just checked and it is only for United. That is probably why I have not used it. I don't fly United unless forced to....which is rarely...been years.
I got my $50 credit to my Surpass card less than a week after I paid my HVC maintenance fees.
And we fly United less than that. We only use them for one route (SFO-MFR) as there are no other good options. So the Travel Bank option, while great for many, just does nothing for us, unfortunately.
The only problem with having both is now 2 annual fees, and both give benefits by minimum spend, so trying to track spend per card is more work than I would keep up with. I prefer "put all spend on one card" unless Amex isn't accepted.
I hit one million on United about 5 years ago. Gold for life for me and another family member. Funny thing is I fly Alaska and Southwest mostly now because Alaska has many non-stops out of San Diego and Southwest because of the companion fare.
The only spend-based-perk card we work to satisfy is Hyatt. Free night at $15K and two stay credits per $5K. All spending there for mrs. brp until the end of the year when we try to time earning status. I split between that and CSR (depending upon spend categories) with the goal to get to $15K.
. My understanding was the Hyatt card is only for lower category hotels?Yes cat 1-4. I've still gotten some good value out of them.We have CSRs and transfer the points from that to Hyatt Hawaii and sometimes to get paid airfare credit on United when fares a low. I am saving up for another trip.
I just tried to upgrade a post-$15k calendar year spend Surpass to an Aspire and was told by the last popup before finishing the application that I do not qualify because I have had a Hilton Amex bonus before. . Looks like Amex applied the card-family bonus limit to my Hilton Vanilla and Surpass both when trying to upgrade either.
Yes Hyatt FNC are not very valuable. Will be nice to see what comes of their new premium card, hopefully this year. Supposedly they may allow combining 2 1 -4 cat FNC into 1 (1-7 cat) FNC.
I”ve been Globalist the last two years with all the promos. We’ve enjoyed dates nights in high end Hyatt properties using points where we normally wouldn’t pay the going rate. I have it until the end of Feb and barring another Hyatt promo, I’ll never stay 60 nights so I’m likely done.
Yes, so far not seeing the head over heals value but we will see. I only have it from a corporate challenge through work. Still 20 nights is a lot, let alone 60. Need to see some outstanding value or I’m out as well.
Amex Platinum.
Or Chase Sapphire Reserve. Amex doesn’t allow restaurant credits. Chase version does. I get more value out of that than the cruddy lounges. It just depends on your flying patterns and what airports offer.
Nice!!! I will say, 2 FNC awards is definitely a whole lot more useful than just 1 FNC. I hate staying at any hotel for just one night only unless it's just driving on a road trip on the way to somewhere else. What I love is that since Hilton Honors allows HGVC owners only, to have both spouses be on the same HH membership number, this making booking much easier and seamless, no asking hotel to merge two different night reservations unlike Marriott.
While this is listed as a perk for many hotel chains, the reality is they always check you in if a room of your type is currently available (that is, there's a room of your type with housekeeping done, that isn't yet checked into by anyone whether in person or online). Occupancy rates in hotels are lower than in timeshares, which is why it's almost guaranteed you'll be checked in early, regardless of your status. I arrived early at multiple hotels of different affiliation, and was always checked in.
You're confusing terms. Are you applying for a new card, or are you product changing (upgrading)? These are two totally different things, and shouldn't be confused with each other.
