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Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card
A practical guide to the credits, reset dates and issuer terms that affect how this card's tracked value works.
PersonalHotel
Annual fee$150
Tracked recurring credits$200
Fee minus full tracked credits−$50
THE SHORT VERSION
Where the math gets interesting.
The registry currently lists up to $200 in recurring tracked credits against a $150 annual fee. Face value is only useful when the underlying purchases and eligibility rules fit your normal spending.
Netcarda separates the issuer's listed benefit amounts from personal value. Your own habits determine which benefits are useful.
Netcarda rule of thumb
Count a credit at full value only when you would have made the eligible purchase anyway. The issuer's terms control whether a transaction qualifies.
TRACKABLE BENEFITS
What Netcarda is watching on this card.
Calendar-year tracking Some benefits use anniversary-based timing.
$200/yr
counter-benefit
Free Night Reward after $15,000 Spend
Track qualification and use of spend-triggered Free Night Reward.
activation
Hilton Honors Gold Status
Track complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status.
activation
National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive Status
Track eligible rental-car status.
What this benefit stack means in practice
Netcarda currently records 4 recurring or trackable items for this card with $200 in combined tracked recurring-credit limits. That number is a catalog total, not a promise that every cardholder will receive that amount of personal value. Eligibility, enrollment, merchant rules, timing and your own spending determine what is actually useful.
Annual fee$150
Netcarda database$200 in tracked credits
Reset mix1 quarterly · 1 annual · 2 issuer-defined
Where attention matters: 2 tracked items have an eligibility or condition note in the registry. Review those conditions before treating a listed limit as usable value.
- Hilton Credit — up to $200 per year in the registry; quarterly cadence.
- Free Night Reward after $15,000 Spend — annual cadence.
- Hilton Honors Gold Status — issuer-defined cadence.
- National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive Status — issuer-defined cadence.
- Renewal check: compare the annual fee with benefits you actually used—not with benefits you could theoretically use.
Registry review date: 2026-08-15. Card terms can change; confirm current pricing, eligibility and benefit rules with the issuer. Official issuer source ↗
A SIMPLE PLAYBOOK
How to keep the timing straight.
Enroll first
Any benefit that requires enrollment should be activated before you count it in your personal value math.
Respect the reset
Monthly, quarterly, semiannual and anniversary windows can behave differently. Track the actual period, not just the annual headline number.
Revalue annually
Before the next annual fee hits, compare what you actually used against what the card cost you.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Quick answers about the registry.
What is the annual fee for the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card?
The Netcarda registry lists an annual fee of $150. Verify current pricing with the issuer.
How much in recurring credits does Netcarda track?
The current registry total is $200. This is a catalog total, not a promise that every cardholder will be eligible for or use every dollar.
When do the benefits reset?
Calendar-year tracking
Should I value every credit at face value?
Not automatically. A listed credit is only worth its face value to you when you would naturally make the eligible purchase and satisfy the issuer's terms.
Netcarda uses official issuer or official co-brand program material as the primary reference for this card. Registry details were last reviewed 2026-08-15. Benefits, fees, artwork and eligibility can change; confirm current terms with American Express.
Official terms first. Always.
Netcarda compiled this page from the current card registry and official sources. Verify current issuer terms before making financial decisions.
- American Express — official card/product sourcehttps://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/card/hilton-honors-surpass/
FROM READING TO TRACKING
Knowing the credits is useful. Remembering them is the annoying part.
Netcarda helps you keep reset dates, remaining balances and effective annual fee in one place.