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Don’t Forget: BEST EVER Amex Hilton Surpass 100k + Free night ends May 31st. 25k referral bonus too.
An Amex Hilton Surpass 10ok offer lured me into the card last year and I locked down the best ever sign up bonus for the card. I was very happy. WELL, times have changed, and Amex is offering an even better bonus: 100k bonus points + a Free night after your first cardmember anniversary. That’s right, you will earn 100k Hilton Honors points after you spend $3k in 3 months and then a free weekend night after your cardmember 1st year. Let’s take a look at the deal and also where you could spend these points. Oh…and if you already have the card – add your referrals to the bottom of this post and earn 25k per approved applicant.
Amex Hilton Surpass 100k + Free night
The annual fee on the card is $75 and as someone who just paid to keep the card for another year…it’s a no brainer. You’re getting a ton of points and for keeping the card a 2nd year you’ll get a free weekend night to use anywhere in the world.
My favorite card benefits…
- 12x at hilton properties
- 6x at grocery stores
- Comped gold status
- after $40k spend – diamond status.
This card falls into the category of ones that I keep and pay the annual fee on, but rarely, if ever, use.
Why do I keep the card? Referral Bonuses. 25k for each referral right now.
I will gladly pay $75 to earn 80k points a year in referral bonuses. Even valuing Hilton points at half a cent means I’m earning $400 a year in referral bonuses. Team that with Gold status and you’ll be enjoying some nice digs when you vacay!
Where could we use these points and Free weekend night?
I just stayed at the Conrad Bali.
It was GORGEOUS and I would highly recommend it if you’re looking for a beach trip.
Or are you more into a city Jaunt? Use your points to stay in London at the Conrad London. We had a great stay there in 2015.
One place I loved visiting was Tokyo. We stayed at the Ritz, but would love to visit again and stay at the Conrad Tokyo. Looks amazing.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x points on gas and EV charging
- 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
Benefits and Credits
- Earn up to $100 in statement credits each account anniversary year for hotel stays through Chase Travel℠
- Count on Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Emergency Evacuation and Transportation and more
- Get a year of complimentary Apple TV when activated by December 31, 2026 – a value of $156.
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for 12 months when you activate by12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders.
- Receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to your card for a Global Entry, TSA Precheck® or NEXUS application.
- Transfer points to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs
- Member FDIC
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and it has great bonus categories and useful statement credits that not only enhance your travel, but help offset the annual fee.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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