Originally Posted by
thegoderic
One good thing about this system is that it allows the hotels to differentiate treatment of the "Plastic Diamonds" i.e. those who have earned status via credit card promotions and the like from people who spend large sums of money (their's or their employer's) with Hilton.
I suppose so, though in the long run I don't see it making that much difference, except perhaps as an occasional "tie breaker" for upgrades,
if the hotel staff even notice!