Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
PC announced it is also going to be harder to get/maintain status next year with them.
One nice about PC is at least they are increasing their benefits. If Hilton brought back the GUARANTEED diamond force on reward stays and would offer a hot breakfast if available at all properties, even if a lounge is available like they do at the Hilton Atlanta, people probably wouldn't have as big of a problem with the new requirements and it would be rewarding best members.
Where does it say that? I just finished reading the PC forum thread on that, and the only thing that's mentioned is a Chinese website mention of free internet, which has not been confirmed to apply to anywhere in the world. No one has confirmed any increased benefits outside China that I can see in that trhead. (And since when is a benefit added only in China touted as "increasing their benefits"?)
At any rate, PC starts from such a low point (no free breakfast benefit except at hotel's whimsy, no free interent benefit except at hotel's whimsy) that just about anything might considered an increase of benefits there, without there still being much of any benefits!
