BrlDsguise

The blog post is wrong about Citi/Hilton previously awarding the free night 6 - 8 weeks after spending $10K, you had to wait for your anniversary date regardless of how quickly you reached the spending requirement. i also think the Amex $15K clock starts 1/1 not 1/30, with Citi spending in January counting towards their $10k and the Amex $15k but that you have to reach the citi $10k before 1/30 to double up.

So I spent $10k before my 8/1 anniversary date and received the certificate around 9/1, I spent another $10k between 8/1 and 1/30 which earned me a second Citi certificate, and when I hit $15k in 2018 spending I will earn a third certificate which will be awarded 6 weeks or so after passing that threashold. So conceivably I can have three certificates in hand before I would have had two with the Citi Reserve.

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