The bomb we were waiting for has dropped.
Some things I don't understand:
>Platinum = 14,000 Status Points or up to 60 room nights
So does this mean if I hit 60 nights but status points are short I still qualify? Why does it say "up to"??
>Rewards Points will never expire and are valid for life, subject to one eligible stay per year.
Never expire? Doesn't sound like it. So does this mean if you do not stay during one year you lose all your points? Do points expire after one year from earn, or after one year no stay, everything goes poof?
>What really makes Maryam smile though, is that rather than receiving her annual two room and two suite upgrade certificates, she will receive an upgrade to the next best room or room category(4) every single time she stays at a Fairmont or another Le Club AccorHotels property.
Doesn't make me smile. Sure I get upgraded to Deluxe but the standard room I am usually given by the property is better than the Deluxe I sometimes get, so now I have to explain to the property to NOT upgrade me all the time. That will be a real pain. And yes, no more suite upgrades
However, I did not see mention about lounge access. Will Fairmont be required now to make their Gold lounge accessible to Platinums??
I gave up Premier Platinum at Marriott to go Fairmont. Time to go back, esp. since I am in reach of the Lifetime status levels (already have nights for Platinum, just need more points).