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Hilton Surpass

Hilton Surpass

$150 annual fee$200 a year in credits

What the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card gives you today, and how its fee, credits and perks have changed over the years.

Today

Credits

  • Hilton$50 a quarter$200 a year

Earning

  • Hilton12x
  • US dining6x
  • US groceries6x
  • US gas6x
  • Online shops4x
  • Everything1x

Status

  • HiltonGold
  • HiltonDiamondDiamond after $40k spend in a calendar year, through the end of the next calendar year
  • NationalEmerald ExecEnroll through your Amex online account

History

$75$95$150201020132016201920222025
Annual fee for new cardmembers, from the bank’s announcements.

Then and now

Jan 2016

$75 fee

$0 a year in credits

  • No credits

Oct 2026

$150 fee

$200 a year in credits

  • Hilton $200

Every change we know of

  1. Perk

    10 Priority Pass visits removed (later for members enrolled after Feb 1, 2023) Doctor of Credit

  2. Fee

    Fee $95 → $150 for new applicants (existing cardmembers at renewal from Feb 2024) Doctor of Credit

  3. Credit

    Added up to $50 a quarter back on Hilton purchases Doctor of Credit

  4. Earning

    Added 4x on US online retail Doctor of Credit

  5. Status

    Added National Emerald Club Executive status Doctor of Credit

  6. Perk

    Free weekend night becomes a Free Night Reward usable any night of the week Frequent Miler

  7. Other

    Ascend card renamed back to Surpass; benefits unchanged The Points Guy

  8. Fee

    Refreshed as the Hilton Ascend card; fee $75 → $95 Doctor of Credit

  9. Perk

    Added 10 Priority Pass visits a year and a weekend night after $15k spend Doctor of Credit

  10. Status

    Gold status becomes ongoing with no spend requirement (was $20k a year after year one) InsideFlyer

  11. Earning

    6x category becomes US restaurants, supermarkets and gas; drugstores and phone/cable dropped InsideFlyer

  12. Earning

    Hilton earning 9x → 12x InsideFlyer

  13. Other

    Surpass launches at $75: 9x Hilton, 6x groceries, gas, drugstores and phone; Gold first year InsideFlyer

Terms as of Oct 22, 2026. Sources: AwardWallet (2026-10-21) American Express (2026-10-22) .

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