Rumor - Diamonds to get all on-property benefits
Jan 18, 2012, 8:10 am
#91
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People, it's not official yet hence it's not effective immediately.
The official announcement will surely mention a start date (or not).
UTA
The official announcement will surely mention a start date (or not).
UTA
Jan 18, 2012, 9:08 am
#93
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Jan 18, 2012, 9:55 am
#95
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Starwood has had this same arrangement for quite some time. The upgrades are sometimes a challenge at non suite heavy US properties, where there can be lots of Platinums at times. My upgrade success internationally is close to 100%.
Jan 18, 2012, 10:35 am
#96
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Jan 18, 2012, 12:26 pm
#98
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Agreed, I can't imagine it actually started today. The person that I spoke with about this mentioned "early February". As to an offical announcement, I am suprised that we have not seen anything from our friends with the green names.
Jan 18, 2012, 12:39 pm
#99
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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I wonder...
Have just booked Hilton Dalaman, Turkey for the third year running I am wondering if the "standard" suite might be better than the two corner suites I have been upgraded to on the last two visits......
Jan 18, 2012, 12:42 pm
#100
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just because the benefit states upgrades to standard suites, doesn't mean that the property can't upgrade you further....i've lost count of the number of specialty suites i've been upgraded to at spg properties over the years, even though specialty suites are excluded from the upgrade pool....
Jan 18, 2012, 1:23 pm
#101
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Jan 18, 2012, 2:30 pm
#103
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I just checked into a Doubletree, with a "coupon" acknowledging my choice of 1000 points, instead of breakfast.
Jan 18, 2012, 2:59 pm
#104
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Darn it! That's what I get for not checking F Talk for a few days. Booked an Executive Suite at the Conrad BKK last night for several days. Could have saved myself quite a few hundred dollars.