Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
Look at all the problems it causing Hilton with how freely they are giving out status with credit card spend, I don't blame TR.
It would be nice if they still waived the resort fees for Platinums, if they did Harrah's would get all my vegas stays instead of Hilton now that HGVC is charging a $25 a day resort fee (and they won't waive it for Hilton Diamonds).
I hope that the ability to keep Platinum with only a $5K a year spend will become a permanent feature on the card. That status is great when it comes to Buffet lines and the credit card is an easy way to keep points active as well.
When the "new" TR card started there was no spend requirement for the platinum. I'm fine with $5K since I have some charges that don't take AMEX and it might limit the members. They now have VIP status for a $10K spend. I hit that a while back and recently received my letter that says I can' pick up the card at a couple of locations (only one I remember at the moment is Planet Hollywood). It's good for a year and it doesn't start until the card is activated/picked up so you can use that to your advantage.
Also received the email regarding the month of double credits and signed up for that so I'll use the card a little more this month.