Harrah's Diamond/Seven Star's 15,000/150,000 Tier for 2014
#76
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: Hilton HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Diamond, US Air Gold
Posts: 57
TIER CREDIT BONUS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Dear LarryG,
I am very excited to announce that this year we are adding another enhancement to Total Rewards® with an additional daily Tier Credit bonus!
Daily Tier Credit Bonuses1
You will continue to earn Tier Credit Bonuses in 2014. And starting January 1, 2014, you’ll have another bonus to achieve. Simply earn a certain number of Tier Credits in one day and voila ... a bonus!
Earn this many... ...and get this many more!
500 Tier Credits +125 Tier Credit bonus
1,000 Tier Credits
+1,000 Tier Credit bonus
2,500 Tier Credits
+5,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Platinum Status in one day!
New! for 2014
5,000 Tier Credits
+10,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Diamond Status in one day!
Tier Milestones
Gold: Complimentary upon sign-up
Platinum: 5,000 Tier Credits
Diamond: 15,000 Tier Credits
Seven Stars®: 150,000+ Tier Credits to qualify
For complete rules, please visit us online.
It’s going to be a great year for Total Rewards members. Be on the lookout over the next few months for more information on exciting new program enhancements and ways to earn and redeem!
Joshua Kanter
Senior Vice President, Total Rewards
#77
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 2
TIER CREDIT BONUS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Dear LarryG,
I am very excited to announce that this year we are adding another enhancement to Total Rewards® with an additional daily Tier Credit bonus!
Daily Tier Credit Bonuses1
You will continue to earn Tier Credit Bonuses in 2014. And starting January 1, 2014, you’ll have another bonus to achieve. Simply earn a certain number of Tier Credits in one day and voila ... a bonus!
Earn this many... ...and get this many more!
500 Tier Credits +125 Tier Credit bonus
1,000 Tier Credits
+1,000 Tier Credit bonus
2,500 Tier Credits
+5,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Platinum Status in one day!
New! for 2014
5,000 Tier Credits
+10,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Diamond Status in one day!
Tier Milestones
Gold: Complimentary upon sign-up
Platinum: 5,000 Tier Credits
Diamond: 15,000 Tier Credits
Seven Stars®: 150,000+ Tier Credits to qualify
For complete rules, please visit us online.
It’s going to be a great year for Total Rewards members. Be on the lookout over the next few months for more information on exciting new program enhancements and ways to earn and redeem!
Joshua Kanter
Senior Vice President, Total Rewards
Dear LarryG,
I am very excited to announce that this year we are adding another enhancement to Total Rewards® with an additional daily Tier Credit bonus!
Daily Tier Credit Bonuses1
You will continue to earn Tier Credit Bonuses in 2014. And starting January 1, 2014, you’ll have another bonus to achieve. Simply earn a certain number of Tier Credits in one day and voila ... a bonus!
Earn this many... ...and get this many more!
500 Tier Credits +125 Tier Credit bonus
1,000 Tier Credits
+1,000 Tier Credit bonus
2,500 Tier Credits
+5,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Platinum Status in one day!
New! for 2014
5,000 Tier Credits
+10,000 Tier Credit bonus
Earns Diamond Status in one day!
Tier Milestones
Gold: Complimentary upon sign-up
Platinum: 5,000 Tier Credits
Diamond: 15,000 Tier Credits
Seven Stars®: 150,000+ Tier Credits to qualify
For complete rules, please visit us online.
It’s going to be a great year for Total Rewards members. Be on the lookout over the next few months for more information on exciting new program enhancements and ways to earn and redeem!
Joshua Kanter
Senior Vice President, Total Rewards
#78
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,813
Just keep in mind that you should NEVER play for comps. Its always cheaper to pay for your hotel, F&B, and show tickets than play for those comps.
#80
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,813
#81
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 3
Do I have this right?
Diamond will be achievable with 2 days play at 2500 TCs earned per day + 10000 bonus tier credits and Seven Star's will similarly be achievable with 20 days play at 2500 TCs earned per day + 100000 bonus tier credits.
This would suit me. I earned 35000 TCs in about 15 days play last year. it will provide greater chance/incentive to heavy hitters who are infrequent visitors perhaps for geographical reasons who had little chance under the old criteria of achieving Seven Star (if that can be called an achievement) .
As LOCommish pointed out it will probably weed out the daily visitors to the diamond lounges who got their entire nourishment and alcoholic intake for the year comped by Total Rewards for the 30 or so TCs they earned a day. Now they will have to bump their play up 50% or find a soup kitchen that serves Pina Coladas
Edit: On second thoughts I suppose they could still go to the Diamond Lounge daily but cut their play by 50% overall only gambling on 2 days each year but they would have to have a big bankroll available those 2 days
Diamond will be achievable with 2 days play at 2500 TCs earned per day + 10000 bonus tier credits and Seven Star's will similarly be achievable with 20 days play at 2500 TCs earned per day + 100000 bonus tier credits.
This would suit me. I earned 35000 TCs in about 15 days play last year. it will provide greater chance/incentive to heavy hitters who are infrequent visitors perhaps for geographical reasons who had little chance under the old criteria of achieving Seven Star (if that can be called an achievement) .
As LOCommish pointed out it will probably weed out the daily visitors to the diamond lounges who got their entire nourishment and alcoholic intake for the year comped by Total Rewards for the 30 or so TCs they earned a day. Now they will have to bump their play up 50% or find a soup kitchen that serves Pina Coladas
Edit: On second thoughts I suppose they could still go to the Diamond Lounge daily but cut their play by 50% overall only gambling on 2 days each year but they would have to have a big bankroll available those 2 days
#84
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 77
Since 2013, you can achieve Diamond in two trips as said above, i.e., 2,500 played + 5,000 bonus = 7,500 each time. The latest rule in 2014 add another option: 5,000 played + 10,000 bonus in one day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.). So, you can make Diamond in one day or 7* with 10 trips. I think its quite worthwhile to get new status achieved in early this year, then you can enjoy the benefits for whole 2014 and whole 2015 up to March 31,2016. I've done my first 2,500 yesterday at a cost od net loss about $1,000.
FWIW I'm in SJ so I have AC and Harrah's Philly in my backyard.
#85
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA | CLT, formerly LHR & AMS (with just a bit of PSP)
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, BonVoy Titanium, (soon former) Caesars7*, (former) Wynn Black, HR "Icon"
Posts: 8,172
Diamond Status now part of FoundersCard
Just received this email today :
"I wanted to update you on some exciting news. With recent additions, Members now receive privileges at over 50 travel brands, including the following:
Hilton HHonors™ Gold status upgrade now through March 2016. Privileges include:
-Complimentary High-Speed Internet Access.
-Preferred Room Upgrades at select properties, subject to availability.
-25% bonus on all HHonors Base Points earned.
-Complimentary Continental Breakfast at select properties.
-Late Checkout at select properties.
Caesars Total Rewards Complimentary Diamond Total Rewards® Status. Privileges include:
-Access to Diamond Lounges.
-Access to Priority lines at hotel check-in, restaurants, casino cages and the Total Rewards Center.
-Use of VIP Reservations Hotline.
-Diamond Aspirations eligibility.
Preferred Member rates and privileges with major travel brands now includes:
-Sofitel Hotels
-Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
-Waldorf Astoria® Hotels & Resorts
-Conrad® Hotels & Resorts "
Considering that FoundersCard membership can be had for less than $500 (through promotions) I "guess" this is like buying Caesars Diamond Status for a decent price (plus you get a bunch of other status programs).
I'll follow-up with more info as it presents itself, since this is very recent news.
"I wanted to update you on some exciting news. With recent additions, Members now receive privileges at over 50 travel brands, including the following:
Hilton HHonors™ Gold status upgrade now through March 2016. Privileges include:
-Complimentary High-Speed Internet Access.
-Preferred Room Upgrades at select properties, subject to availability.
-25% bonus on all HHonors Base Points earned.
-Complimentary Continental Breakfast at select properties.
-Late Checkout at select properties.
Caesars Total Rewards Complimentary Diamond Total Rewards® Status. Privileges include:
-Access to Diamond Lounges.
-Access to Priority lines at hotel check-in, restaurants, casino cages and the Total Rewards Center.
-Use of VIP Reservations Hotline.
-Diamond Aspirations eligibility.
Preferred Member rates and privileges with major travel brands now includes:
-Sofitel Hotels
-Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
-Waldorf Astoria® Hotels & Resorts
-Conrad® Hotels & Resorts "
Considering that FoundersCard membership can be had for less than $500 (through promotions) I "guess" this is like buying Caesars Diamond Status for a decent price (plus you get a bunch of other status programs).
I'll follow-up with more info as it presents itself, since this is very recent news.
#86
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA | CLT, formerly LHR & AMS (with just a bit of PSP)
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, BonVoy Titanium, (soon former) Caesars7*, (former) Wynn Black, HR "Icon"
Posts: 8,172
LINK to Diamond Status, through FoundersCard.
#87
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 305
LINK to Diamond Status, through FoundersCard.
At the same time, it pisses me off that they are finding more ways to give it away...I guess the Diamond lounges will get even more crowded.
#88
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: DL
Posts: 289
The link does not work unless you are logged in...I know a couple people that would jump at less than $500 for diamond (with Hilton Gold to boot) - how can that be done?
At the same time, it pisses me off that they are finding more ways to give it away...I guess the Diamond lounges will get even more crowded.
At the same time, it pisses me off that they are finding more ways to give it away...I guess the Diamond lounges will get even more crowded.
#89
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: LAS/LAX/SNA/DTW
Programs: DL PM, UA AG, WN A, MR Life PL, HH DI, Avis P+, 7*
Posts: 116
Under the old program they used to run something called "Diamond In A Day", run roughly $30K in coin in ("ci") on video poker, $15K on the slots, it would vary from property to property but this is the average number.
The new DIAD is tougher actually, but I'm happy to see the new 5K tier credits gets you 10K boinus. So, 10 50K ci plays at VP can get you 7*.
Best video poker for high rollers is at Horseshoe in Hammond IN, about 20 min from the Loop. But they don't have rooms, the theo is very low on those games (with perfect play, in the 99.92-99.96% range), so offers are low. If you are a higher tier 7* they'll probably put you up at the Kempton in the Loop. If not, it will be a CY or FF off of I-80 about 15 minutes south. Take the CY. Some players won't get a room comp.
When Jack Binion had the property, they put me up at the Renaissance downtown. Its a former Stouffers property. Those were the days lol.
The new DIAD is tougher actually, but I'm happy to see the new 5K tier credits gets you 10K boinus. So, 10 50K ci plays at VP can get you 7*.
Best video poker for high rollers is at Horseshoe in Hammond IN, about 20 min from the Loop. But they don't have rooms, the theo is very low on those games (with perfect play, in the 99.92-99.96% range), so offers are low. If you are a higher tier 7* they'll probably put you up at the Kempton in the Loop. If not, it will be a CY or FF off of I-80 about 15 minutes south. Take the CY. Some players won't get a room comp.
When Jack Binion had the property, they put me up at the Renaissance downtown. Its a former Stouffers property. Those were the days lol.
#90
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: JFK/LGA/EWR
Posts: 1,296
Under the old program they used to run something called "Diamond In A Day", run roughly $30K in coin in ("ci") on video poker, $15K on the slots, it would vary from property to property but this is the average number.
The new DIAD is tougher actually, but I'm happy to see the new 5K tier credits gets you 10K boinus. So, 10 50K ci plays at VP can get you 7*.
Best video poker for high rollers is at Horseshoe in Hammond IN, about 20 min from the Loop. But they don't have rooms, the theo is very low on those games (with perfect play, in the 99.92-99.96% range), so offers are low. If you are a higher tier 7* they'll probably put you up at the Kempton in the Loop. If not, it will be a CY or FF off of I-80 about 15 minutes south. Take the CY. Some players won't get a room comp.
When Jack Binion had the property, they put me up at the Renaissance downtown. Its a former Stouffers property. Those were the days lol.
The new DIAD is tougher actually, but I'm happy to see the new 5K tier credits gets you 10K boinus. So, 10 50K ci plays at VP can get you 7*.
Best video poker for high rollers is at Horseshoe in Hammond IN, about 20 min from the Loop. But they don't have rooms, the theo is very low on those games (with perfect play, in the 99.92-99.96% range), so offers are low. If you are a higher tier 7* they'll probably put you up at the Kempton in the Loop. If not, it will be a CY or FF off of I-80 about 15 minutes south. Take the CY. Some players won't get a room comp.
When Jack Binion had the property, they put me up at the Renaissance downtown. Its a former Stouffers property. Those were the days lol.