What is the easiest way to get Hilton Gold status?

The easiest way to get Hilton Honors Gold status could be bysimply applying for any of the American Express credit cards that offer Hilton Honors Gold status automatically. Among the most popular cards with automatic Hilton Gold status as a benefit is The Platinum Card® from American Express.



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If you don't plan on staying at Hilton properties at least once per year, it's not worth obtaining Gold or Diamond status, even if you're just getting it through a credit card. It may also not be worth it if you typically stay at limited-service properties where upgrades are unlikely and breakfast is free to all.

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Once you have reached a certain elite tier, you may keep your status for the calendar year in which the elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year. To make it easier to keep your elite tier status, reward stays count toward elite tier qualification.

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Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card. For elite status earned through hotel stays, you'll maintain your status for the remainder of the year in which you reach it, as well as the entire following year. So if you earn Gold status in July 2023, you'll keep it through December 2024.

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If you have Hilton Honors Gold or Diamond elite status, you'll usually get complimentary continental breakfast at hotels abroad and a daily food and beverage credit at hotels within the U.S. The food and beverage credit at many U.S. properties and Motto by Hilton worldwide often isn't enough to cover breakfast.

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To qualify, you must complete 30 stays, stay 60 nights or earn 120,000 base points in a calendar year. However, primary cardholders of the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (see rates and fees) enjoy complimentary Diamond status as a perk of their card.

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Hilton Diamond status is the highest elite status level you can achieve and offers additional perks like up to Suite-level space-available room upgrades, a 100% point bonus on stays, premium Wi-Fi access, a 48-hour room guarantee and even the ability to give Gold elite status to another Hilton Honors member.

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Once you have reached a certain elite tier, you may keep your status for the calendar year in which the elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year. To make it easier to keep your elite tier status, reward stays count toward elite tier qualification.

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