Originally Posted by
BrlDsguise
Hilton never downgrades you, they don't care how you made gold you have all of 2014 to keep it with stays or $20K of credit card spending.
Thank you for clarifying that - so even if I don't reach it through spend or stays I will have gold through 2014 if I upgrade to surpass?
If that's the case I may upgrade... seems worth in for the 50,000 to have gold through 2014. I usually get it through spending $20,000 but may move that to another card. Then I can downgrade when the fee comes through in 2014 and move my spending back to the card to reach $20,000 and retain gold in 2015.