Introduction of PriorityClubRewards
#31
Company Representative - Priority Club Rewards by InterContinental Hotel Group
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: Priority Club Rewards & InterContinental Ambassador
Posts: 55
My apologies, I misspoke regarding the our My Coke Rewards involvement.
While Priority Club Rewards is still partnered with My Coke Rewards, we are only featured on their site for the first half of the year because another hotel program is featured the second half of the year.
Sorry for the confusion, I'm working with our web team to make that more clear on the website.
While Priority Club Rewards is still partnered with My Coke Rewards, we are only featured on their site for the first half of the year because another hotel program is featured the second half of the year.
Sorry for the confusion, I'm working with our web team to make that more clear on the website.
#32
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 870
My apologies, I misspoke regarding the our My Coke Rewards involvement.
While Priority Club Rewards is still partnered with My Coke Rewards, we are only featured on their site for the first half of the year because another hotel program is featured the second half of the year.
Sorry for the confusion, I'm working with our web team to make that more clear on the website.
While Priority Club Rewards is still partnered with My Coke Rewards, we are only featured on their site for the first half of the year because another hotel program is featured the second half of the year.
Sorry for the confusion, I'm working with our web team to make that more clear on the website.
#33
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 2,034
Welcome
I would also agree that plat is just way to easy to obtain.
Example, I work almost completely domestically in Canada.
To get up to my Airlines Super Elite status, it took me 7 Months and a lot of detouring and work to get it.
I got Plat within 2 months without even trying. Plat should be given to the most loyal of customers. It should be at least 2 to 3x harder to get then what it currently is. Because it is so easy I feel that the benefits are diluted, and that a stiffer re-qualification would allow ICHG to extend more benefits to plats, in NA and beyond!
I would also agree that plat is just way to easy to obtain.
Example, I work almost completely domestically in Canada.
To get up to my Airlines Super Elite status, it took me 7 Months and a lot of detouring and work to get it.
I got Plat within 2 months without even trying. Plat should be given to the most loyal of customers. It should be at least 2 to 3x harder to get then what it currently is. Because it is so easy I feel that the benefits are diluted, and that a stiffer re-qualification would allow ICHG to extend more benefits to plats, in NA and beyond!
Personally I think the current qualification requirements are just fine.
#34
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Northern England
Programs: IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, iPrefer Gold
Posts: 68
Platinum is too easy to get.... or we need a higher level
Hi
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
#35
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,422
Hi
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
Originally Posted by britbonco22
It would be interesting if PriorityClubRewards could give us some indication about what % of Priority Club members are Platinum. It might help support or dismiss the common claim around here that it is too easy to gain Platinum.
#36
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 2,034
Another thing which would be interesting,
no. of nights stayed by platinum members / total nights by all guests.
With comparison to other programmes.
I'm sure that information is going to be closely guarded, maybe a bench marking company holds that information for several chains.
As it takes so many nights to get platinum in some programmes (e.g Marriott 75 nights), I would expect that those platinum level members stay a greater number of nights compared to PC platinum level members. However would the (apparent) greater number of platinum members in PC offset this.
#37
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,539
I have moved the question regarding the prepaid AmericanExpress Cards into this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...card-euro.html and send a PM to ProrityClubRewards notifiying them about the question.
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#38
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,041
IMHO 30+ welcome posts is more than enough...
A lot of people don't like the new PC site and prefer to use the old one, at the
moment both of them are up(well quite frequently both of them are down) but will that be the case in the future?
I'd prefer to have a choice which site I'd want to use.
A lot of people don't like the new PC site and prefer to use the old one, at the
moment both of them are up(well quite frequently both of them are down) but will that be the case in the future?
I'd prefer to have a choice which site I'd want to use.
#39
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: RA Platinum, GoldpointsPlus Elite, HH Gold VIP, Sixt Platinum, *A Gold, TK ElitePlus, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
I think it's a sweet dilemma with PC for most of us that you get little benefits when Plat, but collect points fast enough for free nights. They could also offer an option of "better stay treatment" or "more bonus points" when you stay. E.g. An option for opting for a guaranteed 2-level upgrade, better amenities, use of club lounge when you check-in but you dont get any of the bonus points.
Personal opinion : I choose PC hotels versus others for being able to get more points for money, hence more reward nights rather than sleeping in a bigger better room when anyway my time in the hotel is very limited.
Personal opinion : I choose PC hotels versus others for being able to get more points for money, hence more reward nights rather than sleeping in a bigger better room when anyway my time in the hotel is very limited.
I would be more inclined to suggest changing the points qualification to only count base points rather than including bonuses and, even more bizarrely, purchased points rather than a new tier.
Better , what percentage of those that have stayed at a hotel during the year are platinum , to avoid counting inactive members
Better , what percentage of those that have stayed at a hotel during the year are platinum , to avoid counting inactive members
#40
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: RA Platinum, GoldpointsPlus Elite, HH Gold VIP, Sixt Platinum, *A Gold, TK ElitePlus, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
Hi
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
#41
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: RA Platinum, GoldpointsPlus Elite, HH Gold VIP, Sixt Platinum, *A Gold, TK ElitePlus, Marriott Gold
Posts: 183
Hi
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
I have advocated elsewhere that we need a super-platinum level (much like RA for IC hotels)...
Basically Plat is too easy to get (especially given the double points promos and the like) which sure means too many plats to be given special treatment all or most of the time.
Maybe if we had a 50-night qualification or 300,000 points level for a Super-Plat level, **real** recognition would *always* be given.....
RB
#42
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,041
Only points earned by staying att hotels should count, not
credit card sign-up bonuses etc.
#43
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: Marriott, IHG, Delta, United
Posts: 570
I disagree with the previous comments about making platinum harder to attain. Yes, I admit it is easier to attain Plat at IHG than the equivalent level at say a Marriott, or SPG, or Hilton brand... but it is that difference that also brings people to IHG over the competition.
For me and many of my colleagues, we chose to go out of our way to stay at IHG hotels over other chains because we can attain platinum here, whereas we wouldn't if it were made harder. If you are the few that want to stay at a hotel chain because you log a ton of stays, great there are other options for you. But for the silent majority, we choose IHG because Plat is attainable for us.
For me and many of my colleagues, we chose to go out of our way to stay at IHG hotels over other chains because we can attain platinum here, whereas we wouldn't if it were made harder. If you are the few that want to stay at a hotel chain because you log a ton of stays, great there are other options for you. But for the silent majority, we choose IHG because Plat is attainable for us.
#44
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: US, CA, HK
Programs: UNITED 1P
Posts: 508
I disagree with the previous comments about making platinum harder to attain. Yes, I admit it is easier to attain Plat at IHG than the equivalent level at say a Marriott, or SPG, or Hilton brand... but it is that difference that also brings people to IHG over the competition.
For me and many of my colleagues, we chose to go out of our way to stay at IHG hotels over other chains because we can attain platinum here, whereas we wouldn't if it were made harder. If you are the few that want to stay at a hotel chain because you log a ton of stays, great there are other options for you. But for the silent majority, we choose IHG because Plat is attainable for us.
For me and many of my colleagues, we chose to go out of our way to stay at IHG hotels over other chains because we can attain platinum here, whereas we wouldn't if it were made harder. If you are the few that want to stay at a hotel chain because you log a ton of stays, great there are other options for you. But for the silent majority, we choose IHG because Plat is attainable for us.
#45
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,412
In the end I don't care about making plat easier, harder, or staying the same. The core of the PC program is earning points. Don't change this, and you'll keep my loyalty.