Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Amex has two different Hilton HHonors cards. It sounds like you described the $75 AF Surpass card, not the no-AF card (but you didn't say so).
Yes, I was using the surpass in my example.
I believe carriers have created an interesting dynamic where they keep the economy award prices low, which is great for people who earn miles via credit cards. The “inflation” affects the premium cabin space, but people who book those awards usually are flying for business, and therefore are now earning more miles than ever before. If the award costs 20% more miles, but your earn them 50-100% more per flight then why is that a bad thing?
Yes it's much harder for the average joe to save up for a premium award seat, but there are a lot of people who would rather fly 2x in economy vs 1x in first.