Comments on: Here’s why the Hilton Aspire is worth the annual fee — and $2,000+ the first year

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:55:26 +0000

AMEX Hilton Aspire vs Chase Reserve?
I have about five Chase cards including Preferred (which I would downgrade) and INk. Also AMEX Hilton fee free card presently. (btw, does the Aspire also work in Centurian lounges?–not a major issue as most of my travel is outside the U.S.)
Which of the two would you recommend?

By: Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:22:29 +0000

In reply to Rolly. Wow, woohoo! Sounds like an amazing trip, thank you for sharing!

By: Rolly

Rolly — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:08:51 +0000

I had the Surpass previously. I received an offer from Amex earlier this year to upgrade to the Aspire with pro-rated fee of $225 for the first year. We already had a Hawaii trip planned, so I figured it was perfect timing to upgrade. We were able to use the $250 airline credit on our trip to Hawaii. We used the annual weekend night to book a night at Waldorf Astoria in Maui. Also took advantage of the $250 Hilton Resort credit to upgrade our rooms to the Napua Tower while staying at Waldorf Astoria. Lastly, I already received the 150,000 points that came with the upgrade. Thanks to that, we already have enough points to book a five night stay at all inclusive Hilton Rose Hall in Jamaica. I’d say it was worth upgrading 🙂

By: Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:13:58 +0000

In reply to Brian. What airport lounge locations are you trying? I haven’t had any issues, so it could just be certain airports are busier than others.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:45:12 +0000

I have this card. PP is worthless. I’ve tried 12 times and been told the lounges were “full” How much did PP pay you for that inclusion of “value”?

By: jordanw

jordanw — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:12:51 +0000

In reply to Joseph Hostetler. now I see it

By: jordanw

jordanw — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:12:04 +0000

ridiculous and careless to provide bad information that has been called out as such and to not make corrections.

By: Joseph Hostetler

Joseph Hostetler — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 04:32:41 +0000

In reply to Brutus. No Hilton resorts in NYC unfortunately, sorry for that confusion! Post is updated.

By: Joseph Hostetler

Joseph Hostetler — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 04:31:36 +0000

In reply to jordan. That's absolutely correct, removed this from the post. Thanks!

By: Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:30:11 +0000

In reply to dilip seth.

Hi Seth!

It sounds like AMEX’s systems show that you had the card previously, so they’re letting you know you wouldn’t be eligible to earn the welcome bonus again.

AMEX typically only allows cardmembers to earn a welcome bonus on a card just once per lifetime.

You can call and ask them to reconsider, but I haven’t heard of anyone doing so with a successful outcome.