Not to say they will never come back, but I think things have changed from a few years ago. I agree with mia about the companies changing their strategy a bit and going after the bigger spender. However I have found that this is a great time to grab some cards that I never looked at before.

I've never had much experience with Hilton or Hyatt so I never looked into their cards. It had been about 4 months since my last pulls so the scores were good. Last month I grabbed the 60k Amex Hilton(no annual fee, $750 spend), 50k Citi Hilton(no annual fee, $1500 spend) and the Chase Hyatt(2 nights, $75 fee waived 1st year). These aren't the sexiest offers in the world, but I'm sure I can put the bonuses to some very good use. Plus 2 of them have no annual fee so I can hold onto them and show the CC companies that I am not just a churner.

Not to get philisophical, but slow periods in life are a nice time to look around and experience new things!