Yes, the Aspire has a $450 AF, but comes with a $250/calendar year airline fee credit that works the same as the Platinums’ and Gold’s airline fee credit, i.e., works on Delta GCs in $50 increments, AA in $100 increments (+$50, although there are DPs that say you can do up to $200 AA GC in one transaction), and on a $250 SW GC. As a calendar year benefit, it resets on 1/1/19 and again on 1/1/20, which should allow you to triple dip $250 before your second $450 AF is due sometime in January/February 2020.
The $250 Hilton resort credit is a cardmember year credit, so one now, then it’ll reset sometime after next December. You may be able to double dip this credit depending on when the credit resets relative to when your second year AF posts, after which you’ll have 30 days to cancel your card for a full refund (no refunds after that, but you can still downgrade for a prorated refund of the AF). The resort credit is somewhat restrictive. You can only use it at select Hilton resorts. Even if you don’t have a resort stay planned right now, you can use your first cardmember year credit throughout most of 2019, and it’ll work even on prepayments on a reservation at a qualifying resort for a stay beyond your first cardmember year, like
@calypso726 has done.
All this talk of double and triple dipping assumes you’ll cancel this card after your first year, but the benefits are compelling and
@calypso726 has said this is her favorite sock drawer card (even more than the Club Carlson card?!).
Just let me and my backpack check in!
