El Ingeniero
Level 2 Member
The award is 80K Hilton points per nights. I want it to be the high point of our SE Asia trip in October.
80K * 5 = 400K points
Amex Surpass, gives 92K points after meeting $4K min pend via AGC purchase liquidated via RedBird. Also gives access to AXON (5th night free) awards,taking care of another 80K. Gold recognition at the Conrad HK is pretty good, should get full breakfast and possibly an upgraded room out of it. Leaves the deficit at 228K points needed.
Citi Hilton Signature Visa 60K offer, gives 65K points after meeting $1K min spend via direct load to Redbird. Leaves me at 163K points needed.
What I'm wondering about is the BoA Virgin Atlantic 90K offer. $12K spend on AGC plus 2 AU cards gives a total of 93K VA miles, which converts to another 139.5K Hilton points, leaving me at 23.5K points needed. I could just churn 3 Citi 50K offers for a total of 165K miles, for a total min spend of $3K, pay no annual fees, and be done with it. On the other hand, that would mean there would be 2 other cards I couldn't get. Bottom line, I am trading 2 hard pulls for an extra $9K in minimum spend taking up Redbird capacity which would otherwise make me at least $180 on a 2% card.
Decisions, decisions.
80K * 5 = 400K points
Amex Surpass, gives 92K points after meeting $4K min pend via AGC purchase liquidated via RedBird. Also gives access to AXON (5th night free) awards,taking care of another 80K. Gold recognition at the Conrad HK is pretty good, should get full breakfast and possibly an upgraded room out of it. Leaves the deficit at 228K points needed.
Citi Hilton Signature Visa 60K offer, gives 65K points after meeting $1K min spend via direct load to Redbird. Leaves me at 163K points needed.
What I'm wondering about is the BoA Virgin Atlantic 90K offer. $12K spend on AGC plus 2 AU cards gives a total of 93K VA miles, which converts to another 139.5K Hilton points, leaving me at 23.5K points needed. I could just churn 3 Citi 50K offers for a total of 165K miles, for a total min spend of $3K, pay no annual fees, and be done with it. On the other hand, that would mean there would be 2 other cards I couldn't get. Bottom line, I am trading 2 hard pulls for an extra $9K in minimum spend taking up Redbird capacity which would otherwise make me at least $180 on a 2% card.
Decisions, decisions.