Centurion HHonors Diamond status and 50k points offer
May 3, 2010, 11:11 am
#61
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: centurion
Posts: 157
if this does become an ongoing benefit, then it represents amex getting something right. I have previously posted that I've been quite happy staying at Hilton's even as a Gold - Hilton Gold is a superior thing to Starwood Gold IMHO. There's not so many Hiltons in the UK outside of London but some nice ones around the world. Hopefully thought this doesnt represent a dilution of Hilton Diamond. I suspect also that its for a limited time (two years) so that if Hilton don't renew, there isn't so much of a repeat of the Starwood downgrade.
May 4, 2010, 12:48 am
#62
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 3,082
Might be a bit of both, according to the letter I got with the Diamond card last week, Hilton claim the 50,000 points is an apology for the downgrade. It then goes on to state that as a valued customer the upgrade to Diamond is courtesy of Amex and Hilton.
May 7, 2010, 2:49 pm
#63
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Programs: Amex Centurion - BA Silver - IHG Diamond Elite - HHonors Diamond - M&M
Posts: 2,013
Just seems crazy that if they can give out Diamond status so easily if Amex had ofered it with the new membership cost they may have retained some customers.
May 7, 2010, 6:07 pm
#64
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: OOL/DOH
Programs: QF LTS WP, Avis Pres Club, HH Diam.
Posts: 3,192
Aussie Cent Card, got the upgrade to Diamond until 2013 and the 50k points as 'apology' for downgrade to Blue - but obviously not since this has been a change for (almost) everyone.
May 8, 2010, 12:33 pm
#65
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
Programs: LH FTL, EK Gold, AMEX Centurion, . HH Diamond, Ambassador Platinum,Sixt Diamond
Posts: 888
Well, just checked my Hilton account - still shows my Gold status - BUT
just checked the German Centurioncard Website and well it is official:
You will get Diamond Status with Hilton as long as you have a Centurion Card... this is for once I call a useful enhancement... well done Centurion this is a hotel status which helps... for me on business trips
if they now bring Starwood Plat and Hyatt Diamond well somebody can still keep dreaming... then the increase in fee on Centurion Card Titan is worthwhile well done
just checked the German Centurioncard Website and well it is official:
You will get Diamond Status with Hilton as long as you have a Centurion Card... this is for once I call a useful enhancement... well done Centurion this is a hotel status which helps... for me on business trips
if they now bring Starwood Plat and Hyatt Diamond well somebody can still keep dreaming... then the increase in fee on Centurion Card Titan is worthwhile well done
May 8, 2010, 12:53 pm
#66
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: Amex Centurion; Visa Infinite; Hertz Gold; Hilton Diamond; SPG Gold; Kempinski Private Concierge;
Posts: 214
Well, just checked my Hilton account - still shows my Gold status - BUT
just checked the German Centurioncard Website and well it is official:
You will get Diamond Status with Hilton as long as you have a Centurion Card... this is for once I call a useful enhancement... well done Centurion this is a hotel status which helps... for me on business trips
if they now bring Starwood Plat and Hyatt Diamond well somebody can still keep dreaming... then the increase in fee on Centurion Card Titan is worthwhile well done
just checked the German Centurioncard Website and well it is official:
You will get Diamond Status with Hilton as long as you have a Centurion Card... this is for once I call a useful enhancement... well done Centurion this is a hotel status which helps... for me on business trips
if they now bring Starwood Plat and Hyatt Diamond well somebody can still keep dreaming... then the increase in fee on Centurion Card Titan is worthwhile well done
So once you're centurion from one country, don't hesitate to fill out the "status forms" of the others countries.
I'm almost sure the compagny don't even knows that you're card is not issued from the country. They just expected to have an Amex numbers.
May 10, 2010, 7:09 am
#67
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: GRU / SXB
Programs: FB Plat, CX Diamond, TK Elite *G, EK Gold, EY Silv, Amex Cent, R&C 5C, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Avis PC
Posts: 1,077
ANyway if this is written on the Centurion Website, Every Centurion's Card holder from all countries could be entitled to get the Diamond Status, because I really don"t think that Hilton knows the numbering of the cards centurions from one country to another.
So once you're centurion from one country, don't hesitate to fill out the "status forms" of the others countries.
I'm almost sure the compagny don't even knows that you're card is not issued from the country. They just expected to have an Amex numbers.
So once you're centurion from one country, don't hesitate to fill out the "status forms" of the others countries.
I'm almost sure the compagny don't even knows that you're card is not issued from the country. They just expected to have an Amex numbers.
May 10, 2010, 8:09 am
#68
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: Amex Centurion; Visa Infinite; Hertz Gold; Hilton Diamond; SPG Gold; Kempinski Private Concierge;
Posts: 214
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May 10, 2010, 8:47 am
#70
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May 10, 2010, 8:58 am
#71
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: Amex Centurion; Visa Infinite; Hertz Gold; Hilton Diamond; SPG Gold; Kempinski Private Concierge;
Posts: 214
The letter said that they appologies for sending me a wrong status and that they gave me 50k honors points for that..
But we all knows that the 50K came from Centurion...
Anyway it seems that they have a problem with their membership lol because now its the fifth Diamond card that I receive in One month lol
May 10, 2010, 9:36 am
#73
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May 10, 2010, 9:58 am
#74
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: Amex Centurion; Visa Infinite; Hertz Gold; Hilton Diamond; SPG Gold; Kempinski Private Concierge;
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May 11, 2010, 6:46 am
#75
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: GRU / SXB
Programs: FB Plat, CX Diamond, TK Elite *G, EK Gold, EY Silv, Amex Cent, R&C 5C, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Avis PC
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