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Old Sep 22, 2022 | 8:53 am
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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast
I'm very curious to see what the renewal cert value ends up being - if anyone gets one in the next few months, please report back!
My AF renews in December, won’t get my cert until March, so it will be a while. I suspect based on how AMEX does things it will be the 85k one.

This is interesting because I can probably justify holding this card for 2022-2023 at $450 and then in December 2023 I can ask for retention offers or downgrade to the AMEX $95 card…

Originally Posted by lsquare
Only in the US. I’m a Hilton Diamond and just checked out of the Conrad Centennial Singapore. Absolutely fantastic hotel except for the slow internet in my room. I was upgraded to a suite at check-in and had access to the executive lounge. Hardly worthless if you ask me!
I don’t think it’s worthless in the US either. I’ve been upgraded at Oceana Santa Monica. Also, pretty frequently you’re earning 44x if Hilton is doing a double points promo and you’re paying with an Aspire. That’s 22k points on a $500 hotel room bill. That adds up fast. I just turned a bunch of points earned in promos into a W=A stay where I am getting over 1 cpp.

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