So where's the problem here?
If you want club level benefits, ask to be upgraded to the club level. If you want a suite, ask for one. Obviously there are instances where one type of upgrade is going to be more important for you than the other.
But, I don't see a problem with the current system. Someone, in another forum, was suggesting that hotels limit the number of suite upgrades they give out. Where's the logic in that?
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