Originally Posted by
LonesomeTraveller
In order to accommodate an upgrade to every solo-traveling Plat who asks, they may have to "downgrade" somebody else who reserved the higher suite directly. And that might force them into violating fire codes if they have to downgrade a family of four, for example.
Upgrades are always based on availability, per the rules. Nobody, who has reserved and is paying for an upgraded room, is going to be downgraded to make room for an elite. True at RI, and true everywhere else.