Same account number and no hard inquiry
Originally Posted by
MDtR-Chicago
Excellent...
I'm going to get in on the offer tonight. Both wife and I have 50k offers. I was a little hesitant to leave behind the option of earning an elite night every $3000 spend but really, the net cost of a cheap night at a Fairfield Inn isn't much more than the cost of creating that additional spend.
I guess it all comes down to seeing what happens if I tried to apply for my 5th in 24 but my conversation with the rep and the absence of a hard inquiry and no new account number sure made it sound like it wouldn't count. I also got no new account alert on my credit report.