Originally Posted by sdix

I was offered a downgrade to any other colored card but I went into the call with the mindset that the only solution for me was to roll back the annual fee to what had been "grandfathered" in. I suppose that was either the $1000 or worse case $2500 for each card.

It was a very polite call but to me the benefits of any other card to me weren't worth it. I kept my Hilton card as it gives Hilton Diamond and also keeps my "Member Since" date so I do not loose the 40 years of relationship for credit purchases.

I was told I could reconsider any time but while it wasn't explicitly said I suspect there is a re-qualification and a initiation fee.