Originally Posted by
Schnit
I very rarely stay properties that qualify for resorts credit. …
Me neither. And having recently (almost like a pendulum) switched my loyalty (back) to Hyatt, I rarely use the card at all. However, once a year, usually in early January, I book a property that does qualify for the resort credit and also requires a 1 night (invariably more than $250) immediate refundable deposit which triggers the credit. Sometimes I end up cancelling that reservation in which case the hotel credits the deposit and (thus far) the resort credits (of the past few years) have not (yet) been clawed back.
Originally Posted by
Eujeanie
I guess I don't understand the purpose of upgrading/downgrading...
Me neither.
Originally Posted by
Eujeanie
… the purpose of upgrading/downgrading...why not just apply for a new card, with a SUB, then cancel the old one?
Not my area of expertise (and I haven’t stayed at a Holiday Inn Express* for ages
) but it might be possible to get more frequent bonuses when upgrading/downgrading than the once per lifetime (7 years) typical of many AmEx cards. “Once per lifetime” is well documented for many AmEx cards/applications, not so for upgrades/downgrades and accompanying bonuses.
(* old advertising slogan, dating myself)