AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend releases Hilton free night properties for 2024

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend cardholders can redeem their free Hilton night voucher at 208 hotels in 2024, with bookings opening from 18 December 2023.

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend cardholders receive an annual Hilton free night voucher, valid at participating Hilton properties across Asia Pacific. Used judiciously, this can help recoup a significant portion of the card’s S$340.20 annual fee.

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend free Hilton night voucher
Free Hilton night voucher

American Express has just unveiled the list of participating properties for 2024, which will become available for booking starting 18 December 2023 (with stays from 1 January to 31 December 2024).

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend free night hotels

Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma

The 2024 list of participating properties numbers 208 hotels, up from 75 hotels in 2023. That said, the bulk of the additions (120) have come from China, as the country’s reopening makes those hotels viable options once more. We’re also seeing a doubling in Japan hotels (4 to 8).

Country20232024
🇦🇺 Australia1315
🇨🇳 China0120
🇭🇰 Hong Kong11
🇮🇳 India1719
🇮🇩 Indonesia78
🇯🇵 Japan48
🇰🇷 Korea11
🇲🇾 Malaysia1414
🇲🇲 Myanmar11
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea11
🇵🇭 Philippines33
🇸🇬 Singapore12
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka33
🇹🇭 Thailand77
🇻🇳 Vietnam25
Total 75208 

The full list of hotels can be found below.

Participating Hotels
CountryHotel Name
AustraliaCurio West Hotel Sydney
AustraliaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cairns
AustraliaDoubleTree Esplanade Darwin
AustraliaDoubleTree Melbourne Flinders Street
AustraliaDoubleTree Perth Northbridge
AustraliaDoubleTree Perth Waterfront
AustraliaHilton Adelaide
AustraliaHilton Brisbane
AustraliaHilton Cairns
AustraliaHilton Darwin
AustraliaHilton Garden Inn Albany
AustraliaHilton Garden Inn Busselton
AustraliaHilton Garden Inn Darwin
AustraliaHilton Melbourne Little Queen St
AustraliaHilton Parmelia Perth
ChinaCanopy by Hilton Chengdu City Centre
ChinaCanopy by Hilton Hangzhou Jinsha Lake
ChinaCanopy by Hilton Hangzhou West Lake
ChinaConrad Beijing
ChinaConrad Shanghai
ChinaConrad Tianjin
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Baoding
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Beijing Badaling
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Chengdu Riverside
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hangzhou East
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Anhui – Suzhou
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Beijing
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chengdu – Longquanyi
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chongqing – Nan’an
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chongqing North
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chongqing Wanzhou
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Guangzhou
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Guangzhou – Science City
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jiaxing
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Putian
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Qinghai – Golmud
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Wuhu
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Xiamen – Haicang
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Xiamen – Wuyuan Bay
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Ningbo – Chunxiao
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Ningbo Beilun
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Qidong
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Qingdao-Jimo
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Quzhou
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Shiyan
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Suzhou Wujiang
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Suzhou Wuzhong
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Xian Fengdong
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Ya’an
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Yancheng Dayangwan
ChinaDoubleTree by Hilton Yangzhou
ChinaDoubletTree by Hilton Hotel Anshun
ChinaDoubletTree by Hilton Hotel Shenyang
ChinaDoubletTree by Hilton Hotel Wuxi
ChinaHilton Beijing
ChinaHilton Beijing Capital Airport
ChinaHilton Beijing Daxing
ChinaHilton Beijing Tongzhou
ChinaHilton Changsha Riverside
ChinaHilton Changzhou
ChinaHilton Chengdu Chenghua
ChinaHilton Chongqing
ChinaHilton Chongqing Liangjiang New Area
ChinaHilton Dalian
ChinaHilton Dalian Golden Pebble Beach Resort
ChinaHilton Fuzhou
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Anshan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Beijing Daxing International Airport
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Beijing Haidian Daoxiang Lake
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Changchun Economic Development Zone
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Changde Dingcheng
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Changzhou Jintan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Changzhou Xinbei
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Chengdu Huayang
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Dandong
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Guangzhou Tianhe
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Hangzhou Lu’niao
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Huzhou Anji Phoenix Mountain
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Jiaxing Xiuzhou
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Jincheng Gushuyuan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Jinzhou Central Street
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Jiuzhaigou
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Nanchang Honggutan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Nantong Xinghu
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Ningbo
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Nujiang
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Qidong
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Rizhao High-Tech Zone
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Shanghai Hongqiao NECC
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Shiyan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Suzhou Wuzhong
ChinaHilton Garden Inn TianJin HuaYuan
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Xi’an High-Tech Zone
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Xingtai Xiangdu District
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Xuzhou Yunlong
ChinaHilton Garden Inn Zibo Zhangdian
ChinaHilton Guangzhou Baiyun
ChinaHilton Guangzhou Science City
ChinaHilton Guangzhou Tianhe
ChinaHilton Hefei
ChinaHilton Jiaxing
ChinaHilton Jinan South Hotel & Residences
ChinaHilton Jiuzhaigou Resort
ChinaHilton Lanzhou City Center
ChinaHilton Nanjing
ChinaHilton Nanjing Riverside
ChinaHilton Qingdao Golden Beach
ChinaHilton Quanzhou Riverside
ChinaHilton Sanqingshan Resort
ChinaHilton Shanghai Fengxian
ChinaHilton Shanghai Hongqiao
ChinaHilton Shanghai Songjiang Guangfulin
ChinaHilton Shenyang
ChinaHilton Shijiazhuang
ChinaHilton Suzhou
ChinaHilton Suzhou Yinshan Lake
ChinaHilton Taizhou
ChinaHilton Tianjin Eco-City
ChinaHilton Urumqi
ChinaHilton Wenan
ChinaHilton Wuhan Optics Valley
ChinaHilton Wuhan Riverside
ChinaHilton Xiamen
ChinaHilton Xi’an
ChinaHilton Xi’an High-Tech Zone
ChinaHilton Yancheng
ChinaHilton Yantai
ChinaHilton Yantai Golden Coast
ChinaHilton Zhengzhou
ChinaHilton Zhoushan
ChinaHilton Zhuzhou
ChinaHollick Hotel Wen’an, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
ChinaJoyze Hotel Xiamen, Curio Collection by Hilton
ChinaWaldorf Astoria Chengdu
Hong KongHilton Garden Inn Hong Kong Mongkok
IndiaConrad Bengaluru
IndiaConrad Pune
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Ahmedabad / SG Highway
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Goa – Arpora – Baga
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Goa – Panaji
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Gurugram Baani Square
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Agra
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Gurgaon
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pune-Chinchwad
IndiaDoubleTree by Hilton Jaipur Amer
IndiaDoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bangalore
IndiaHilton Bangalore Embassy GolfLinks
IndiaHilton Chennai
IndiaHilton Garden Inn Lucknow
IndiaHilton Garden Inn New Delhi/Saket
IndiaHilton Garden Inn Pune Hinjawadi
IndiaHilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
IndiaHilton Jaipur
IndiaHilton Mumbai International Airport
IndonesiaConrad Bali
IndonesiaDoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta – Diponegoro
IndonesiaDoubleTree by Hilton Surabaya
IndonesiaDoubleTree Jakarta Bintaro Jaya Xchange
IndonesiaHilton Bali
IndonesiaHilton Bandung
IndonesiaHilton Garden Inn Bali Ngurah Rai Airport
IndonesiaHilton Garden Inn Jakarta, Indonesia Taman Palem
JapanDoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Higashiyama
JapanDoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station
JapanDoubleTree By Hilton Naha
JapanDoubleTree By Hilton Naha Shuri Castle
JapanDoubleTree Toyama
JapanHilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
JapanHilton Tokyo Narita Airport
JapanHilton Tokyo Odaiba
KoreaHilton Garden Inn Seoul Gangnam
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Damai Laut Resort
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Melaka
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Putrajaya Lakeside
MalaysiaDoubleTree by Hilton Shah Alam i-City
MalaysiaDoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang Resort
MalaysiaHilton Garden Inn Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman North
MalaysiaHilton Garden Inn Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman South
MalaysiaHilton Garden Inn Puchong
MalaysiaHilton Kota Kinabalu
MalaysiaHilton Kuala Lumpur
MalaysiaHilton Kuching
MalaysiaHilton Petaling Jaya
MyanmarHilton Nay Pyi Taw
Papua New GuineaHilton Port Moresby
PhilippinesConrad Manila
PhilippinesHilton Clark Sun Valley Resort
PhilippinesHilton Manila
SingaporeHilton Garden Inn Singapore
SingaporeHilton Singapore Orchard
Sri LankaDoubleTree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort
Sri LankaHilton Colombo
Sri LankaHilton Colombo Residences
ThailandConrad Bangkok
ThailandDoubleTree by Hilton Bangkok Ploenchit
ThailandDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sukhumvit Bangkok
ThailandDoubleTree Phuket Banthai Resort
ThailandHilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
ThailandHilton Millennium Bangkok
ThailandHilton Sukhumvit Bangkok
VietnamHilton Saigon
VietnamHilton Da Nang
VietnamHilton Garden Inn Da Nang
VietnamHilton Garden Inn Hanoi
VietnamLa Festa Curio Phu Quoc, Curio Collection by Hilton

A notable returnee this year is the Hilton Singapore Orchard, which opened in 2022, graced the list for a few months, then vanished. I stayed here shortly after opening and found it to be a much-needed reboot for the Hilton brand in Singapore, exorcising the ghosts of its quite-horrible predecessor. 

Hilton Singapore Orchard
Hilton Singapore Orchard (albeit an Executive Suite, not the kind of room you’ll get with the voucher!)

There’s also another surprise in the form of the Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, the first time a Waldorf hotel has ever appeared on the list. This hotel isn’t exactly new; it opened back in 2017 in Chengdu’s Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. That doesn’t sound like much of a leisure destination, but if your travels bring you there, then I could think of far worse places to stay.

Waldorf Astoria Chengdu

Over in Japan, four new hotels have been added: DoubleTree Kyoto Higashiyama, DoubleTree Kyoto Station, DoubleTree Toyama, and Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma.

DoubleTree Kyoto Higashiyama

I can’t claim to know much about any of these, but three more options in Kyoto can’t be a bad thing. 

Other things to note

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend vouchers cover the room only, and do not include breakfast.

You will not be eligible for Hilton Honors benefits and points on these stays, although some properties may choose to go above and beyond. When I used my voucher at the Conrad Bangkok a couple years back, I was accorded Hilton Gold benefits like free breakfast. This isn’t an entitlement, however, so YMMV. 

All bookings must be made with a valid voucher code at least 14 days in advance of arrival via this webpage. Eligible rates will be displayed with a “Confidential Price” label.

Voucher stays follow the hotel’s flexible rate policy, which usually allows for free cancellations at least 24-48 hours before check-in. 

❓ Don’t have your voucher?
If you want to browse rates but don’t have your voucher number handy, you can do a search from the main Hilton page. Just enter the ZAMKF1 in the Group Code field.

What’s interesting is that the T&Cs say you don’t need to present the physical voucher during check-in, though you will need to show the AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend Card. Based on past experience, however, some properties insist on collecting the voucher, and don’t care what card you use to pay!

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend sign-up offer

If you don’t currently have a AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend, the following offers are now available.

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend
Apply Here
 New CustomersExisting Customers
First Spend5K5K
Spend S$1,000
(Mo. 1)
10.8K + S$150 eCapita Vouchers
Spend S$3,000
(Mo. 1-3)
25.4K
Base Miles from S$1,000
(@ 1.2 mpd)
1.2K
Base Miles from S$3,000
(@ 1.2 mpd)
3.6K
Total SpendS$3KS$1K
Total Miles34K17K + S$150 eCapita Vouchers
Annual fee must be paid

The new customer offer is take it or leave it for me, and it’s the existing customer offer that’s surprisingly the better of the two. 

❓ Definition

New customers are defined as those who:

  • Have not cancelled an AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend in the past 12 months
  • Do not currently hold an existing principal American Express consumer card (AMEX cards issued by Citi/DBS/UOB do not count, nor does the AMEX HighFlyer Card)

Existing customers are defined as those who:

  • Have not cancelled an AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend in the past 12 months

For more details on these offers, refer to the articles below. 

AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend welcome offer for existing customers: 15,800 bonus miles & S$150 eCapitaVouchers

New AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend welcome offer: Up to 30,400 bonus miles

Conclusion

American Express has published its full list of participating Hilton properties for the AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend free night benefit, and we’re seeing a significant expansion from 2023 mostly due to China’s reopening.

I personally aim to get at least S$250-300 in value out of the voucher, but everyone’s individual benchmark will differ.

Any hotels on this year’s list catch your eye?

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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Howard

Waldorf Astoria Chengdu is commonly known as the worst Waldorf property in China. Only its concierge is decent.

Would have hoped for Waldorf Xiamen, Shanghai and Beijing to be up there.

Vinz

Would love to try the new Conrad Orchard Singapore

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