FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
Even though you switched to AA for now, the Presidential plus has a grandfathered clause that allows you to earn EQM via spend. That benefit alone is worth the $495 a year for me, since I often just miss a status level.
But you fly around a lot so it may not be as valuable to you.