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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 1:51 pm
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joe_miami
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Originally Posted by jameswes
It doesn't say anywhere that you get the "60 night benefits" at 55 nights. It says you "Maintain Globalist status after 55 qualifying nights each subsequent year".
So as far as I can tell, whether you were a 20 night globalist in 2017 or a 60 night globalist in 2017, or no status in 2017 - TSU and free night awards are 60 night rewards.
They're only 60-night awards in Year 1. In Year 2, they're 55-night awards for people who get them based on 55-night renewed Globalist status rather than from the nights-based tiers on which those benefits are normally based.

Maybe I'll be surprised when a road warrior hits 55 nights in late February/early March and the TSU and free night post before 60 nights. But as far as I can tell, if you want 4 TSU and/or the free night award, you have to stay 60 nights (or get 100K base points, or be lifetime globalist).
That's not what's being claimed by others here.
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