Diamond Trial -- Suite upgrades
Jan 13, 2013, 1:19 am
#31
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I signed up for a Diamond Trial for the sole purpose of using the benefits for a single stay at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, and possibly to use up the suite upgrades over the next year. But the service I received impressed me so much that I forcibly completed the challenge to stay a Diamond into 2014.
The generous benefits of the trial lured me in, and they ended up getting a lot of extra business as a result. If a hotel has confidence in the service they provide, then offering such sweeteners may not be such a bad idea.
The generous benefits of the trial lured me in, and they ended up getting a lot of extra business as a result. If a hotel has confidence in the service they provide, then offering such sweeteners may not be such a bad idea.
Jan 14, 2013, 1:31 am
#33
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Jan 14, 2013, 2:46 am
#34
Join Date: May 2007
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So pick an anniversary weekend (or anything remotely feasible) in the future and book it. If you don't go or have to change you will lose them, but as they would be lost anyway.....
Not everything has to be Hawaii or Paris...
Jan 15, 2013, 2:43 am
#35
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Well, just remember that as long as you reserve them, you at least have a chance of keeping them.
So pick an anniversary weekend (or anything remotely feasible) in the future and book it. If you don't go or have to change you will lose them, but as they would be lost anyway.....
Not everything has to be Hawaii or Paris...
So pick an anniversary weekend (or anything remotely feasible) in the future and book it. If you don't go or have to change you will lose them, but as they would be lost anyway.....
Not everything has to be Hawaii or Paris...
Jan 15, 2013, 3:40 pm
#37
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Thank you for contacting Gold Passport Customer Service. I appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Per your request, I have enrolled Mrs. baccarat_king in the Diamond Trial Offer. Please allow 24 hours for the system to update. She will receive trial Diamond membership for 60 days. However, she must complete 12 nights in 60 days to maintain Diamond membership through February of 2014. She will also receive 1000 bonus points on her first six eligible nights within 60 days, up to a maximum of 6000 bonus points.
Please let me know if I may assist you further. Thank you for your support of the Hyatt Gold Passport program.
Per your request, I have enrolled Mrs. baccarat_king in the Diamond Trial Offer. Please allow 24 hours for the system to update. She will receive trial Diamond membership for 60 days. However, she must complete 12 nights in 60 days to maintain Diamond membership through February of 2014. She will also receive 1000 bonus points on her first six eligible nights within 60 days, up to a maximum of 6000 bonus points.
Please let me know if I may assist you further. Thank you for your support of the Hyatt Gold Passport program.
Jan 15, 2013, 5:33 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW
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So I would love to do a Diamond Trial to actually be a Diamond for as long as I can be. Should I wait to start after Feb 28? or if I start now and complete it after Feb 28 will that give me Diamond status until Feb 28, 2014 or 2015?
And has anyone negotiated a rate with a mgr at a lower end Hyatt for 12 straight nights for cheap?
TIA
And has anyone negotiated a rate with a mgr at a lower end Hyatt for 12 straight nights for cheap?
TIA
Jan 15, 2013, 5:40 pm
#39
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So I would love to do a Diamond Trial to actually be a Diamond for as long as I can be. Should I wait to start after Feb 28? or if I start now and complete it after Feb 28 will that give me Diamond status until Feb 28, 2014 or 2015?
And has anyone negotiated a rate with a mgr at a lower end Hyatt for 12 straight nights for cheap?
TIA
And has anyone negotiated a rate with a mgr at a lower end Hyatt for 12 straight nights for cheap?
TIA
12 nights is probably too short for a negotiated rate - you can try though.
Jan 15, 2013, 5:54 pm
#40
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Thanks so much for the quick response. One other question; is the Diamond Challenge currently limited to one per lifetime? or if I were to let it lapse could I go for it again a year later?
Jan 15, 2013, 5:58 pm
#41
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Jan 16, 2013, 6:54 am
#42
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Jan 16, 2013, 8:19 am
#44
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington, DC
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Darn I wish I had known about this before having my girlfriend apply for the credit card. Could have had the two free nights in a suite and two free suite upgrade certificates! Do they let a non status member ask for the Diamond trial? Or must you be a platinum to get the trial?
Also if we were going to be staying somewhere in July, could I have her send an email in June to request the trial and receive all the benefits on our stay in July?
Also if we were going to be staying somewhere in July, could I have her send an email in June to request the trial and receive all the benefits on our stay in July?
Jan 16, 2013, 8:36 am
#45
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Darn I wish I had known about this before having my girlfriend apply for the credit card. Could have had the two free nights in a suite and two free suite upgrade certificates! Do they let a non status member ask for the Diamond trial? Or must you be a platinum to get the trial?
Also if we were going to be staying somewhere in July, could I have her send an email in June to request the trial and receive all the benefits on our stay in July?
Also if we were going to be staying somewhere in July, could I have her send an email in June to request the trial and receive all the benefits on our stay in July?