Hey hfly - took a while to get through my inbox to find my Hilton status email - but you are correct - Hilton led, Marriott eventually followed - and Wyndham needs to get their act together and do the right thing too (I thought at one point someone from Wyndham monitored these threads) My main point on all of this is - this is where the industry is going and to retain loyal members, they should do the same.
Update - they will make their announcement next week. So stand by - for news.
Best.....