oneyejack: Delta is the only airline (that I know of) in which you can earn high level elite
status via credit card spend.
We do hold Hyatt Discoverist
status via the credit card, but it's my understanding that this type of upgrade is not typical.
Overall, the new perks are pretty cool but only if you make a lot of actual stays at Hilton properties — if you gain Hilton Gold or Diamond
status via a credit card, you probably won't be too excited over the new benefits because you'll be largely unaffected.
But getting to that higher
status via credit card may require some serious spending.
The only benefit to Delta Silver over pseudo
status via a credit card is access to priority seats (exit row, close to the forward cabin), and the slight chance of an upgrade to first or to a Delta Comfort Economy seats a day before departure.
The card comes with the unique ability to earn top tier elite
status via credit card spending without the requirement for any stays.
Not exact matches
These
cards are the best
cards to spend large amounts of money on if you don't really care about earning airline elite
status, cash back, companion passes, etc.
via credit card spending and want to fly in First or Business class and stay in nicer hotels.
The Alaska
credit card does not offer any way expedite the earning of elite
status via qualifying miles bonuses.
And finally, there's no quick short cut
via a premium
credit card to Explorist
status like there is to Marriott and Hilton mid-tier
status, so for me Hyatt Explorist
status leaves some to be desired.
On top of getting money back
via TopCashback I can pay with my rewards
credit card (so I earn points in my preferred currency), I have my
status recognised at the hotels I book at and I earn further points in the hotel's loyalty program too.
I've earned SPG Gold
status for the past few years
via credit card spend.
I just received a targeted email from Southwest Airlines offering me A-list
status for through 2015 for flying just 3 round trips (6 one - way flights) or by earning 8,750 tier qualifying points through either flying Southwest or by earning them
via the Chase Southwest
Credit card between January 22 and April 18, 2015!
I need to stay 10 times or 25 nights for this
status (or spend $ 30,000 on the co-branded
credit card or achieve
via American Express's Platinum
card).
With that said, for a «mid-tier plus» level, the benefits are pretty solid all around and since Gold
status is so easy to obtain
via credit cards, I think it's a real bargain.
If you stay so frequently that you can achieve
status easily, the IHG RC program can be a good back - up program secured
via the
credit card.
Diamond
status can also be obtained
via a
status match, so consider that route (which can be very easy with
cards like the IHG
credit card).
Only Delta Diamond elites receive a Sky Club membership, so at any lower tier of elite
status you will need to get access
via a
credit card or premium cabin ticket.
The changes are negative for most people, especially those who earn elite
status via mattress running or
credit card spending.
I do have a few mid-level (mostly hotel)
statuses via some of the
credit cards I hold, but that's about it
if I choose to put $ 100K spend on my Hyatt
credit card via any type of spend that I would get top - tier Hyatt
status for that calendar year and the full following year, along with the applicable free award night?
If you're looking to get the next elite
status tier, 4,720 miles will put you that much closer, and with most entry level elite
status levels starting off at 25,000 miles, you may find it worth it to take several of these trips to benefit of what's to be provided at the entry - level (frankly, most entry level tier benefits can be earned
via credit card benefits).
Another reason to consider trying to earn reciprocal
status via Marriott and Ritz - Carlton is that none of the currently available co-branded United
credit cards offer any elite
status shortcuts.
There is only one shortcut to
status available
via credit card spend for AA, which is the ability to earn 10K MQMs by spending $ 40K in a year on the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ MasterCard ®.
«Bonus points earned
via promotions, co-branded
credit cards, or other means do not count towards
status.»
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