So I'm looking into this - Leading Hotels World Leaders Club - seems like some tangible benefits - $100 Annual Fee - 1 Free Night per 5 Stays - +Perks
The Leaders Club program has two tiers of membership. Please review these options and select one that best suits your needs and desires.
Access Level
Access is our introductory premium level of Leaders Club. With this level of membership you will enjoy:
Access Level
100 USD annually
* A one-category room upgrade (subject to availability).
* Complimentary continental breakfast for two each day.
* Free Internet access.
* Access to member-only rates available only to Unlimited and Access Members.
* A unique welcome gift at each Leading Hotel.
* Peace of mind that your preferences will be met.
* Early check-in / late check-out considerations (subject to availability).
* Invitations to Leaders Club events.
* A global concierge service to provide any assistance related to your travel to a Leading Hotel.
Leaders Club Rewards
In addition to other Leaders Club benefits, commencing January 1st, 2012, membership in The Leaders Club entitles members to accrue “qualifying stays” to earn an award certificate that may be redeemed for a complimentary stay at a Member Hotel.
Earning Leaders Club Rewards
For every five qualifying stays completed by a member in a calendar year (January 1st-December 31st), the member will receive an award certificate good for one (1) complimentary night at a Member Hotel of his/her choice. A member must stay at at least two (2) different Member Hotels as part of each of the five (5) qualifying stays. A complimentary night award certificate will expire one year from the date of issuance.
Qualifying Stays
* A "qualifying stay" is one (1) stay at a Member Hotel, regardless of the total number of consecutive nights, whether or not a guest checks out and checks back in again, pursuant to a reservation made at a publically available rate. A “qualifying stay” requires that the member checks in at the hotel on the date of the reservation and resides in the room for a minimum of one night. The qualifying stay date will be determined by the check-out date.
* Only non-contiguous stays will qualify as separate qualifying stays. For example, a member with three reservations for the same hotel on three (3) consecutive days will only receive credit for one “qualifying stay”.
* Qualifying stays are calculated during a single calendar year. Qualifying stays may not be carried over to a subsequent calendar year.
* A member may only earn one “qualifying stay” per reservation, regardless of how many rooms the member has reserved or paid for.
* LHW reserves the right to modify any qualifying stays posted to a member's account in error.
* A stay will not be qualified for a "no show" situation -when a member has made a reservation guaranteed with a credit card but then does not check in to the hotel- whether or not the member's credit card is charged for any portion of the reserved stay per the hotel's "no show" policy.
* If a member uses an award certificate for a single, complimentary night at a Member Hotel, this night will not be a “qualifying stay”. If a member uses an award certificate for a free night during a multi-night stay, the nights for which the member has paid will be considered a “qualifying stay” and will count toward the five stays required for an additional award certificate if it otherwise meets the parameters of a qualifying stay.
* A “qualifying stay” does not include any stays of the following nature: rates booked through a Global Distribution System (GDS); wholesale/tour operator packages; contracted airline crew rates; travel industry rates (including but not limited to travel agent discount rates); complimentary or barter rooms; American Express Membership Rewards Stays; any corporate negotiated rates or any other stay that is not reserved through the LHW reservation channels.
* Retroactive credit for qualifying stays will be issued only for stays that occurred up to thirty (30) days prior to enrolling in The Leaders Club.
* Member stays can be viewed when you log into your Leaders Club Account at
www.lhw.com. Should a member have any questions regarding his/her stays, he or she can email his/her inquiries to
[email protected].
* A Member will be notified via email that he or she has earned a complimentary night within two (2) weeks of the check out date of his/her fifth qualified stay. The award certificate will automatically be sent via email to the member‟s email address on file.
* Provided a member complies with the requirements set forth herein, there is no limit to the number of complimentary nights that a member can earn in a calendar year.
* If a member believes that he or she did not receive credit for a qualifying stay, he or she must contact The Leaders Club by email at
[email protected]. Members may be asked to submit a written request for such credit together with a legible copy of the member's hotel folio. The Leaders Club mailing address is „The Leaders Club, The Leading Hotels of the World, 99 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Failure to supply the adequate and unaltered documentation may result in denial of granting the stay as qualified. Requests must be received by LHW within sixty (60) days from the check out date of the stay in question. A late request will not be processed. Written requests must include the member's name, Leaders Club account number, mailing address and daytime telephone number.