If you need a comfortable ride to or from the airport, simply call EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services. Empire offers door-to-door service in over 650 cities around the globe.

As a Hilton HHonors Surpass Cardmember, you can⁹:

Save $50 off your first trip with EmpireCLS
Receive a 20% discount on EmpireCLS car service
Enjoy a car class upgrade, when available
Earn 500 Hilton HHonors bonus points per booking

Call 1-888-826-1380 or visit www.empirecls.com/surpass.

Use your Card to create a vacation when you earn HHonors bonus points.

Get off to a great start — your first eight stays are just the beginning.

Earn 2,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each of your first eight Hilton Family stays charged to the Card during your first 18 months of Cardmembership.¹⁰ That’s another 20,000 HHonors bonus points — enough for up to 2 free nights.¹¹

The free nights add up every time you use your Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express.¹²

There’s no limit to the amount of points you can earn on your Card
Your points have no expiration date as long as you earn points on your Card at least once every 12 months.

We’d like to see you more, for less.

With your Hilton HHonors Surpass Card, you can redeem for less. Receive 4 HHonors reward nights at categories 5 or 6 Hilton Family hotels worldwide at a special rate exclusively for Cardmembers.¹³

Call 1-800-920-5649 to redeem a four night stay:

Category 5 hotels — 125,000 HHonors bonus points (normally 140,000). Mention promo code AXON5.
Category 6 hotels — 145,000 HHonors bonus points (normally 160,000). Mention promo code AXON6.

They’re your points. Use them however you like.

There are countless ways to redeem your Hilton HHonors bonus points:

Redeem at over 3,000 Hilton Family hotels worldwide with no Blackout Dates.
Shopping and Dining — The Hilton HHonors Rewards Store at hiltonhhonors.com/shopping has more than 5,500 products — electronics, housewares, fashion, and more, plus gift cards to your favorite stores and restaurants.
Experience Rewards — Redeem your HHonors bonus points for dozens of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. You could fly a fighter jet, rent a motorcycle, learn to surf, or test-drive your dream job.

See all redemption options.

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1To earn up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points, you must make your first eligible purchase with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card within one year of Card issuance. Only one first purchase bonus per Card Account. Only first-time Hilton HHonors Surpass Cardmembers will earn up to 40,000 HHonors bonus points. Cardmembers who have previously earned a first purchase bonus from any Hilton HHonors Card from American Express earn the incremental difference of up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points.

2Hilton HHonors bonus points required for a free night range between 7,500 HHonors bonus points for an Opportunity Category hotel and 40,000 HHonors bonus points for a Category 6 hotel. 10,000 HHonors bonus points are enough for a free reward night at an Opportunity Category or a Category 1 hotel. For information on reward stays, visit hiltonhhonors.com/hhonorsrewards.

3To earn up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points, you must make your first eligible purchase with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card within one year of Card issuance. Only one first purchase bonus per Card Account. Only first-time Hilton HHonors Surpass Cardmembers will earn up to 40,000 HHonors bonus points. Cardmembers who have previously earned a first purchase bonus from any Hilton HHonors Card from American Express earn the incremental difference of up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points.

4In your first 18 months of Cardmembership, earn 2,500 HHonors bonus points for each of your first eight stays at Hilton Family hotels when you charge $100 or more to your Hilton HHonors Surpass Card for each of those eight stays.

5You will receive 9 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each U.S. dollar of eligible spending on the Card at any Hilton Family hotel worldwide (excluding Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare purchases and package sales). You will receive 6 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each U.S. dollar of eligible spending at the following categories of merchants, excluding warehouse clubs and superstores: supermarkets; drugstores; stand-alone gas stations; and home telephone, wireless, cable, satellite TV, and internet service providers. You will receive 3 Hilton HHonors bonus points for each U.S. dollar of all other eligible spending. To receive the appropriate bonus points, the merchants must submit the charge using the appropriate industry code, merchant code, or products/service code established by us. If the merchant submits a Charge using a different code, the applicable Charge will only receive the bonus points corresponding to that code. Merchants with multiple locations may submit Charges at different locations using different codes. This means that Charges at some locations will qualify for additional bonus points, but Charges at other locations of the same merchant will not. You will not receive Hilton HHonors bonus points for balances transferred from other accounts, purchases of American Express^® Travelers Cheques or American Express^® Gift Cheques, fees, Finance Charges, Cash Advances, and similar means of assessing your Card Account. Additional terms and conditions apply.

6If in any calendar year of Cardmembership your total eligible spend reaches $20,000, you will be upgraded to Hilton HHonors Gold VIP tier status for a one-year period. Allow 10–12 weeks for your VIP status to be updated.

7If in any calendar year of Cardmembership your total eligible spend reaches $40,000, you will be upgraded to Hilton HHonors Diamond VIP tier status for a one-year period. Allow 10-12 weeks for your VIP status to be upgraded.

8The Basic Cardmember will be automatically enrolled in the Priority Pass program. Priority Pass membership automatically renews on its anniversary date, unless canceled prior to the anniversary date. Priority Pass membership may be cancelled by American Express if the Basic Cardmember's Hilton HHonors Surpass Card is cancelled. Priority Pass membership includes access to airport lounges participating in the Priority Pass program. Participating lounges are owned and operated by independent third parties and their participation and/or facilities may change. To access a lounge, Cardmember must show his/her valid Priority Pass card and an airline ticket for travel on the same day for the Cardmember and each guest. Cardmember will receive the Priority Pass card within 12–14 weeks after Cardmember's first purchase with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card. Participating lounges may restrict entry to persons under 21 years old. All lounge visits are subject to a fee of U.S. $27 per person, which will be automatically charged to the Cardmember's Hilton HHonors Surpass Card. Priority Pass membership is subject to the Priority Pass terms of use and the individual lounge operators' terms of use for the participating lounges. For complete Priority Pass terms and conditions and a directory of participating lounges, please visit www.prioritypass.com.

9To be eligible to receive a 20% discount on Car Service with EmpireCLS, Cardmembers must make the reservation by calling 1-888-826-1380 (toll-free) or visiting www.empirecls.com/surpass and pay for the car service with their Hilton HHonors Surpass Card. Cardmembers will earn 500 HHonors bonus points for each EmpireCLS charge (purchases less returns) made on the Card and will receive those HHonors bonus points within 10–12 weeks of the transaction date. $50 discount applied only to Basic Cardmember for first purchase of EmpireCLS car services when such services are paid for with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card. Discount applied at time of transaction.

10In your first 18 months of Cardmembership, earn 2,500 HHonors bonus points for each of your first eight stays at Hilton Family hotels when you charge $100 or more to your Hilton HHonors Surpass Card for each of those eight stays.

11Hilton HHonors bonus points required for a free night range between 7,500 HHonors bonus points for an Opportunity Category hotel and 40,000 HHonors bonus points for a Category 6 hotel. 10,000 HHonors bonus points are enough for a free reward night at an Opportunity Category or a Category 1 hotel. For information on reward stays, visit hiltonhhonors.com/hhonorsrewards.

12Hilton HHonors bonus points required for a free night range between 7,500 HHonors bonus points for an Opportunity Category hotel and 40,000 HHonors bonus points for a Category 6 hotel. 10,000 HHonors bonus points are enough for a free reward night at an Opportunity Category or a Category 1 hotel. For information on reward stays, visit hiltonhhonors.com/hhonorsrewards.

13Hilton HHonors bonus points required for a free night range between 7,500 HHonors bonus points for an Opportunity Category hotel and 40,000 HHonors bonus points for a Category 6 hotel. 10,000 HHonors bonus points are enough for a free reward night at an Opportunity Category or a Category 1 hotel. For information on reward stays, visit hiltonhhonors.com/hhonorsrewards.