Hilton HHonors - A newly minted Diamond




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michswiss
Nov 26, 02, 5:15 pm
Ok, I cheated. I was comp'ed to Diamond as a result of my SPG status and history. I've known this was possible for a long time but didn't want to waste it until I was actually going to stay at a Hilton for a while. Well, that stay has come and gone. After a quick call to the Diamond desk and a subsequently faxed letter (with accompanying evidence), I was notified by email of my new status and promptly moved to the HHonors floor, free water and all! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I've done a search of the forum and have found tons of information but nothing that gave me that 'Ah-ha' feeling about what having Diamond is about. Could someone more experienced in the HHways give me a quick pointer?

If things transpire appropriately, I'll be spending significant time in the NJ/NY/CT areas over the next one to two years. I'm intending to maintain my SPG Platinum but should be able to also ensure the required stays at Hilton to make it worth their comp'ing me, if the service is worth it.

Jenn

ps. I feel awefully like a newbie posting on the Hilton forum. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif


Eugene
Nov 26, 02, 5:24 pm
Jenn -- Welcome to the Hilton forum! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Here are some threads describing, IMO, pretty well what having Diamond is about:

Diamond Members: Why go for Diamond? (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/005541.html)

Good Upgrades for this Diamond Member (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum57/HTML/006033.html)

BigLar
Nov 27, 02, 9:52 am
Well, me too. Spent eight months this year, mostly at the London Hilton [London, Ontario, that is http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif]. I was Gold, so I looked over my expense reports and found a number of stays missing.

Last Sunday I entered them on the website and presto! as of Wednesday morning I'm Diamond with twice as many points as I had a week ago. Pretty fast service, IMHO.

I'm hoping to score a couple of award nights at the Paris Hilton this Fall. From the comments in other threads, looks like being Diamond will go a long way to ensuring I get what I want.


FlyByMike
Nov 27, 02, 12:56 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BigLar:
Last Sunday I entered them on the website and presto! as of Wednesday morning I'm Diamond with twice as many points as I had a week ago. Pretty fast service, IMHO.
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You should also figure out which exact date you would have made Diamond on (stay #28 or 60th night), and then make sure all of your stays that posted after that date have the 50% Diamond bonus on your base points.

BigLar
Nov 27, 02, 10:51 pm
Yep - been there, done that.



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