Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SYD, Australia......Hotels: HHon LT Diamond, Hyatt LT Glob, Marriott AMB (LT Gold), IHG Diamond (20 years SCC and RoyAMB dropped 2024)...Airlines: BA GGL (OW Emerald), LH FTL (*S), QF Plat (LT Gold), VA, UA Silver (*S), SQ Silver (*S)
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That's a great topic and I was always wondering how it is done. Can I add another question to that? If you upgrade to Club Floor using either a Plat Extra Cert or any other Club Floor upgrade cert the hotel sends the voucher to GP in the US. Does that also mean that they get some form of compensation from GP for allowing me into the lounge etc?
If so, it would seem that they should prefer to upgrade people with certs rather than Diamond members. As discussed in the most popular thread here, this might be a way to get your upgrade if they say the Club Floor is full. Well, they might still have a room but they want something in return. If you use a cert or even points they might, however, consider to upgrade you to the Club Floor. Should be a win win for both sides then.