Hilton Surpass

Booking directly with a hotel is usually the cleanest option. You earn hotel points, elite credit, credit card rewards and whatever benefits come with your status. But every once in …

Over the years, I’ve learned to appreciate the Free Night Reward from the Hilton Honors American Express cards. It’s one of the most valuable free night certificates out there—far more …

If you have the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card, one of the most valuable perks is also one of the easiest to waste: the up to $200 Hilton Statement …

Sometimes an AMEX Offer comes back that’s not flashy but still worth adding right away. My wife Sharon just received one of those on several of her cards, and it …

Every year, instead of trying to maximize every bonus category on every card, we identify the cards where a specific level of spend earns a tangible benefit, such as free …

At the end of 2024, Hilton quietly pulled its gift cards from sale. The message on Hilton’s site blamed an “unforeseen inventory issue.” That sounded simple enough—maybe they ran out …

Hilton Honors members who chase luxury redemptions are feeling another sting. In the last ten months, the maximum price for standard room awards has jumped not once, not twice, but …

At the start of the year, our goal was to focus our spending on cards with specific milestone bonuses—things like earning a free night on the Hilton Surpass with $15K …

Philadelphia has plenty of hotel options, but for this trip, the choice was easy. We were attending an event along the river, and the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing is …

When I wrote about whether or not the World of Hyatt Credit Card was still worth keeping, I mentioned that we’ve been focusing most of our credit card spending on …