New benefits and an increased annual fee 2024 with the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card was announced earlier today, Thursday, March 28, 2024 — as well as a refresh of the design of the card; and some benefits that have been discontinued.
New Benefits and Increased Annual Fee 2024 With Hilton Honors American Express Business Card
- Annual fee increases by $100.00 from $95.00 to $195.00 effective as of Monday, July 1, 2024
- Earn 12X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Hilton Honors Business Card directly with a hotel or resort within the Hilton portfolio
- NEW: Earn up to $240.00 back in statement credits annually for eligible Hilton purchases that are booked with your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card directly at participating Hilton properties — with up to $60.00 in statement credits each quarter
- NEW: Earn 5X Hilton Honors bonus points on other purchases made using the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card on the first $100,000.00 in purchases each calendar year; and then 3X Hilton Honors bonus points thereafter
- NEW: Complimentary National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status — enrollment in the complimentary Emerald Club membership program is required
- Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status — including but not limited to such perks as:
- A bonus of 80 percent on base points you earn on every stay
- Space-available room upgrades at select hotel and resort properties
- Upgrade to Hilton Honors Diamond elite level status through the end of the next calendar year by spending a minimum of $40,000.00 on eligible purchases on your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card in a calendar year to enjoy such benefits as:
- A bonus of 100 percent on base points you earn on every stay
- Premium Wi-Fi at select hotel and resort properties
The following benefits will be discontinued:
- Complimentary access to airport lounges with Priority Pass Select will no longer be available effective as of Monday, July 1, 2024, as this benefit has been dropped
- The Free Night Reward benefit will be removed from your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card: Eligible purchases through Sunday, June 30, 2024 will count toward the Hilton Honors Free Night Reward benefit; and after Sunday, June 30, 2024, the Hilton Honors Free Night Reward benefit will no longer be available on your Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, and you will no longer be able to earn Free Night Rewards as a benefit of your Card
- You will continue to earn a total of 6X Hilton Honors bonus points for each dollar of eligible purchases through Sunday, June 30, 2024 at the following categories of merchants: U.S. gas stations and U.S. restaurants, U.S. Wireless telephone services, U.S. purchases for shipping, on flights booked directly with airlines or Amex Travel and on our car rentals booked directly from select car rental companies
Priority Pass Lounge Access No Longer a Benefit
Complimentary membership to the Priority Pass Select program will no longer be offered with the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card effective as of Monday, July 1, 2024.
You may still enroll in the benefit by calling the American Express customer service number on the back of your card through Sunday, June 30, 2024. If you enrolled in the Priority Pass Select program on or before Sunday, June 30, 2024, your Priority Pass membership will continue through Sunday, June 30, 2024 and will be cancelled as of Monday, July 1, 2024. If you enrolled in the Priority Pass Select program between July 1, 2023, and Sunday, June 30, 2024, your membership will continue through March 31, 2025 and will be cancelled as of April 1, 2025.
Any unused lounge visits with the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card will be forfeited at the time of cancellation.
Final Boarding Call
Unlike the changes with both the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card and the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card that were announced back on Thursday, October 19, 2023, I do not believe that the increase in the annual fee by $100.00 justifies the changes to the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card — especially as two significant benefits will be discontinued, which ultimately devalues the Hilton Honors American Express Business card overall, in my opinion.
As a disclaimer — other than what I typically earn from views of articles at The Gate With Brian Cohen and through affiliate links — I have received absolutely no compensation for anyone who signs up as a new cardmember for any of the Hilton Honors American Express cards.
Source: Hilton Honors.
