Amex Puts New Welcome Offers on Its Hilton Cards

Amex just put new welcome offers on its personal Hilton Honors cards, and two of them now include a Free Night Reward.

• Hilton Honors Aspire: 200,000 points after $6,000 in 6 months. Annual fee $550. Points only here, no free night in the welcome, though the card still earns one every year.
• Hilton Honors Surpass: 130,000 points plus a Free Night Reward after $3,000 in 6 months. Annual fee $150.
• Hilton Honors, no annual fee: 70,000 points plus a Free Night Reward after $2,000 in 6 months.

Applications run through January 13, 2027.

The Free Night Reward is the part worth slowing down for. It books one standard award night at eligible Hilton properties, from a Hampton Inn on a road trip to a resort.

Be clear eyed about the Aspire before you chase the 200,000. It is $550 a year and asks for $6,000 in six months, and it carries resort credits and Diamond status rather than the welcome alone, so it only pays off if you truly stay at Hilton. The Surpass and the no fee card are the softer entry if you are newer to Hilton or spend less.

If a Hilton stay is already on your calendar, a wedding block or a school break week, the Surpass Free Night Reward can quietly cover the priciest night of the trip. If you are only Hilton curious, the no fee card gives you a reason to start.

One more thing to check before you apply: you may not be eligible if you have or have had that card.