Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
I don't see the big deal of 1 in 40 HH members being diamonds. It's not like all 162,500 Diamonds are staying at the same property on the same day. I imagine that even at the most popular hotels on the most popular days, the percentage of guests who are Diamonds are under 10%. On a day-to-day basis, I'd bet only 1 or 2 Diamonds are present at a property, if at all.
Same with Golds.
What you need to worry about is people like me. Silvers (now Gold thanks to the "Stay 4 get Gold" HH promo) who, when on vacation, actually book and pay for an Executive Floor room, instead of hoping for/expecting an upgrade.
I would saythat at a few of the NY properties on any given day that more then 2 diamonds are present. You are probally right when it concerns hotels off the beaten path.
On another note, I received a mailing from Citi for a Hilton cc and it was signed by Adam Burke. Now I know the folks that sign those mailings really exist.