Through May 31, 2017, new cardmembers who sign up for either a Hilton Honors or Hilton Surpass credit card from American Express are eligible for sweetened sign-up bonuses.

• The Hilton Honors no annual fee card will now earn 80,000 Hilton Honors points after you spend $2,000 in the first 3 months. That’s up from the 75,000 points previously offered, but requires $1,000 more in spending, which makes it a mediocre value proposition for most people.
• On the other hand, the new offer for the Hilton Honors Surpass Card is much better. New cardmembers will now receive a free night certificate on their Card Membership anniversary in addition to earning 100,000 points after spending $3,000 in their first 3 months. Getting the free night certificate does require that you pay the $75 annual fee for the second year, but you should easily be able to redeem the free night certificate for a value far exceeding $75.

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Starting today, through April 5, 2017, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express is bringing back its highest ever sign up bonus of up to 35,000 Starpoints. That’s up from the 25,000 Starpoints usually offered for signing up.

Earning the bonus breaks down as follows: New cardmembers will earn 25,000 bonus Starpoints after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months and they will earn an additional 10,000 bonus Starpoints after spending another $2,000 within the first 6 months.
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A rare public link is currently available for American Express‘ Platinum Card that offers a hefty 100,000 Membership Rewards points. In order to earn those points, you’ll need to spend $3,000 in your first 3 months. It’s basically the same Amex Platinum 100,000 point bonus deal that was seen last August.

While the card’s annual fee of $450 is not waived under this promo, the card does come with a number of nice perks that can help offset it.
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