<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by DreamCowboy:
If you all want to leave because Hilton must become more competitive in these trying times, more power to you. Maybe upgrades will become more prevalent once you decide to switch and my Diamond status will be more valuable to me.</font>
My point is why do all kinds of things that cause a glut of points and member privelages and then devalue or eliminate everything you do that generates new business. Getting referrals seems like a good way to build a business. Maybe 1,000 points is a little rich so cut it back to 500 but don't make it so there is NO incentive to refer new members.
Maybe some of the franchises will drop out because being affiliated with the Hilton brand doesn't produce more business and then your Diamond status will be even less valuable to you.
Something to think about.