Originally Posted by
pokee
Yeah, I completely agree with this - The Cat 5 perk is good with Chase Marriott, and it pays for my annual fee. I've had mine for 3 years now, too. BUT the list of available Cat 5 hotels I would frequent is dwindling, since they seem to be upped every year...
I also have the Cap One Aspire Travel, but the jury is out on whether or not I will keep in when I need to renew in the fall: will we all get our annual bonus? They've changed the card and no longer offer this perk. If not, it's gone...
After this year's devaluation, it's getting much harder to justify. I used my signup first Cat 4 in Bellevue Valentine's Day (now cat 5), my second year's at downtown Seattle Springhill for New Year's Eve (now cat 6), and was stuck with nowhere to use the third year's cert except we decided to stay at the Springhill Bellingham the night before catching an early Vegas flight during the Family Day long weekend.
My letter from Capital One stated all benefits are being kept (and even specified the annual bonus), so I fully expect to receive it.