Originally Posted by
jbeckett
According to the Ascend terms and conditions , your status will be lost when you cancel the card. From the terms and conditions -
"If your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card is cancelled for any reason, your complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status provided with the Card will be cancelled. "
It doesn't work that way as Hilton only resets status once ( 4/1/xxxx) a year