Originally Posted by
ILovetheReds
If you stayed with a chain for over 60 nights a year you would understand why diamonds are upset over this. I am sure a gold would be just as upset if they were denied an upgrade and someone with no status received a suite. This is the same thing.
Hilton is giving away gold by just having a credit card. Someone who has a Hilton credit card (or any chains credit card) should not be given upgrades over someone that is their highest tier.
And it isn't just Hilton, I only stay with SPG 1 or 2 times a quarter and they are going to upgrade me to a suite by just calling because I am diamond with a partner airline.
Not sure why people care if an individual is paying for a room or a company. There is no way for Hilton to know in a lot of cases if an individual pays for the room and the company reimburses them. If the company is paying the same room rate as an individual why does it matter??? I can understand why people are upset at some of the low corporate rates earning credit but a lot of company paid stays are higher rates.
I would be more upset that Hilton and Hyatt ive out status by just using a credit card than credit being vien for company paid stays.
And I did complain over the Niagra falls stay. I sent a copy of the post to both the Diamond Desk and the GM of the hotel. Not sure what, if anything I will get out of it.
First of all, you are making an assumption about me and where I stay and how often I stay. And you would be incorrect.
2nd of all, explain to me again how its fair that a person paying for their room with their own money gets bumped by someone that is staying there on someone elses dime?
No different than a Gold getting a card and getting benefits vs someone that stays in the room. In the end, its all about dollars and cents. People that stay a lot of nights and never pay for them seem so upset that those that get a credit card and get benefits are getting them without "earning" them. FWIW, I dont think either person earned them.
HH is not rewarding someone for laying their head down, they are rewarding someone for spending money.
Originally Posted by
jsmith50
Technically speaking this should be the case anyway. I've been told many times over the years by the Diamond desk that corporate credit cards don't qualify for HHonors points, so if I make the mistake of telling them I'm booking with a corporate card, I often will back pedal and tell them it's my own card to ensure I get my points. But, if you eliminated the number of people who have a company pay for their stays, my guess is the diamond pool would be tiny!
Reimbursement makes that easy for some.