New Hilton Amex Welcome Bonus Offers Include Free Night Rewards

If you ever ask me when the best time is to get a Hilton card from American Express, it’s always “any time there is a Free Night Reward attached to it.” That’s when I picked up my Hilton Business card last year and when my P2 picked up her Hilton Surpass card.

Well, these offers are back on both the no annual fee Hilton Honors American Express Card and the $150 annual fee Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card.

I love these offers so much because a single Free Night Reward can be used on Hilton Honors properties that cost up to 150,000 points (the current top price for a Standard Room Reward at any Hilton hotel / resort). If that rose, these certificates would still be good – because there is no cap on points. It simply has to have availability for a Standard Reward Night. (I’m trying to be extra clear here that if the room says “Premium Reward Night” it’s not eligible.

I’ve used these for such tremendous value that it boggles my mind – like a room that was over $1,200 a night at the Waldorf Astoria Pedregal in Cabo, the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, and the LXR in Santa Monica. If you can find availability at the Waldorf Astoria in the Maldives (room rates over $2,000 a night) you can even use it there. And there are no resort fees when you redeem Hilton reward nights.

The Free Night Rewards will expire one year from the date of issuance.

Here are the offers and of course all links support MilesTalk

Hilton Honors American Express Card

Earn 70,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points plus a Free Night Reward after you spend $2,000 in purchases on the Hilton Honors American Express Card in the first 6 months of Card Membership. Offer Ends 7/31/2024. Terms Apply.

How to apply for the Hilton Honors American Express Card

Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card

Earn 130,000 Hilton Honors 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 7/31/2024. Terms Apply.

How to apply for the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card

Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card

Not to be out done, we have a new 5 Free Night Awards welcome bonus offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card.

These are very different awards from the Hilton Free Night Rewards. For these 5 free nights, you are limited to hotels costing up to 50,000 Bonvoy points per night + up to 15,000 points from your own account making it a hard maximum of 65,000 points. 

So while you get 5 free night certificates, you may want to scope out some uses for the free nights to make sure you’ll get maximum value from these. They will expire a year from issuance.

This offer is an increase from the previous offer which was for 3 free nights.

Offer:

Earn 5 Free Night Awards (valued at up to 50K points each for eligible stays) after you use your new Card to make $8,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership. Resort fees & terms apply. Offer ends 7/10.

How to apply for the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card.

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