What are Chase and Amex policies about awarding anniversary hotel nights on upgraded Marriott and Hilton cards? Suppose midway through the card year you upgrade from a sub $100 annual fee hotel card to the premium Ritz or Aspire card and you pay the prorated fee for the upgrade. When the card year anniversary hits and you're charged the full annual fee, at which point you've had the upgraded Ritz/Aspire card less than a year, do you get the free anniversary night? Or does this only happen when you've had the upgraded card somewhere past 12 months?