People who don't stay at hiltons very often, won't be competing with us for any upgrades, regarless of what their status is. I earned Hhonors gold last year and was very proud of it. I don't mind that others are gettting it now virtually for silver level stays. I have 250K+ points in only one year, they don't. Plus, IMHO I'm all for anything that might keep up the popularity of the program and cause hilton to keep it around, put more effort into it, expand it, etc..... The more members they have, the more I see this happening. Just a thought....