Originally Posted by
pauleeepaul
To be clear in the handful of instances I have cited over the years of friends getting Diamond benefits on award bookings I gave them- in no instance did I infer or otherwise imply i was also staying (unless i was, in a second room, different topic.) It might be a YMMV situation but i have seen it play through clean.
If you made the reservation in your name then that pretty much implies you are staying. If your name is nowhere on the reservation as you called in and made the reservation in the other persons name only then this is a moot conversation. But yes, and I even mentioned it, there have been reports that it all works out and the person gets the benefits. All I am saying is don't expect them if the Diamond member is not there.