<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Rudi:
[...] but never make my reservation through them (what officially they ask for) but either with the hotel itself, always mentioning my Leaders-Club membership and # (example: Mandarin or Peninsula or all Swiss places) or some other booking organisation (example: Shangri-La). </font>
Though the website states that you need to make the reservation through lhw.com to enjoy the benefits of lc membership the card
was good for upgrades even when presented only at check in time.