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Old Aug 10, 2018, 10:47 am
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Adelphos
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
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Originally Posted by AtomicLush
Why would you keep the Ascend card at all? In any case, you answered your question right here. Are the higher upgrade priority and exec lounge benefits worth $450/yr to you?

Mainly because Aspire doesn't have the grocery bonus category. Given I can't pay for a lot of my Hilton stays, I spend significantly more on grocery than on Hilton stays. At that point, I may as well keep some restaurant spend on Ascend to reach the $15,000 weekend night.

I guess I'm trying to figure out how much of a real boost Diamond is for upgrades.
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