Originally Posted by
ajf87
https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/chase-5-24-rule
That I'm not sure of, I'm not terribly familiar with Barclays though I think they have a reputation for being relatively stingy. Cycling status between Wyndham and Caesars is a nice trick but the main avenue for most people (status matching to Wyndham from another hotel program) is no longer available so this is a nice alternative. The $100 annual dinner credit alone covers the AF on the business card, and that's before the anniversary points. I almost wonder if Wyndham discontinuing their generous status match program earlier this year was related to this new slate of cards. As far as I know the cheapest way to get a gauranteed match to Caesars Diamond via Wyndham was to match Hilton Gold, which you can buy with the $95 Amex Surpass card, the same price as this Wyndham business card. You can also transfer Caesars reward credit to Wyndham and vice-versa @ 1:1, which makes Wyndham points among the most valuable and flexible among hotel programs when it comes to cashing out. And with discounted nights starting at just 1500 points, you can potentially score a free night just from earning free reward credits via activity on the Caesars app (like when they offer bonuses for contest entries).
We go to Vegas often or did before Covid, next trip is January for NFL playoffs. CET Diamond is great, I transfer 30K Wyndham to CET a year as does my wife so $600 in credit @ CET plus show tickets and we normally don't pay a dime for rooms with the waived resort fees
Another nice trick is you can pay 1000 RC's ( 1000 Wyndham points) for Diamond Lounge Access
We have the old IHG cards which have $49 AF and a free night so we used IHG Plat to get Wyndham Diamond and CET Diamond and have had both for years due to the staggered expiration dates. I hope now that CET sold to Eldorado Resorts the Wyndham partnership remains as do the staggered expiration dates.