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While it’s possible to do better in all of these categories, the combination of 4% on dining, entertainment, and streaming plus 3% at grocery stores, it’s quite a compelling combination of categories!
Certainly 4% on dining, entertainment, and 3% on groceries handles a big chunk of your daily spend, and a Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card would complete the Capital One “Bifecta” since you could then transfer from the SavorOne to the Venture 1:1 and from there to all of the Capital One Miles transfer partners.
Of course, you can also carry a Capital One Spark Miles Business credit card instead of a Venture as they are essentially the same.
And if you don’t mind earning 3% on dining entertainment and streaming instead of 4%, you can even save the annual fee with a no-annual fee SavorOne credit card instead.
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At Hilton portfolio properties when you book direct with Hilton or the hotel. Otherwise, earn 3X points
U.S. gast stations
U.S. dining, including takeout and delivery
U.S. Supermarkets. * American Express defines a supermarket as offering a wide variety of food and household products such as meat, fresh produce, dairy, canned and packaged goods, household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies. (Superstores, convenience stores and warehouse clubs are NOT considered supermarkets.)
U.S. Online Retail Shopping
Our ratings are determined by the authors and editors on our team. Each individual card feature is compared against all other cards we offer and the total score is an average of those 4 ratings.
With a relatively low $150 annual fee, The Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card comes with some valuable benefits, including Gold Elite status, which gets you free breakfast (or a daily food and beverage credit) on all stays at full-service Hilton hotels and resorts.
With Hilton Honors points having an approximate value of 0.5 cents per point, you are earning roughly 6% back on Hilton stays and 3% back on select categories in the US: gas stations, gas, and groceries. Remember you’ll earn 3X Hilton Honors points on other eligible purchases, so that would be worth about a 1.5% return on spend.
The Hilton portfolio also has some amazing hotels and resorts at which you can spend your Hilton Honors points and Free Night Reward certificates. You can get value of rooms that sell for over $1,000 a night and include the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi and the Waldorf Astoria Pedregal in Los Cabos. You could easily make a case that simply being able to earn the lucrative Free Night Reward certificates is reason enough to hold this card.
While we don’t recommend the Hilton Honors Surpass card as your only credit card, it certainly is worth more than its annual fee if you frequently stay at Hilton portfolio hotels and resorts.
Rates and fees for the Hilton Honors Surpass® Credit Card