I just recently received two email offers. One is a Hilton Honors Amex (it says the new Hilton Honors card). Earn 75,000 bonus points and silver status after you spend $1000 in 3 months. 7x on Hilton Hotels. 5x on U.S. restaurants, supermarkets, gas stations and 3x all other eligible purchases. The other is Marriott Rewards earn 100,000 bonus points if you spend $5000 in the first 3 months $95 AF
Should I open one of these next?
Really this is going to come down to where do you think you want to stay (which brand)? Have you checked around yet?
That said, the AmEx Hilton is a new card, they just released their new line of cards in Jan. The 75k is an increased offer that came out in the last week or two on the no AF card. So it doesn't seem bad, BUT if you do a dummy booking on the Hilton site you can get the same offer plus a $50 statement credit - so if you decide to go for it I'd go the dummy booking route.
Also the thing to think about with AmEx is they tend to include lifetime language restrictions with their sign up bonuses. You may be familiar, but it basically says that if you have earned a bonus ever on a particular card you're not eligible for it again if you open the same card again. So conventional thoughts have been to go for the highest offer you can find since that's all you may get. Since the cards just came out this year there's no real historical data on increases to know if it'd go any higher if you wait. IMO only, realistically with the no AF card not sure how much higher they'd give with only a 1k spend requirement.
And if you decide to really get into Hilton, check out the rest of the line. Since you have business cards already, Hilton also has a business card with an increased sign up offer right now. It's got a $95 AF but 125k points for 5k in 3 months, Gold status, and Priority Pass visits and the increased Hilton points earnings... plus won't add to your 5/24 status.
But have to decide if you're not going to use any of it until next year is it worth buying points and status (by paying the AF)? If you say yes then this one is also available through the dummy booking with the $50 statement credit.
The Marriott one is a new card, just came out 5/3 and
@Albort pointed out a rumor that the 100k offer may be ending July 2, so if you want it may want to try for it in the new few weeks. If I were you I'd be going for the Marriott card since you (or someone in your household) has the 30k SPG you can combine with. Plus the free night you'd get next year on your anniversary you may be able to save some points on the trip. Then again, I'm eyeing it up for the same reasons so, if you can make the spend, I'd get it regardless of the Hilton decision.
When the program changes in Aug you can use the new Marriott points to transfer to airline partners like you can now with SPG. 60k Marriott will get you 25k on most airlines with the new transfer rates. Can look into that for your flights as well.
I have no skin in either game, but if you felt so inclined, there are support links on the DISchurners reddit group for some of the cards I mentioned. And no offense meant to folks with support links, but if you go for the Hilton I'd do the dummy booking instead for the $50. (even if I had skin in the game I'd tell you to do the dummy booking too
) Marriott is the same offer everywhere I believe.
