Originally Posted by
ovacikar
Why not keep both? Split 30k organic spending to Hilton surpass and receive 2 weekend night award per year.(Hilton temporarily allows awards to be used on any night)
I do not like credit cards with high upfront fees (Hilton aspire) where you always have to find a use case for credits of free night certs. Difference between Hilton gold and diamond status is minimal , especially at overseas properties.
Conversely, I don’t see the point of a modest annual fee card that I have to put spend into to realize value if I am not committed to at least occasional stays with the chain.
I find it trivially easy to liquidate the $250 Aspire airfare credit on Delta and Southwest flights. A weekend in Vegas or Phoenix soaking up sunshine at a resort for $200? Plus up to $250 of airfare? Sold. Then I don’t have to worry about spending on the card unless it’s to my advantage to.