No annual feeEnds Jan 13, 2027

Amex Hilton Honors: 70,000 points + 1 free night after $2,000 spend in 6 months, no annual fee

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Last successful source check
Oct 14, 2026
Last verified
Oct 14, 2026, by our research team

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American Express

In plain terms

Open the Amex Hilton Honors, spend $2,000 on eligible purchases within 6 months of opening the account, and you earn 70,000 points + 1 free night. There is no annual fee.

Key terms

Reward
70,000 points + 1 free night
Spend
$2,000
Window
6 months from account opening
Annual fee
No annual fee
Apply by
Jan 13, 2027, 11:59 pm MST
Type
Personal, public offer
Bonus usually posts
8–12 weeks after you finish the spend

Before you apply

  • Prior ownership of this card or earlier versions may prevent a bonus; other Amex account-history factors apply.
  • Refunded or excluded transactions do not satisfy net qualifying spend. Keep the account eligible until fulfillment.
  • Amex misuse/gaming or returns can cause withheld or recovered rewards and account closure; a displayed bonus does not override an ineligibility notice.
  • Applies to the linked offer channel; do not combine its bonus or spend requirement with another channel.
  • These don't count toward the spend: fees and interest, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid card purchases or reloads, gift cards, person-to-person payments, cash equivalents.
  • When the spending window starts: Account opening, not receipt of the physical card.

YMMV: approval and bonus eligibility are the issuer's decision.

What it's worth to you

Credits start at their full stated value. That's an assumption, not what you'll actually get. Mark anything you wouldn't fully use, and the totals update.

We start at 0.5¢, an example assumption from our research, not a cash price.

Welcome offer

Welcome bonus

70,000 points (Hilton Honors) at your point value

$350

Welcome free night

No cash value. Enter what the night is worth to you.

  • One standard room for two, subject to availability and excluded properties; use for a stay by expiry. Nontransferable, no cash or point redemption; room taxes and resort fees included, incidentals excluded.
  • Expires 12 months after it's issued.

Not counted

Benefits and credits

Hilton Silver

No fixed dollar value. Enter what it's worth to you each year, if anything.

  • Basic cardmember only; allow up to 12 weeks. Complimentary Silver ends if the card is canceled; hotel benefits vary.
  • Overlaps with Hilton Gold through spending. Count only what this adds for you.

Not counted

Hilton Gold through spending

No fixed dollar value. Enter what it's worth to you each year, if anything.

  • $20,000 eligible calendar-year account spending including additional cards; basic member receives Gold in about 10–12 weeks, valid earned year and next year.
  • Requires $20,000 in purchases in a calendar year.
  • Overlaps with Hilton Silver. Count only what this adds for you.

Not counted

Extra fees, or anything you'd buy only to use a credit.

Reset to full-value assumptions
Your estimate
Year oneAfter year one, per year
Welcome bonus$350$0
Rewards on the $2,000 required spend$30$0
Minus what a 2% card would earn on it−$40$0
Benefits you counted$0$0
Annual fee$0$0
Other costs$0$0
Estimated total$340$0

Sensei's Take

At your values, year one comes out about $340 ahead, mostly from the welcome bonus.

There's no annual fee, so keeping it open costs nothing in fees.

3 items are marked Not sure and left out.

Not counted yet

Marked Not sure. Decide on these to include them.

  • Welcome free night
  • Hilton Silver
  • Hilton Gold through spending
How we estimate this
  • Credits start at their full stated value. That's a starting assumption, not what you'll actually get. Change anything you won't fully use.
  • Items marked Not sure stay out of the totals until you decide.
  • Year one counts each yearly credit once. It doesn't assume you can use a calendar-year credit twice in your first account year.
  • Ongoing totals leave out everyday spending rewards, which depend on how much you spend.
  • Statement balances paid in full; no financing cost modeled.
  • Qualifying spend is normal eligible spending, net of returns.
  • A 2% alternative card is the baseline.
  • Point values are explicit examples, not cash guarantees.
  • An unvalued welcome certificate leaves full first-year total null; show the quantified subtotal separately.

Illustration only, not a promise of value. Terms can change; check the issuer's current terms.

Offer historyInsufficient history

We have one reviewed observation of this offer so far (Oct 14, 2026). History charts appear once we have enough comparable, reviewed offers, and gaps will show as gaps.

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