Originally Posted by
asandrs
I don't think I'll be giving too much info away if I say that the only difference I remember to the current surpass card was that the fee was $95 and it gave gold level and one free night per year for as long as you had the card. One question though was something like 'if the free card was discontinued would you get the fee card if it offered these benefits'. Maybe a portent of things to come ?
IOW, Hilton is going to copy what Hyatt and Marriott are already offering on their cards: increased annual fee, more than offset by an annual free night. (Heck, since Chase has copied so much of American Express, even hiring away American Express employees, then American Express may as well go ahead and copy from Chase.)
It actually is a smart business move, considering how small Hilton's reimbursement to the franchisees is.
As for the last part, dump the NAF version? Depends on the fee. IMHO: $75 annual fee for a free night at a Hyatt I'll pay for; $95 for a free night at a Hilton, nope.