Originally Posted by
Happy
Originally Posted by
anabolism
The 2 miles per dollar is nice, although it's just for the first year, isn't it? I agree the $100 coupon after spending $30k isn't worth it; I try to hit that kind of spending on the HHonors card to guarantee Diamond status, which is far more valuable than $100. A secondary goal is to hit that kind of spend on the Starwood card, to get Gold status there.
HHonor Diamond is far more valuable than SPG Gold which does not offer much based on personal experience, therefore the 1st 30K should go there.

I agree (which is why I said the SPG spend is a secondary goal).