Concierge Level Leveraging
Aug 29, 2014, 5:41 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 4
Concierge Level Leveraging
In 2013, I travelled a lot. I stayed at Club Carlson hotels enough to achieve the coveted, Concierge Status. My status will expire in February 2015. Truth is, I won't travel a lot in 2015 but I would like to leverage my Concierge status into another hotel chain. Most of my personal travel is to the Orlando area. Yes, I have kids and they have a mouse.
Any recommendations on who I should try and leverage this status with? I'd hate to let it expire and be treated like a mere mortal upon hotel arrival.
Any recommendations on who I should try and leverage this status with? I'd hate to let it expire and be treated like a mere mortal upon hotel arrival.
Aug 31, 2014, 5:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
In 2013, I travelled a lot. I stayed at Club Carlson hotels enough to achieve the coveted, Concierge Status. My status will expire in February 2015. Truth is, I won't travel a lot in 2015 but I would like to leverage my Concierge status into another hotel chain. Most of my personal travel is to the Orlando area. Yes, I have kids and they have a mouse.
Any recommendations on who I should try and leverage this status with? I'd hate to let it expire and be treated like a mere mortal upon hotel arrival.
Any recommendations on who I should try and leverage this status with? I'd hate to let it expire and be treated like a mere mortal upon hotel arrival.
They will most likely downgrade you to Gold. That said, you can status match Concierge to Hilton Gold, which will get you free internet and breakfast.
Sep 1, 2014, 9:51 am
#3
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BOS and ...
Programs: UA 2MM, AA 600k, DL 500k, Hyatt GP 1M, HH Gold, Rad. Gold, CP Gold, Miracle Fruit-su Club
Posts: 9,950
Definitely Hilton for tsmith12's reasons. The best for second tier elite. But with your record, you might strike for their Diamond.* Then Hilton and their partners are good with the teasers - such as four stays - to remain Gold for the next year and the next. I fulfilled one, and got almost the two next years of breakfasts and wifi as Gold. (And Randy Peterson got us Hilton Gold and some other perks for upgrading our MilePoint membership for a one-off $50. I digress.) ^
[I have no connection with Hilton or MilePoint.]
* ETA: Hilton Diamond doesn't get you much more than Gold, IMO - a few extra points earning leverage. But what it does reliably, especially good in your case, is it gives priority when upgrades/perks might be scarce, as at hotels near amusement parks.
[I have no connection with Hilton or MilePoint.]
* ETA: Hilton Diamond doesn't get you much more than Gold, IMO - a few extra points earning leverage. But what it does reliably, especially good in your case, is it gives priority when upgrades/perks might be scarce, as at hotels near amusement parks.
Last edited by Firewind; Sep 1, 2014 at 10:00 am
Sep 2, 2014, 3:47 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 4
Thank you for your advice, I will try for Hilton. Of course, I'll post my results. Free breakfast is always good. Since I have unlimited WiFi on all my devices (thanks to grandfathering) that part doesn't matter. But my 11-year-old loves being treated like royalty upon check in with our concierge level.