What are the Amex Platinum Hilton benefits?

The credit cards that offer complimentary Hilton Gold status are Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card and The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card. The perk provided by these Hilton credit cards lasts as long as each card is open. But it isn’t exactly free considering the Hilton Honors Surpass Card has an annual fee of $95 and the Hilton Business Credit Card charges $95.

Still, those fees are a bargain compared to what it would normally cost to earn Gold status: 40 nights, 20 stays or 75,000 base points earned. It’s also worth noting that Hilton Honors Surpass Card members who spend $40,000 on the card in a calendar year get an upgrade to Diamond status through the end of the next calendar year. ... read full answer

Credit cards that give you Hilton Gold status:

The Hilton Honors Surpass Card offers complimentary Hilton Gold status. In addition, you can earn 150,000 points for spending $3,000 in the first 6 months. The annual fee is $95.

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The Hilton Business Credit Card offers complimentary Hilton Gold status. And you can earn 165,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months (limited-time offer ending on 4/5/23). The annual fee is $95.

The American Express Platinum card offers Hilton Gold status, but you need to enroll first. In addition, you can earn 80,000 points for spending $6,000 in the first 6 months. The annual fee is $695.

It offers complimentary Hilton Gold status upon enrollment. And you can earn 120,000 points for spending $15,000 within 3 months. The annual fee is $695.

There is another Hilton credit card that gives Hilton Gold status, too, just not automatically. The Hilton Honors American Express Card offers complimentary Silver status. But cardholders who spend $20,000 on the card in a calendar year get upgraded to Gold status through the end of the next calendar year. This card has a $0 annual fee.

Hilton Gold status offers special perks when staying at Hilton properties. The benefits include complimentary room upgrades if available, a free continental breakfast, and 80% bonus points on stays.

You can get Hilton Gold status for free if you have one of the American Express cards that give complementary Hilton Gold status to card members. Such cards are:

• The Platinum Card from American Express (enrollment required)
• Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card
• The Business Platinum Card from American Express... read full answer (enrollment required)
• The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card

Other ways you can get Hilton Gold status is by completing 20 stays, or 40 nights or earning 75,000 Hilton points.

The American Express Platinum card Marriott benefit offers complimentary Gold Elite Status in the Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty program, giving American Express Platinum card cardholders extra bonus points during each stay, complimentary room upgrades (when available), 2 p.m. late checkout (when available) and more. American Express Platinum card cardholders must activate the Gold Elite Status upgrade in order to be eligible for the benefits.... read full answer

Here's how the American Express Platinum card Marriott benefit works:

• What you get: Complimentary Gold Elite Status in the Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty program. This comes with extra bonus points during each stay, room upgrades (when available), 2 p.m. late checkout (when available), complimentary in-room fast internet access, welcome gift of points at arrival, and more.
• How to get it: You must enroll in the program and activate the Gold Elite Status upgrade to be eligible for the benefits. To activate, log in to your online account and, from the benefits tab, click the Marriott Bonvoy benefits page. When prompted, enter your Marriott account information. If you don’t have a Marriott account, you can create one for free on the Marriott Bonvoy Once you’ve verified the information is correct, the benefit will be activated immediately. To earn points, you must book stays directly with Marriott.
• Expiry: You will maintain Gold Elite Status without needing to meet required criteria asl long as your American Express Platinum card account is open and American Express continues to offer this benefit.

The American Express Platinum card Marriott benefit is quite valuable if you stay at Marriott properties more than a few times a year. The benefit also includes both the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) and Ritz-Carlton Rewards programs. Without the benefit, you’d need to spend at least 25 nights at Marriott hotels to qualify for Gold status. Just bear in mind that cardholders must book stays directly with Marriott, not through a third-party website, to earn Gold status benefits.

The American Express Platinum card is a great travel credit card with travel perks that go beyond Marriott properties. If you're a frequent traveler who favors Marriott, feel free to also take a look at our editors' picks for some of the best Marriott credit cards.