# Hilton
Hotel Chains + Airbnb Rumor Roundup: “Marriott’s 2021 Award Category Changes for 201 Hotels”
Marriott’s 2021 award category changes for 201 hotels...
Upgrade to Hilton Aspire With No Annual Fee the First Year: Is It Worth It? [2021.1 Update: Customer Service Says the First-Year Annual Fee Is Indeed Waived]
Under the previous terms, AMEX did not waive the first-year annual fee. But according to DOC, if you contact customer service now, they will tell you the annual fee is waived. If y...
AMEX’s Recent Generous Retention Offers (Platinum, Gold, Hilton, Marriott)
AMEX can now give retention offers through online chat too. I asked for some at year-end and the results were pretty solid....
Hilton | Waldorf Astoria Xiamen Opens (4th in China)
Waldorf Astoria Xiamen, the fourth Waldorf Astoria property in China under Hilton’s top luxury brand, opened today. The previous Waldorf Astoria opening in China was in Chengdu bac...
New users can earn 5,000 Hilton points by signing up for Hilton Dining and using it
Sign up for the Hilton Dining program now and link your credit card. Then, within 30 days, use that card to spend $25 or more at a nearby restaurant participating in Hilton Dining,...
Quick Deal: Sign Up as a New Hilton Member and Get a Free $5 Amazon Gift Card
Sign up as a new Hilton member through the promo link below and you can get a $5 Amazon gift card. According to the terms, it will only be issued after 6 weeks! My guess is that si...
Domestic U.S. Flight and Hotel Experience During the Pandemic
Reminder again: during the pandemic, try to minimize going out as much as possible! Try to minimize going out as much as possible! Try to minimize going out as much as possible!...
Hilton Changed the Subject Line for FN Emails
For Hilton weekend free night certificates earned from AMEX Hilton co-branded cards, there are generally three ways to find the certificate number: Check the email sent by Hilton C...
“Official letters are going out” Hilton Aspire supermarket 12x points are delayed, and some are even being clawed back! (Including Delta/Marriott co-branded cards)
【Update 2020.9】Some people have already received an official explanation letter. It appears this is related to buying Visa gift cards or other prepaid cards. If AMEX is pulling lev...
Friendly Reminder | AMEX Hilton Aspire and Marriott Brilliant Dining Credit Ends Aug. 31; Weee Gift Cards May Trigger Reimbursement
【Update】According to reader Rafi Wang’s DP, buying a Weee gift card can trigger the reimbursement. Weee is one of the largest Asian online supermarkets on both the East and West Co...
AMEX Now Strictly Requires Hilton Gold on a Platinum Primary Card Account to Match the Cardholder’s Name
You’re not seeing things—this post is not late. As early as 2-3 years ago, AMEX had already started enforcing a name-matching policy for elite status enrollments, especially for Ma...