How I Turned My Amex Hilton Credit Into a Five-Star Date Night — And Other Creative Ways to Use It How I Turned My Amex Hilton Credit Into a Five-Star Date Night — And Other Creative Ways to Use It

How I Turned My Amex Hilton Credit Into a Five-Star Date Night — And Other Creative Ways to Use It

The American Express Business Platinum Card and Hilton Surpass card offer up to $200 in Hilton statement credits per year, split into four $50 quarterly credits. But, you don’t need a Hilton stay on the calendar every quarter to make use of this credit. With a little planning, it’s possible to find simple, worthwhile ways to use it. Here's how I used it to book a fancy date night in Las Vegas.

10x Increase to Delta Diamond MQD Waiver Spending Requirement ($250k Instead of $25k)

Delta has just sent out an email to SkyMiles co-branded credit card holders and has utterly eviscerated the value of the Medallion Qualification Dollar waiver to achieve Diamond Medallion Status. Effective January 1, 2018, the spending requirement will increase tenfold from $25,000 per year to an utterly enormous $250,000 per year to earn the MQD waiver for Diamond Medallion Status.