Originally Posted by
CPRich
I'm not clear on whether "(well, and/or hotels) " includes hotels, but SPG and Marriott both provide top (normal) tier lifetime status (Platinum for both)
And Hilton just added Lifetime Diamond status (Diamond being their top status period, AFAIK). Though unlike the other two, it requires actual paid nights, nothing else. (While Hilton HHonors counts awards nights for annual status, they do not count for lifetime status. While Marriott does not count award nights for any status, they do count rollover nights and credit card nights for both annual and lifetime status.)