Consolidated "Soft Landing?" thread
Mar 25, 2017, 10:01 am
#106
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
I got the email to tell me that I'm dropping from Diamond to SILVER !
Isn't there a soft landing somewhere?
I received a confirmation from Honors Customer Service that I will be Gold but its still disheartening to receive that email to say that I will be Silver.
Wonder if I can do another fast track stay or should I wait till later?
Isn't there a soft landing somewhere?
I received a confirmation from Honors Customer Service that I will be Gold but its still disheartening to receive that email to say that I will be Silver.
Wonder if I can do another fast track stay or should I wait till later?
Mar 26, 2017, 1:26 am
#107
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Programs: Accor Plus Plat, Marriot Plat, AF Silver
Posts: 315
Mar 27, 2017, 8:38 am
#108
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: KLM FB-Gold, TK-Gold,Hilton-Diamond, IHG-Platinum
Posts: 8
got matched this feb to diamond 
the only challenge i have got was to do 8 stays in 3 months to retain till next years march. however i am in the same boat as poster above, finding hopping properties painful. on the other end i did end up doing this in Brussels as i would have been 1 stay short (so hopping hilton downtown to hilton far away) but am a happy camper so far.
(far better then IHG where i came from, being platinum there for 2 years now, with hardly any upgrades or benefits other then a free (small) beer at checkin.
the only challenge i have got was to do 8 stays in 3 months to retain till next years march. however i am in the same boat as poster above, finding hopping properties painful. on the other end i did end up doing this in Brussels as i would have been 1 stay short (so hopping hilton downtown to hilton far away) but am a happy camper so far.(far better then IHG where i came from, being platinum there for 2 years now, with hardly any upgrades or benefits other then a free (small) beer at checkin.
Mar 27, 2017, 10:04 am
#109
Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,727
In fairness to the IHG program, elite benefits isn't really its focus. Except for the paid Ambassador program (and only staying at ICs) the strength of the IHG program is its earn/burn ability which with all the various bonus and Point Saver opportunities can be very good but the trade off is very few (to virtually none) real elite benefits.
Last edited by hhoope01; Mar 28, 2017 at 11:45 am
Mar 27, 2017, 5:07 pm
#110
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, CX Gold (OW Sapphire), Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,476
Bah. Booked a non-refundable rate for 2nd April - currently Diamond, but due to be downgrade according to something I've just seen - namely:
"UPDATE ON YOUR 2017 STATUS
On April 1, 2017, your status is scheduled to change from Gold to Silver. Learn more about your Silver benefits here."
Assume there's nothing I can now do about it?
"UPDATE ON YOUR 2017 STATUS
On April 1, 2017, your status is scheduled to change from Gold to Silver. Learn more about your Silver benefits here."
Assume there's nothing I can now do about it?
Mar 28, 2017, 8:32 am
#111
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: KLM FB-Gold, TK-Gold,Hilton-Diamond, IHG-Platinum
Posts: 8
In fairness to the IHG program, elite benefits isn't really its focus. Except for the paid Ambassador program (and only staying at ICs) the strength of the IHG program is its earn/burn ability which with all the various bonus and Point Saver opportunities can be very good put the trade off is very few (to virtually none) real elite benefits.
Mar 30, 2017, 10:29 pm
#112
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Ibotta, Southwest A-List
Posts: 368
Losing My Hilton Honors Status April 1st.
Is there a support group to help with the addiction of having Diamond status and going back down to Gold? Had it happen with American and still recovering from that. Ha!!
Mar 30, 2017, 10:36 pm
#113
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL/EWR
Programs: AA, US, WN, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 1,528
Mar 31, 2017, 4:19 am
#114
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
Programs: It's Complicated...
Posts: 6,817
Airline status drops can be a bit more impact to the travel experience though..."can be".
Mar 31, 2017, 4:54 am
#115
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: BNA (Nashville)
Programs: HH Diamond
Posts: 6,225
I lost my Diamond status several years ago when I changed jobs and no longer worked on the road. I have the reserve card so I am automatically Gold. The biggest positive is no longer worrying about maintaining status. My work travel was usually to small towns with Hamptons, so I rarely enjoyed suites or any other of the Diamond perks. So now, when I am on vacation and I see a really cool boutique hotel located where I want to be in the center of the city and the Hilton is out by the airport, I stay where I want and not worry about status.
Mar 31, 2017, 7:40 am
#116
Join Date: Dec 2003
Programs: AA Plat Pro, United Silver, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,120
1. extra points
2. Diamond desk helps with random problems like needing to cancel a stay the afternoon of arrival without penalty, & rebook in a different city 2 hours away.
3. Expanded Diamond award nights... it's nice to pay 30k points for a room that would otherwise cost $250 cash.
Mar 31, 2017, 9:35 am
#117
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: w/+1: AS MVPG; IHG/Marriott Plat; Hilton/BW Diamond; Hertz Prez; SG Silver
Posts: 1,188
In 2016 I was granted a Diamond status match til 3/17. Later others were granted til 3/18 and I called and was promised that extension. Now I hear some have been extended til 3/19. I checked my membership card online and it shows 3/17 expiration. Wrote to Honors requesting til 3/19 via the website and waiting for a reply.
Mar 31, 2017, 10:32 am
#118
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: w/+1: AS MVPG; IHG/Marriott Plat; Hilton/BW Diamond; Hertz Prez; SG Silver
Posts: 1,188
In 2016 I was granted a Diamond status match til 3/17. Later others were granted til 3/18 and I called and was promised that extension. Now I hear some have been extended til 3/19. I checked my membership card online and it shows 3/17 expiration. Wrote to Honors requesting til 3/19 via the website and waiting for a reply.
Mar 31, 2017, 10:54 am
#119
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,909
How much have you actually stayed at Hiltons?
Mar 31, 2017, 10:55 am
#120
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programs: OWEmerald; STARGold; BonvoyPlat; IHGPlat/Amb; HiltonGold; A|ClubPat; AirMilesPlat
Posts: 38,186
There's an auto-respond to these things. Pretty certain it will be corrected at some point. Tomorrow will tell the tale.