While the Hilton Honors Aspire Card from American Express does come with a $550 annual fee, it’s also packed full of benefits — including top-tier Hilton Diamond elite status (which comes with a 100% points earning bonus on stays, enrollment required), up to $400 (up to $200 semi-annually) in statement credits for Hilton resort purchases, executive lounge access, premium Wi-Fi, a free night award every year and much more.
You can more than make up for the annual fee just by taking advantage of the card’s resort credit, airline fee credit (enrollment required) and $100 property credit each year.
Earning Hilton Honors rewards
The Hilton Honors Aspire Card from American Express is Hilton’s luxury credit card that comes with its highest level of benefits and rewards earning rate. 14X points on eligible purchases at hotels or resorts in the Hilton Portfolio, 7X points on flights booked directly with airlines or amextravel.com, car rentals booked directly from select car rental companies and U.S. restaurants and 3X points on other purchases. You’ll also get the following welcome offer: Earn 175,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $6,000 in purchases on the Card within your first 6 months of Card Membership.