Citi Hilton Honors Converts To Amex Hilton Honors Equivalent

We mentioned in Mid-May that Citi has discontinued their Hilton Honors portfolio with Hilton Honors centralizing their efforts towards an ongoing partnership with American Express instead. Well,  since American Express is now the exclusive issuer of Hilton co-branded cards, Citibank will sell all the accounts to American Express. If you’re a Citi Hilton Honor Reserve, you should expect to have your card converted to the Hilton Honors Surpass Card and if you’re a Citi Hilton Honor VISA Signature cardholder, odds are, you’ll be converted to the AMEX Hilton Honors card.

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Citi Hilton Honors Conversion Summary:

• If you’re a Citi Hilton Honor Reserve, you should expect to have your card converted to the Hilton Honors Surpass Card
• If you’re a Citi Hilton Honor VISA Signature cardholder, odds are, you’ll be converted to the AMEX Hilton Honors Card.

Tips & Advice:

• If you don’t have any Citi cards after conversion, it may be worth applying for another Citi card, if you want to keep a relationship with Citi, of course.
• If you currently have 1-2 Citi Hilton cards, and you have available AMEX card slots, you can try to apply for 1-2 more cards within 2017.
• Applying for a AMEX card outside of the Hilton franchise may be a good idea too if you are eligible for a sign-up bonus under their Once Per Lifetime Rule.

Earn 75,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points if you sign up for the Hilton Honors^TM Surpass® Card from American Express and spend $3,000 in purchases within the first three months of account opening. The annual fee is $75 and the bonus offer is not available to applicants who have or have had this product. With this card, you can enjoy Honors Gold Status and all the perks of it, including free breakfast/lounge access and free internet at Hilton properties. You also have complimentary Priority Pass Membership ($99 value) to access over 700 airport lounged worldwide, but you must pay $27 per visit.

Hilton Honors Surpass Card from American Express Features:

• Earn 3 Hilton Honors points per $1 spent on regular spending
• Earn 6 Hilton Honors points per $1 spent at U.S. restaurants, U.S. supermarkets, U.S. gas stations
• Earn 12 Hilton Honors points per $1 spent at Hilton Hotels
• Earn a free weekend night award after your first anniversary of Card Membership
• Fast Track to Diamond status if you spend $40,000 in a calendar year.
• Complimentary Priority Pass membership
• No Points Cap

Earn 50,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points if you sign up for the Hilton Honors^TM Card from American Express and spend $1,000 in the first 3 months of account opening.  Additionally, you can earn 7 Hilton Honors Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio and 5 points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations. There is no annual fee so see if you should pick this card up!

Hilton Honors Card from American Express Features:

• Earn 50,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after spending $1,000 in first 3 months of account opening
•  Earn an additional 25,000 Bonus Points after you make an additional $1,000 in purchases with your new Card within your first 6 months
• Earn  7 Hilton Honors Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio
• Earn 5 points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations.
• Earn 3 points for each dollar of other eligible purchases
• Fast Track to Gold status if you spend $20,000 in a calendar year.
• No Points Cap
• Travel and Roadside Assistance
• Entertainment Access

Conclusion:

With the Citi^® Hilton HHonors^TM Visa Signature^® and the Citi^® Hilton HHonors^TM Reserve being discontinued for further applications. The Hilton franchise moves to stage 2 which embodies making American Express the exclusive issuer for Hilton co-branded cards and this will also mean that your Citi Hilton cards will be converted to an AMEX Hilton Honors equivalent. I honestly see this as a better deal than getting converted to a lesser Citi card. What is your opinion on this topic? Be sure to comment below in the comment section if you have any thoughts and as always, you can find our complete list of Credit Card Promotions, here first at BCS!