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Jan 9, 2025 | 9:32 am

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Originally Posted by Dr Jabadski

With all this discussion of Hilton GCs, we may be losing sight of the simplest answer (KISS). Gotta ask.

Would the full $50 (quarterly) AmEx Biz Plat Hilton credit be posted after charging exactly $50 to a registered Biz Plat card at check-out from a Hilton property?

Generally speaking, other than those properties that have been identified as being “challenging” for GC use, are properties amenable to at checkout our saying (for example) “please charge $50 to this Biz Plat card, $50 to this other Biz Plat card, $50 to each of these 2 or 3 or 4 GCs and the remaining balance to the credit card on file”?

Are hotels happy to get their/our money however they can or do they not want to deal with that sort of hassle/complication?

If you predictably travel to a Hilton at least once a quarter, this is certainly easier than a gift card. But for those who do not, a gift card permits them (in theory) to bank the credit until such time as they have reason to visit a Hilton, and to squeeze a bit more value out of the hefty Amex annual fee.

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