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Old Mar 10, 2023 | 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by COLINDAD
I do see where your spending $250 in 1 shot at a resort is beneficial, but not everyone has decent resorts to use that dough at easily.

Sure, if you reside in sunbelt states it is easier, but not so for the rest of us who don't.

Remember, airfares and car rentals have been hiked, as well, so that idyllic resort vacation comes with a much higher cost for many of us, as opposed to those who can jump in their car and drive to a resort.
I think many people with the Aspire card probably travel to distant resorts where they use the credit, not a resort conveniently located 50 miles down the highway. It might have been more difficult in 2020/21, but leisure air travel is back in full swing.
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