Originally Posted by
TSparky
Interesting that Hilton does count award nights toward elite status. I don't think any other hotel does.
IIRC that's a relatively recent change. I vaguely recall getting stay credit sometimes when I incurred room charges on an award stay 15 years ago and thinking that was an error on their part.
I don't think Hilton counting award stays toward elite status is that new (at least, according the blog post below).
SPG counts award stays too -
New SPG Benefit: Award Stays Earn Elite Status Credit as of Oct 1, 2011
And, so does Choice Privileges (started in 2010).
Given that RR 2.0, as a revenue-based earning loyalty program, has many things in common with traditional hotel point loyalty programs, perhaps the idea of WN counting o/w flights towards the # of flight requirement for A-List status isn't too far fetched.