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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 11:43 pm
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travelexpert
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Originally Posted by soitgoes
More constructive than complaining about the difference between Gold and Diamond would be advocating for increased benefits for Diamond. One way to solve the "difference" problem would be to take benefits away from Gold, but does that really help Diamonds? Better would be to add additional benefits for Diamonds.
Agree completely.

But in some cases, Golds may need to lose benefits. For example, crowded lounges can arise because there are 40 Diamonds (Cancun at Xmas--see another recent post) and maybe double that number of Golds using the facilities--in addition to non-elites who paid for the privilege.

In such instances, there may need to be a way to deprive Golds.
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