Originally Posted by
andiruleu
Spend $10,000 a year on Hilton just to get those complimentary hotels, and then rest on air mileage card...
You get way more Hilton points if you apply for new Hilton card than if you spend on an existing one. Currently you get
50k points for a Citi Hilton Card with just $1000 spend (in the first 4 months). So I would suggest doing that for Hilton, then putting the rest of your spend (which is now $19000) toward something else. Then next year* get another Hilton card for another 50k with another $1000 spend.
(*At this moment if you use the right link you can get a Hilton 50k card several times a year. That may or may not change soon to only once every 18 months. But 50k once every 18 months still get you more HHonors points than $10000 spend every year!)