Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
You can earn a status with no Elite Night Credit (through a credit card) - if so, you need to earn all of the ENC to get the next status (no boost). Some CCs give a number of ENC - then you need to earn the difference to get the next status. For example, the US Bonvoy Brilliant gives Platinum status and 25 ENC - to get Titanium, you need to get 50 more ENC, not just 25 - even though you are already Platinum.
I don't quite understand all the permutation and combinations of cards and points to get status. Achieving status for me is primarily based on staying nights at properties and that's what is relevant to me. The only caveat to this is as a Bonvoy cardholder, I was automatically given 15 nights credit in January that gave me immediate silver status. My business trips in March and April provided me the additional 10 nights needed to get to gold status.