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Many Folks Will NOT Be Eligible for This New Card’s Bonus. Are You One of Them?

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    Via One Mile at a Time comes some bad news regarding the upcoming Hilton Honors Ascend Card from American Express.

    We had hoped this card would be considered a new “product”.  But it looks like it will NOT.  And I’ll tell you why that’s a big deal for lots of folks in the miles & points hobby!

    If You’ve Opened the AMEX Hilton Surpass, You Won’t Get the AMEX Hilton Ascend Welcome Bonus

    Are You Eligible for the Hilton Honors Ascend Welcome Bonus?

    Link:   AMEX Is Issuing 2 New Hilton Cards and Refreshing 2 Old Ones

    The Hilton Honors Ascend Card will be the refreshed version of the Hilton Honors™ Surpass® Card from American Express.

    This new card will come with:

    And the annual fee has been increased from $75 to $95.

    We were hoping this card would be considered a new “product”, separate from the AMEX Hilton Surpass.  Because if a card is considered a new product, you can earn the bonus on the card, even if you’ve already earned the bonus on its predecessor!  Because AMEX limits folks to earning 1 bonus per product, per lifetime.

    But from a live chat with an AMEX representative, it’s pretty clear that the AMEX Hilton Ascend will NOT be considered a new product.

    So if you’ve had the AMEX Hilton Surpass before, you will NOT be eligible for the AMEX Hilton Ascend bonus.

    And any AMEX Hilton Surpass cards will be automatically converted January 18, 2018.

    Bottom Line

    The AMEX Hilton Surpass is becoming the AMEX Hilton Ascend card on January 18, 2018!  And unfortunately, the AMEX Hilton Ascend will NOT be considered a new product.

    So if you’ve previously opened the AMEX Hilton Surpass, you will NOT be eligible for the new card’s bonus.

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