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American Express

Hilton Honors Business

AF $0 → $195BUSINESS★ Keeper

What it is

The Hilton Honors Business is an American Express business card earning Hilton Honors points. Its ongoing value can outweigh the annual fee, making it a potential keeper past year one. Hilton's business card — Gold status and an annual Hilton credit, a business-line way to bank a big Hilton stash and earn Gold.

Offer history

Current offer
130,000
$533 bonus · $733 year 1
Spend to earn
$8k
~$1,333/mo · 180d
All-time high
175,000
Feb ’26
Timing
26% below
vs all-time high
Value over time
Plot
$500$600$700$800$900$1,000$0$500$1k$1.5kAug ’25Oct ’25Feb ’26May ’26now
Year 1 (incl. perks)Bonus $Spend / mo (right)All-time highProduct refresh

Value is the welcome bonus at your valuations. The Year 1 total also counts recurring benefits and subtracts the annual fee. Spend / mo (the dashed line, right axis) is the monthly pace to clear the minimum spend in time — shown on every view so the spend stays in context.

OfferBonusValueYear 1ReturnDate
PUBLIC
130,000$8k · 180d$533$7337%May ’26
PUBLIC
ATH
175,000$8k · 180d$718$9189%Feb ’26
PUBLIC
175,000$8k · 180d$718$9189%Oct ’25

What you get

No foreign transaction fees
  • Hilton credit$240per year

    $60/quarter ($240/yr) Hilton purchases. Reuses hilton_property_credit.

  • Hilton Gold status$200per year

    Complimentary Gold.

Dollar figures are the benefit’s face value. What it’s worth to you — after realistic usage and your own point values — is in the receipt below.

The receipt

default values
SUB value+$533
130,000 Hilton × 0.41¢/pt
Ongoing benefits (yr 1)+$200
Hilton credit
$60/qtr × 50%
$120
Hilton Gold status
$200 × 40%
$80
Annual fee$0
Year 1$733
Return on $8k MSR7%
Score
Year-1 value
+5.1
All-time high
+18.5
Return on spend
+5.3
Keeper signal
+0.5
Benefit ease
+2.3
Base score31.7

Your score sharpens once you sign in — we add eligibility, spend-fit, and 5/24.

Thiccscore32 / 100

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Hilton Honors Business scores 32 here on default point values. See where it ranks against every card, scored for your points, spend, and eligibility.

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