The offer of 50
Status Credits certainly makes for an interesting addition to the program.Members flying mostly on Qantas or Jetstar services will find that gaining or maintaining status becomes slightly easier.
Not exact matches
While it is
certainly up to you to decide to lend someone cash, it is never wise to lend them your
credit status.
If you stay at Hilton properties often enough to care about
status then you almost
certainly already have a
credit card that gives you Honors Gold
status.
The drop in
status benefits attached to the card is
certainly a negative but I don't think it significantly alters the value of the
credit card.
It doesn't mean giving up your elite
status with United Airlines, though it
certainly helps if you already travel enough that you can afford to spread the love around by
crediting a few flights to someone else.