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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by montreid
I would put it higher. With the crossover with Delta, and HH giving Diamond at 40k, gold really has been devalued and doesn't hold any significant benefit really.

SPG should either offer a surpass like card level and a higher tier for amex play cardholders (more like 80k+ spend). .... Amex get it done!
One reason for adding another level is that after hitting the 30K mark there are no further incentives for charging more. If you did spend 70k + a year on Credit Cards, you could be SPG gold and HH Diamond if you split your charges between the 2 programs /CC's
SPG is loosing out on potential spending by not having another level to reach.

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