Your hotel and airline status updates and reviews fascinate me. I've learned a lot about various programs through your real-world analyses. One potential advantage to keeping the credit card giving you Hilton diamond status is the slight advantage it might give you if you're ever stranded like the multitudes who bought Southwest tickets for travel last holiday season. In a situation like that, top-tier Hilton membership might be the leverage you need to get a room in an officially sold-out hotel.
I hope such an awful disaster never befalls you, especially given you're not top-tier at Marriott, Hyatt, or IHG. Some travelers report having spent their entire vacation in an airport in December 2022. If weather prevents plane and car travel, and/or all rental cars are sold out, you'll be glad you're not sleeping in an airport.
It's an edge case, I admit. A whole bunch of unlikely events would have to occur. I think one of the advantages of being comfortably well off is being able to buy insurance. Credit cards that come with top-tier status are, to my mind, like a diffuse form of insurance.
Envying your program status
I hope such an awful disaster never befalls you, especially given you're not top-tier at Marriott, Hyatt, or IHG. Some travelers report having spent their entire vacation in an airport in December 2022. If weather prevents plane and car travel, and/or all rental cars are sold out, you'll be glad you're not sleeping in an airport.
It's an edge case, I admit. A whole bunch of unlikely events would have to occur. I think one of the advantages of being comfortably well off is being able to buy insurance. Credit cards that come with top-tier status are, to my mind, like a diffuse form of insurance.