Im using a trick to get the full $400 resort credit on one stay next weekend. I booked the resort stay last month, in june, and had to put a deposit down. That triggered the $200 credit for the first half of the year. When i check out next weekend, that will trigger the 2nd half of the year resort credit. Theres currently two deals for hiltons 1) if you spend $400 on a vegas hotel, you get $90 back and 2) if you spend over $300 at a hilton, you get $60 back. So one stay activates $550 worth of credits. Thats the annual fee covered without adding airline credits or FNA. All in one stay

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@blakinsideandout nice work!!

@Chidi64

Ай бұрын

You may have hit on an excellent way to use two $200 bi-annual credit for two stays in the same semi-annual period, by pre-paying for one stay in the previous semi-annual period. ( I was able to do something similar with my Surpass card and the $50 Hilton quarterly credit, using an advance purchase in a previous quarter). I wonder if this works for others-

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Chidi64 I know I few have called the actual hotel and prepaid incidentals

Couple weeks ago while at WA, we got a second room at a adjoining Signa for our Daughter and her Husband to join us for the weekend . For the second year at this location we recieved $80 a day in F&B for the two rooms Our 8th visit to the property. Last year F&B earned was more than our AF. At July we are at $360 F&B already and 3 more visits scheduled for the year.. Our WA point redemption was 1.2 cents at 5th night free.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@billwright2176 nice work!

Just spent 4th of July at the new Conrad Orlando at Evermore. It was excellent. They honored my diamond status even with booking through Amex FHR. Used a lot of credits and also gained a ton of Hilton points at 14x for spend at the hotel.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@joesegreto1795 yeah for me my diamond perks have always stacked with the FHR perks. Nice move!!

I was at Conrad Bangkok. Booked a standard room, got upgraded to a higher floor premium room. The VIP Lounge experience was a plus. Since it was out of US, I didn't get F&B credit but free breakfast. Loving the Diamond Status for international travelling.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@whatthehell571 nice work!

@marklihsu

Ай бұрын

That's not much of an upgrade. A suite would have been an upgrade.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@marklihsu I’ve been upgraded to suites but it’s not all the time.

@marklihsu

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMilesIt’s very rare in the US I’ve only gotten it when I was staying at the crockfords Las Vegas although the last I was there on a Tuesday night in March the entire hotel was empty with plenty of suites available and I did not get an upgrade. Hilton playing games. I only keep the card because the fnc but then again I’ve been rethinking it because I only use the FNC at the crockfords and I would be saving myself money if I just used points or just pay cash rate as that would be cheaper than the AF. There’s not much value outside of that for me since I am globalist and use the confirmed suites when I travel with family and they offer a full breakfast at hotels without lounges. Between the lack of confirmable upgrade instruments and hiltons playing games with upgrades it’s just not ideal if you are traveling as a family with a couple of kids. If it was just me and my wife traveling than Diamond would work especially to the exotic locations

Great video Luke. By far my favorite hotel card, especially lounge access when I travel International. Hilton for the 🏆

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@JuanGarcia-hr1wf man that lounge access is the worth the price of the card by itself !!

True, especially if you travel in Asia the diamond status makes a difference as well as the lounges.

I’m keep in my Hilton Honors Business card for the Hilton Honors Gold status. Once I have two ppl on my reservation, I’m able to get $50/day, and that’s real helpful and a real money saver. National Emerald Executive Club status is actually pretty darn good from what I’ve seen. I’ll be testing this out this summer. Hertz President circle is okay, so I’m excited to see how this compares. I can’t imagine why anyone would speak negatively about the Aspire card, it’s packed with so much value. Good call on keeping the card and this video is refreshing to hear rather than another “canceling Amex” video 😅.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@ItsMeCJ aspire is heavyweight champ of hotel cards right now.

Agreed on the value of this card. If my Platinum were not a Schwab, I’ve thought about closing it down and using this card for car rentals and flights, and maybe even dining if I close the Gold.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

Yeah I didn’t even mention the rest of the earnings. This card could make sense to put some spend on!

The Aspire definitely holds its own. I look forward to picking up early next year for our next big family vaca to Florida 👍🏼

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

good luck!

Great review as always Luke. I am dipping my toe into the Hilton ecosystem with the Surpass card and just hit the SUB which has the annual free night, I maxed out the points sale with Hilton and just booked a family trip on points so buy 4 got the 5th free, (no resort fees with Hilton since I booked on points) and I used a free night cert for the Hilton La Romana in Dominican Republic!! I have a family wedding in NY soon and since NYC is a high cost area / select market for Hilton the Curio is $18 pp or $36 per day (food and beverage credit) for me and my wife. I will see how the year goes and then the Aspire might be an option for next year. Thanks again for all of the information.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@ryanccc777 very cool. The surpass is a great card

Just got approved for the hilton honors amex card

@LukesPointsandMiles

23 күн бұрын

@@jamesragland03 nice move James!!

Thanks for sharing personal experience. Your take on cards is better than most.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@De_Guatemala I appreciate the kind words!

Great Video. The Aspire Card is powerful for those who stay frequently at Hilton Properties.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@jaysonpadilla9588 agreed. It’s over powered!

I’ve had this card since day (1) and will never get rid of it. My wife and I have one a piece and we double dip on benefits that make our vacations phenomenal. I’ve gotten upgrades almost every single time I check in to a Hilton hotel so naysayers are probably Hyatt loyalists who claim that program is better (it’s not even close).

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@CarlosHdz-rm6sg nice! Thanks for stopped no by, Carlos!!

It is true. After being in this hotel loyalty game for more than 10 years, nowadays I just focus on benefits thats confirmed like bfast benefits and lounge access. Dont really care much about room upgrade benefit nowadays.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@valthelittledragon6056 agreed. But it’s nice when it happens!!

Great video, it highlights why I’m good with the Surpass for now, but I’m probably going to upgrade when there is an upgrade offer while cancelling my Amex gold to avoid coupon burn-out.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@soapa4279 not a bad strategy!

I’ll be picking this card up in June before we go to Greece since we have some free nights certificates with Hilton it would be nice to have the status

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

absolutely! Save travels!

Another great video, Luke. I would get the Aspire Card if I traveled more, but the Surpass Card is great for me.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@basnetgl surpass is def a very strong hotel card

When you must spend more than $500 per night to get a $50 FBC, you arent saving money. Since Hilton removed the must upgrade language for Diamonds, I get fewer and worse upgrades as a Lifetime Diamond than any other major chain. Moo Moo is a PRC company pretending to be based in California. The Chinese don't trust Moo Moo and refuse to use it. They must know something we don't.

@LukesPointsandMiles

7 күн бұрын

@@J0HN_3_16 I’ve never paid $500 per night in my life but I’ve gotten the $50 food and beverage credit dozens of times.

This is my favorite card. Upgraded to a suite in Tulum and at WA Monarch Beach. Book Hawaii for Christmas for 3 cpp. One more aspire and I’ll have my Hilton set up completed. 2 surpass 2 aspire for 4 free nights and 960k point purchased a year plus all the credits. BTW The clear line is usually longer at SFO then pre check

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@LeftCoastPhil that’s a lot of Hilton stays!!! I like your style!!

@LeftCoastPhil

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles Thank you, Luke. Hilton wasn’t even a thought until I started watching you last year.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@LeftCoastPhil my pleasure.

This card packs some nice value. Looking forward to adding it sometime in the future.

@LukesPointsandMiles

29 күн бұрын

@@dariusjamal I’m surprised it’s still such a hitter.

The status is especially for international trips is probably the best feature of this card and the reason why I’ll add it to my collection!

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@ConstantPoints thanks for stopping by, Konstantinos !!

We know you for your famous 2 Hilton Aspires!!! Thanks for the video. How to use the airline credit of Hilton Aspire?what do you do? Do you have advise?

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@warrenescalona3033 I purchase $50 of travel bank from United.

I used to believe that status is not as common overseas until someone shared a photo from the front desk of a Marriott Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand called Le Meridien and the photo showed on July 10, 2024, that hotel had a total of 282 rooms and 7 guests with Ambassador status, 44 guests with Titanium status, and 67 guests with Platinum status. 😵‍💫

@LukesPointsandMiles

27 күн бұрын

@@UTubeVidWatcher haha. Marriott status is a bit different though.

Maybe I'm crazy, but i think they can see if you're Diamond with stays or with credit cards Because when I used to travel alot for work, I felt like I got alot more upgrades than I do now

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@ab3040 could be but then again why would a hotel front desk worker care how you attained status?

Went to California a couple of weeks back. One night's stay was at the Oceana, a Hilton property in Santa Monica. I used a free night certificate earned from a welcome offer on a Hilton card. Due to Diamond status, I got a discount on a nice steak dinner at the hotel, free bottled water, and a room upgrade to a pool side suite that had a living room with 3 couches in it (and an advertised price of $1400 a night)!! It was large and swankiest place I have ever stayed in for sure!! In Nashville right now and got upgraded to a room with a great view over the city. I have another free night cert, close to earning another with $15k spend, and when Diamond status expires on my Surpass, I might get an Aspire to get it back (have to close my nerfed Hilton Business card first to free up an Amex credit card slot)

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

Nice work man. I’ve almost stayed at that Santa Monica property a couple of times!!

Hi Luke, which one should i get? Both personal hilton credit cards has a limited time offer. With Aspire, there is 175k hh bonus but the Surpass offers 130k plus a free night rewards. Do you have a video comparing both?

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@reaabeer1040 I have videos on both but I don’t exactly compared them. I’ve had both and I’ve upgraded my surpass to a second aspire. I also might down grade an aspire back to a surpass. They are both big league cards.

Just got my Aspire. Had to use a back button trick to bypass the PUJ algorithm and got manually approved with the SUB.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

Nice Work!!

@shaziaijaz5863

15 күн бұрын

Can you explain the back button trick please?

@SanchezS1998

15 күн бұрын

@@shaziaijaz5863 When you get the pop up, don't click anything. Hit the back button till you either: a.) reach the blank application page, or b.) the page with the “Apply Now” button. Apply again. It should bypass the algorithm for PUJ. If so, it should say: “We'll process your application as soon as possible and send you a decision within 14 days.” You may be asked to provide additional info, but I’m fairly certain they only asked me because I moved recently. If approved, you will be sent an email and you can accept. Some data points say it will result in a hard inquiry, but mine didn’t. Some call AMEX before accepting to verify the SUB is present, but some say the rep can’t see the offer unless you accept it. I accepted and verified I received the SUB afterwards. As always, your mileage may vary. If you find a no-lifetime-language Hilton Aspire application link, those tend to bypass the PUJ algorithm as well.

@SanchezS1998

13 күн бұрын

@@shaziaijaz5863 I could’ve sworn I replied to this: When you get the PUJ notification, don’t click anything. Hit the back button in your browser until you return to either a.) the application form or b.) the “Apply Now” page. Apply again, and It should bypass the algorithm for the PUJ. It’ll tell you “We can’t give you a decision right now,” without pulling your credit while it’s sent for manual review. If approved, you will receive an email and you can accept or deny. Accepting their offer may or may not result in a hard pull. Mine didn’t. Some call AMEX before accepting the offer to verify the SUB stuck. Some say the rep can’t see it unless you accept. I accepted before verifying, but the SUB was available.

@SanchezS1998

13 күн бұрын

@@shaziaijaz5863 I keep trying to reply, but my comments keep getting auto-deleted (probably some anti-spam algorithm since it’s a finance-related topic).

data points on clear. Slower at Atlanta, SFO and Orlando. However only once marginally faster at DC (IAD). I think i beat about 4 people.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Ryan31310 very interesting!

Do you recommend people start with the Honors Card? I only imagine myself using this to get stays at Hampton Inns, Garden Inns, etc on the regular. Occasional stay at higher end resorts (every 2-3 years).

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

I’m not sure if I would recommend any of the Hilton cards for that. Most of the value from Hilton points and cards are at the higher end

@geraldalves9107

Ай бұрын

I think the Surpass for the everyday categories at 6x, 4x, and 3x is a great way to rack up Hilton points in a hurry to redeem for those exact kinds of properties and the $50.00 gift card trick helps to slash off cash price stays. If you are willing to put $15k spend on the card yearly, you can get the free night credit to then use at a higher end property/resort. Plus you get automatic Gold Status which means you'll get the food and beverage credit at those properties.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@geraldalves9107 great points!

@andrewbeach1685

Ай бұрын

How many nights does this make sense per year? Aspire vs surpass vs honors?

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@andrewbeach1685 honestly I think the bar is set pretty low on both the surpass and the aspire. For me I use the food & beverage credit vs the annual fee. So since I stay at Conrad’s and waldorfs that’s $50/day. So really anything over 10 nights and it’s an easy win.

I think 2 aspires and buying points every year is gonna be the move once I use up my current stash

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Tywilliams341 that where I am at the moment.

This card is actually good the Hyatt card on the other hand is a junk card and pretty much useless unless you can convince me otherwise

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@MrHawaiiboy510 I won’t try to convince you. The Hyatt card is bad.

@newagain9964

Ай бұрын

@@MrHawaiiboy510 Hyatt is like Wyndham. Very niche use cases. But the value is def there…but Wyndham biz card is actually a GREAT card.

I’m with you on that Luke. Great video and information..

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@AMEX4Life thanks for watching!!

@tbark87

Ай бұрын

Man most KZreadrs don’t like the $50 F&B credit. Apparently arguing with a Marriott over the existence or meaning of ‘free breakfast’ is preferable to just have $50/d automatically credited to your bill.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@tbark87 no way. Just give me the $$. Whether is for snick snacks, drinks, lunch or whatever.

@tbark87

Ай бұрын

@@AMEX4Life apologies for weirdly replying to your comment. I must have fat-fingered something and added this as a reply vs a new comment. 🤦‍♂️

@AMEX4Life

Ай бұрын

@@tbark87 no worries..Fat fingers and all..🤗🤗🤗

Great keep or cancel video. Keep it up!

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@JJ-ei8po I appreciate the kind words!!

I am a good Samaritan, I give my $400 Hilton Resort credit, my $650 Delta Stays credits, and my $300 Venture X credit to my sister and my niece that live in Puerto Rico. 🎉

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Leoprieto74 oh my!

@Leoprieto74

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles They take care of my mom. I left PR 25 years ago. That’s the least I can do for them 💕 Actually, they also take a bulk of my Hilton points every year for stays in PR (Ponce Hilton, Caribe Hilton, Condado Plaza). 😂

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Leoprieto74 ah makes sense. Are you coming down to PR when we all meet up with Cesar? He’s buying all the drinks. 🍹

@Leoprieto74

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles 😂,.. there is a 50/50 chance I’ll go. Knowing Cesar he probably plan for the Ponce Hilton. Too far of a drive from the airport. Tell him to do it in the Caribe Hilton in San Juan. But yes, I’ll do my best to go. Although I have to say I am bad influence for you guys! I drink and party too much! Maybe I grow up and start behaving before September 2025. 😀🍻

@marzantv

Ай бұрын

@@Leoprieto74 Así se hace!

I just tried opening the hilton honors card and i was going to work my way up. Its my first hotel card with amex. Before finishing my application i kept getting a window pop up saying im not eligible for the bonus welcome offer. I called amex and the guy said since i have a gold card that means im a pre existing amex member under the entire amex umbrella therefore i will never be able to receive a welcome offer from any of the hilton hotel cards. Does this make sense to anyone? I thought charge cards and hotel credit cards would be 2 completely different things.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Whoisbu89 there is a huge misunderstanding here. I’ll be honest. I believe there is some type of miscommunication because no Amex rep would say that. Do a search for “Amex pop up jail” for some great explanations.

@Whoisbu89

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles I figured who I talked to has no idea what they are talking about. I figured it. Out and got my application for my Hilton card with the SUB!

🏆AMEX Hilton Aspire🏆 Thanks for the info + video!

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@jimmyjames6492 thanks for stopping by Jimmy!!!

Stupid Hilton question. Have you found a way to combine $50 Hilton gift cards or use them to buy points. Stacking them up using Surpass credits. Can’t say I love big timing it at the Waldorf having them swipe multiple $50 gift cards 🤣

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@tbark87 I don’t think you’ll find a way to purchase points with a Hilton gift card. Points are sold by a 3rd party company

@DCGEMINI202

Ай бұрын

Im actually gonna call soon to see if i can combine my 4 gift cards. If i remember ill come back and let u know if its possible. Have u tried buying points with them?

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@DCGEMINI202 you can’t buy points with a Hilton gift card.

Sazerac Bar is a popular bar... it's pretty cool,

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@jjballay that’s it!!

@jjballay

Ай бұрын

@LukesPointsandMiles try the Sarerac drink and tell me what you think, if you didn't have one already

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@jjballay we plan on trying it this time for sure

@jjballay

Ай бұрын

@LukesPointsandMiles are you a history buff? They have the WWII D-day museum, if you never been, they added on to it.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@jjballay I’ve always missed it so I think we’ll try to hit they as well

Great card

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@DCGEMINI202 💯

Great job on KZread ♥️

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@vickiarnold7300 thanks, Vicki!!

Never a doubt you would keep the Aspire 😂. Diamond status is worth it with a family and food. However the Business Hilton I cancelled this year. Seems not worth it.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@mtnbob pretty sure my biz Hilton is going away this month as well.

is it metal or plastic?

@LukesPointsandMiles

28 күн бұрын

@@HanSolo1 it’s metal-ish

@HanSolo1

28 күн бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles metalish lol???

@LukesPointsandMiles

27 күн бұрын

@@HanSolo1 yeah it’s metal but it coated plastic.

Keeping?! I want 6 of them!

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@yurig2530 I can understand!!

One ac·ro·nym SLH. Nuff said

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@Zenichiro I have not looked at them much just yet.

@Zenichiro

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles check out Hermitage Bay Antigua. All inclusive with executive chef. Availability Oct-Jan. Great area too

@Zenichiro

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMiles look at Hermitage Bay Antigua. Feb 28 march 5th about 2.5 cent redemption.

Your aspire link isn’t working.

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@mrhydrojefe thanks I will change it!!

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@mrhydrojefe it should be working now. The link is actually from the HH biz card but you can click though to the aspire.

Clear has been slower in both SFO and LAS last time I tried it but it still comes in handy sometimes 🤷‍♂️

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

I think its implemented a little different in some places. Normally i go in front of the TSA Line. In some areas they make it a points to hold back the clear line.

@WhatsThePoints1

Ай бұрын

@@LukesPointsandMilescould be. Either way it was frustrating to see a 15 person queue for Clear when I was in Vegas

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@WhatsThePoints1 yeah see in most places I visit the clear folks go in front of the entire tsa line

@newagain9964

Ай бұрын

@@WhatsThePoints1 clear shouldn’t exist. Or even precheck, global entry. But sadly our gov is deficient and greedy (and corrupt). So clear for the W. 👎

@newagain9964

Ай бұрын

@@WhatsThePoints1 clear shouldn’t exist. Or precheck, global entry. But sadly our g-ov is deficient and greedy (and coreupt). So..clear for the W. 😒

I would never go to an all inclusive resort, enter a Centurion Lounge, or get Amazon Prime. If everyone is special, then no one is special, just like with the Hilton Aspire. 😭

@LukesPointsandMiles

Ай бұрын

@@thejokerspeaks you are special, sir. Very special! 🤣

@Brianpeckin

Ай бұрын

Lol what