Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
What I find surprising is in this thread almost everyone seems opposed to Marriott/SPG giving out status with a credit card but in the Hilton Am Ex thread most people seem to be in favor of them giving out diamond status with the new am ex cards.
Probably because Hilton Diamond was already easy to make (as it could be done on spend before), plus it's not like there are all that many benefits marginally on top of Gold? So if the implied value is already a lot less, might as well give it away for free!