robertablake

Unfortunately they stopped providing priority access to CK's into the CLT B AC and no longer have a private corner. They told me last Friday they started getting to many CK's and couldn't manage it so they stopped. The line was so long my wife and I ended up going upstairs to the temporary service area, getting some snacks and hanging out in the rocking chairs up there until our flight. This situation really stinks for us since we are CLT based.

robertablake

Mine (received on Monday) was also sponsored by Citi. I am wondering if only CK's with AAdvantage Citi cards are the one to receive this gift?

metallo

The majority of the CKs who routinely post on this thread seem to be DFW or NC (CLT/RDU) based -- it's interesting how skewed it seems anecdotally. Not sure whether there's some sort of selection bias for this FT thread or what, but given that these are clearly two big markets for AA premium customers, it's interesting that the DFW FL and FFD are still closed, and the current situation at CLT just seems miserable.

CLT, by the way, is still the only airport with CK services where I haven't been met by a CK agent while connecting (I guess the staff to CK ratio may be lower than other locations). I'll be actively avoiding CLT, if possible, for the next several months.

SkyTeam777

That's awful. I wonder if one of the agents sends a text about your flight if we can politely ask to be whisked into the club. How fast does the line typically move?

StiTChEs37

I just spoke with a Hyatt rep on this - she told me that even though I only had 3 stays last year, they'll move me down 1 tier, so I'll be "explorist". My guess is it's the same for all of you.

Like many of you, I had been a life-long Starwood Ambassador fan, then switched to Marriott with the merger, but when the Globalist benefit came out with CK, I decided to try Hyatt and absolutely loved it...

Although I like Hyatt Globalist alot more than Marriott Ambassador, I am now a bit torn.... and am somewhat surprised they didn't keep the status match going... it couldn't have cost them very much, but I bet that they got a bunch of former Marriott elites to switch to Hyatt because of the promotion... but now, I wonder how many will go back to Marriott as they likely had status extension and don't want to work the way up with Hyatt.

metallo

Some posters (myself included) who originally got Globalist through CK seem to have been extended -- whether that has anything to do with CK status remains unclear. Just a few posts ago, someone else suggested that there may simply be a delay with this, as though it "fell through the cracks." AA is still marketing the possibility of Globalist status as a benefit in the CK welcome email, so this clearly isn't totally dead yet.

StiTChEs37

I'm also CLT based, and while many of the Admirals Club staff are absolute rockstars, the CK experience being CLT based has always been really, really poor relative to the other hubs. Even before this current lounge nonsense, there has been very little benefit.... vis-a-vis check-in, security lines, lounges, transfers... every time I fly from ORD / LAX, I'm always very jealous of the CKs based there that get those benefits almost every time they fly.

wjbesh

My Globalist status was extended another year shortly after Jan 31 when I rolled into "this year's" CK status. I had stayed maybe one or two nights in Hyatt properties last year so 100% sure it was CK-related.

EDIT: just now logged back into Hyatt to see that my status was UN-extended. What had previously said Feb 28, 2023 now says Feb 28, 2022. So may be true about the discontinuation of the benefit. Logging in early this month to upgrade a reservation my Globalist status had just been extended, so I wonder when that decision was made.

snydert

On a positive note, I was just informed that DFW's Flagship Lounge will officially be reopening on 3/2. Finally!

metallo

Mine is still 2/28/2023.

robertablake

Did anyone participate in virtual Compartes chocolate tasting? We really enjoyed it, made me appreciate the chocolates even more. Very well done.

metallo

We were online. Paired the chocolate with a Cabernet, and I was kicking myself when he started off by mentioning the best pairing would probably be whisky vs. sparkling wine for the chocolate selection, because I've been bad about keeping my home bar stocked recently. Then someone actually asked about a Cabernet in the Q&A, and he mentioned how a Cab would actually go very well with the dark chocolate in the package. That bar (the Sydney dark chocolate with strawberry/kiwi) was our favorite.

While a large part of this event was clearly advertising for Compartes, and I expected that going into it, I still found I enjoyed it. The small business aspect was particularly interesting -- the company seems to run fairly lean (number of staff, factory square footage, etc.) but manages to get Hollywood clientele and big contracts. Getting AA to give you a CK audience says a lot about how influential this chocolate company is. Neat to see some behind the scenes stuff and to know that some other posters from here were likely watching.

davecraze

My Hyatt Globalist (via CK match, like many of you) finally got extended today from Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023. No fanfare, email or anything. I just happened to log in to WoH website and saw it.

robertablake

Mine did too.! It was still Feb 28, 2022 this morning, so it updated sometime today.

sportsguymichael

Mine did as well!! Thank you both for posting. I checked after I saw these and lo and behold I was extended to Feb. 2023.