Amex Hilton Changes

[HuskerATL]

Our $200's and $50's charged on 1/3 have not credited yet.

 

[natarajanv]

I don't see the credit transaction posted, but i see this:

I paid LV BLVD MF on 01/02

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

I don't see the credit transaction posted, but i see this:

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I paid LV BLVD MF on 01/02

I see the same thing on my account with the payment made on 1/1. A also processed a $50 charge against United on 1/2 and that benefit shows $0 Received this year. Neither credit shows up on the card activity yet. I yearn for the old days when they posted within a few days Patience is not one of my better virtues.

 

[terces]

Just noticed the changes to Surpass and Aspire cards. At the moment they appear to be positive.

Surpass changes Receive up to $200 back each year (up to $50 in statement credits each quarter) for eligible purchases made directly with Hilton.
Enjoy complimentary National Car Rental®Emerald Club Executive® status
4x HH on US Online Retail

Aspire changes Get up to $200 in statement credits semi-annually for eligible purchases made directly with participating Hilton Resorts on your Hilton Honors Aspire Card

Get up to $50 in statement credits each quarter, for a total of up to $200 back each year, on flight purchases made directly with an airline or though amextravel.com

$189 CLEAR® Plus Credit

complimentary National Car Rental®Emerald Club Executive® status

Cell phone: for a maximum of $800 per claim with a limit of 2 approved claims per 12-month period when your cell phone line is listed on a wireless bill and the prior month's wireless bill was paid by an Eligible Card Account. A $50 deductible will apply to each approved claim

New design

Could be more but that is what I saw so far

Edit: Aspire annual fee increase to $550. Priority pass dropped on both cards. Aspire will be metal.

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Very frustrating these cards are not available in Canada

 

[natarajanv]

Got the credit for LV Blvd MF paid on 1/2/24

 

[GT75]

I also received the $200 resort credit on my two Aspire cards and $50 resort credit on Surpass card today for HGV WBKL HOA (Kingsland MFs) paid 1/2/24

 

[HuskerATL]

I also received the $200 resort credit on my two Aspire cards and $50 resort credit on Surpass card today for HGV WBKL HOA (Kingsland MFs) paid 1/2/24

since we paid on 1/3....we will see if ours credits today or tomorrow. That should give us some good data points on charge to credit timing.

 

[linsj]

Paid the last $200 on MF 1/1 on Aspire card, and it credited today. Still waiting for $50 airline credit from 1/3.

 

[raddoc]

Great to see some data points confirming that the $200 resort credit is still active!!! I was worried that Amex might have stopped supporting this method of credit in 2024!

 

[HuskerATL]

Great to see some data points confirming that the $200 resort credit is still active!!! I was worried that Amex might have stopped supporting this method of credit in 2024!

the $200 credit is the new one starting this year. It used to be $250/year....now it is $200/half year (jan to june/July to Dec)

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

Paid the last $200 on MF 1/1 on Aspire card, and it credited today. Still waiting for $50 airline credit from 1/3.

Same here. $200 MF payment on 1/1 posted against Valdoro today. Still waiting for $50 United credit from 1/1 charge.

 

[GMan82]

Well, I discovered the chat function on the Amex app and decided to engage. I asked about the $250 Hilton resort credit from the old Aspire card benefits and whether or not my charge for Elara on 12/4 would trigger that old credit. Looks like the agent is manually issuing it, which should post in the next 5 business days. They said it normally takes 6-8 weeks to automatically post. I’ll let y’all know if and when it does post. If it posts, this will become $200 (new cred) + $250 (old cred) + $250 x 2 (two MD creds for owner updates) = $950 in MF credits. My Elara MF was $1309 I think.

 

[Mr.G]

both of my MF and Flight Credit paid on 1/1 are posted today

 

[HuskerATL]

Well, I discovered the chat function on the Amex app and decided to engage. I asked about the $250 Hilton resort credit from the old Aspire card benefits and whether or not my charge for Elara on 12/4 would trigger that old credit. Looks like the agent is manually issuing it, which should post in the next 5 business days. They said it normally takes 6-8 weeks to automatically post. I’ll let y’all know if and when it does post. If it posts, this will become $200 (new cred) + $250 (old cred) + $250 x 2 (two MD creds for owner updates) = $950 in MF credits. My Elara MF was $1309 I think.

we paid in Nov and received the old credit....with two Aspire and two Surpass, between last year and this year now, we got/get $250 x 2, $200 x 2, and $50 x 4 so $1k.....more than one of our Craig weeks....so one is free and it puts a dent into another.

 

[raddoc]

the $200 credit is the new one starting this year. It used to be $250/year....now it is $200/half year (jan to june/July to Dec)

Correct. What I meant to say is I was concerned that - as part of their revamping of the Aspire card - Amex was no longer going to allow MF payments to trigger resort credits after 1/1/24. It's great to see multiple data points that MF payments are still triggering the resort credit.

 

[Spivey378]

Got my SeaWorld credit! Paid on 1/2.

 

[HuskerATL]

Well, charged on 1/3 and credit posted today, 1/12, for both the Aspire and Surpass so it looks like a 9 day wait

 

[hurnik]

Both UA Travel Bank and HGV Las Vegas Blvd charged on 1/2/24 posted credits today.

 

[Nowaker]

I got the new Aspire 2024 credit for Flamingo/FHRC ($14.07) but nothing so far for Elara/LV52 ($200).

I paid the same $200 for Elara/LV52 on two other Aspire cards, neither received the $200 credit. It appears Elara doesn't code properly by default.

Also got the new Surpass 2024 credit for Flamingo/FHRC ($50) on two cards.

 

[brp]

So, it seems that most things are taking roughly 9ish calendar days. We have UA TB and second Blvd. installments pending, so we shall see. The TB is on Platinum, but all cards seem similar.

A dining rebate on Marriott Bonvoy just posted after 9 days.

Cheers.

 

[HuskerATL]

I got the new Aspire 2024 credit for Flamingo/FHRC ($14.07) but nothing so far for Elara/LV52 ($200).

I paid the same $200 for Elara/LV52 on two other Aspire cards, neither received the $200 credit. It appears Elara doesn't code properly by default.

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Also got the new Surpass 2024 credit for Flamingo/FHRC ($50) on two cards.

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Maybe it still will but if not contact Amex CS. We had to do that for Craig.

 

[Zenichiro]

Some how I got the United $250 and the $50 again for Jan. I already put $250 and $50 in UA travel bank in Nov/Dec. stayed at WA Cancún and Hilton PDC. Highly recomend both but of course, WA Cancun was a cut above. Recieved a nice ocean front premium room upgrade from the base room and bottle of red wine. Views wear excellent

 

[Sandy VDH]

Any data points on Bay Club getting the AMEX Aspire credit. I'm about to try in a few more days, If that doesn't work then I still have SW to try to pick it up. If only SW works, then I will have to split payments next year, with part in Dec and part in Jan.

 

[linsj]

My United Travelbank credit from 1/3 posted last night.

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

My United Travelbank credit from 1/3 posted last night.

Mine from 1/2 posted last night as well.