Hilton HHonors - Advice - maintaining Diamond

I'm currently Diamond until April 2009. My stay history now shows one stay (in February, which is the one I made to push the status to 2009).

There are a couple of Hamptons in the area where I can get a good rate, so I would like to do the 28 stays sometime from now until the end of next year.

So ... how should I space them so that I can get status to 2011?

It doesn't matter.

Status is from the time you earn it to the end of the year, the entire next year, and till april of the following year.

If you earn status on say January 10th 2008, your status would be the rest of 08, all of 09, and till April of 10

If you earn status on December 29th of 08, your status would be the rest of 08, all of 09, and till April of 10

To get your status to 11, you need to earn status in 09, so if you are trying to minimize the stays, then don't requalify until 2009, no matter when you do it in 08 it won't get you to 11.

Well, then I guess I ought to save my 28th stay until sometime in 2009, right? In fact, this means that I ought to forego any stays until, say, February 2008. Then, as the year winds down and depending on my future plans, I can do a rush job to quality or spread it out.

I'm currently Diamond until April 2009. My stay history now shows one stay (in February, which is the one I made to push the status to 2009).

There are a couple of Hamptons in the area where I can get a good rate, so I would like to do the 28 stays sometime from now until the end of next year.

So ... how should I space them so that I can get status to 2011?

Are you planning to do 28 MRs to maintain diamond? If that's the case, then you can maximize the benefit by scheduling all 28 stays between Feb. 09 & Mar. 09. By doing so, you will retain your status until April, 2011, furthermore, with 1 more stay in Jan. 2010, you can extend the status all the way into April 2012.

Interesting.

Why maintain status if you do not stay at Hilton properties once you get it??? :confused:

I would not bother if I were you.

Why maintain status if you do not stay at Hilton properties once you get it???

I am wondering the same thing. Status is great, but what is the point if you never stay at Hiltons other than solely to obtain status?

I am wondering the same thing. Status is great, but what is the point if you never stay at Hiltons other than solely to obtain status?

I agree with the above posters... I have the slightly different dilemna with my *wood/Hilton mix. I was going to make a push this December to bump from Gold up to Diamond, but *wood is my preferred hotel, so I really only ever stay in Hilton properties that are Hampton/GI, which means Diamond doesn't really earn anything more than what I get already.

I agree with the above posters... I have the slightly different dilemna with my *wood/Hilton mix. I was going to make a push this December to bump from Gold up to Diamond, but *wood is my preferred hotel, so I really only ever stay in Hilton properties that are Hampton/GI, which means Diamond doesn't really earn anything more than what I get already. The big difference is diamond helps with award rooms. You can still force an award room wiht hilton SPG will not let you force an award room. SPG seems to sell the entire hotel out, for big events and I have had problems useing points before, rarely, but it does happen.

The big difference is diamond helps with award rooms. You can still force an award room wiht hilton SPG will not let you force an award room. SPG seems to sell the entire hotel out, for big events and I have had problems useing points before, rarely, but it does happen.Precisely.

I can stay anywhere -- my big driver is the cost (since I pay for everything) and the benefits (award stays). I try to maintain a couple hundred K Hilton points and I like using them for big stays in Europe. Up till recently (as the rumor mill would have it), Diamonds got much better treatment at, say, the Cavalieri or the ADT.

This all may be changing, but until I actually experience a couple of stone walls, I'll work on maintaining status and gathering points.

It doesn't matter.

Status is from the time you earn it to the end of the year, the entire next year, and till april of the following year.

If you earn status on say January 10th 2008, your status would be the rest of 08, all of 09, and till April of 10

If you earn status on December 29th of 08, your status would be the rest of 08, all of 09, and till April of 10

To get your status to 11, you need to earn status in 09, so if you are trying to minimize the stays, then don't requalify until 2009, no matter when you do it in 08 it won't get you to 11.

This has always confused me. What if you have over 200 nights in 2007, then 1 night in early 2008. Does that not renew your status given the rolling 12-month issue? If so, you would be good until 2010.

BigLar,
I did something similar requalifying with two stays in January. I then had two by early March so I am not quite up against it with the 1 year activity to lose my points. That said, I'm starting my 28 stay run in February (2008). This will take me into 2009 with my 28 stays and therefor give me status through April 2011.

This has always confused me. What if you have over 200 nights in 2007, then 1 night in early 2008. Does that not renew your status given the rolling 12-month issue? If so, you would be good until 2010.Yes, it would, and you'd be good through 04/2010.

BigLar,
I did something similar requalifying with two stays in January. I then had two by early March so I am not quite up against it with the 1 year activity to lose my points.Well, my Hilton Amex does a nice job of keeping the activity clock continuously reset, so no worries there. It's usually good for 50-100K points a year, too. Currently doing a double points thing which should net me about 20K.

Since my motives have been questioned here (:)), maybe I should ask you --- if you're serious about HHonors, why don't you have some sort of Hilton card to make sure you don't lose your points?

Still cleaning up my credit. So can not yet get one. That's the only reason I do not yet have one.

Still cleaning up my credit. So can not yet get one. That's the only reason I do not yet have one.Ah. Yes.

Been there, done that.

Keep at it. It's well worth while, and the discipline will serve you well as time goes on. Good on you.