[Expired] HHonors Gold for USA Platinum Chargecard holders
#91
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 347
Have any Canadians been able to get the upgrade to Hilton Gold yet?
#92
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: PHL
Posts: 57
Just called and got the promo. Could have used it this summer for sure.
#93
Update: I called to sign up for the promotion on Tuesday, 11/5. My HHonors account now shows Gold, and it's 11/10! Success!
#94
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: DTW
Programs: Amex Canada Centurion (and all the fixings)...and 20,000,000+ misc. points/miles to spend!
Posts: 153
#95
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend; Moderator: American Express, Capital One, Citi, Chase, Credit Card Programs, Diners Club, Signatures
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,878
#96
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC, Global Entry, CLEAR
Posts: 285
Data point: From time of request to account was 6 days for me.
#97
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 432
Like others my account is now showing me with Gold status. Took about ~6-7 days
#99
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,103
Still not showing as Gold as of early Monday morning.
#101
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: PHL
Posts: 57
Yes tingalex this is for the US Plat.
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#102
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
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For anyone that is currently Gold and registered, have you noticed any changes to your HH profile?
I am Gold this year, but have only stayed enough to requal for silver in 2014. I called Amex last week. Obviously my HH account currently shows Gold, but the little night/stay/points meter still say "Based on stays/nights/points earned this year, your 2014 tier would be Silver."
I'm not really worried, as I'd expect this to work similar to the other FTs where the meter doesn't show future status based on promotions. Just making sure nobody else in a similar situation is experiencing something different.
I am Gold this year, but have only stayed enough to requal for silver in 2014. I called Amex last week. Obviously my HH account currently shows Gold, but the little night/stay/points meter still say "Based on stays/nights/points earned this year, your 2014 tier would be Silver."
I'm not really worried, as I'd expect this to work similar to the other FTs where the meter doesn't show future status based on promotions. Just making sure nobody else in a similar situation is experiencing something different.
#103
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,519
Expires 4/2015. I don't physically have the card as it can take 4-6 weeks to mail.
From reading the thread on FT here and others web site, it does seems to be US only. Some did said the Cdn AMEX line willing to process the request for them, with many said they can't as it is for US only. But you are definitely the first that report the HHONORS account had been updated, as that is what it seems you are stating "now I am Hilton gold". All the others seems to get the "1-2 weeks" answer when asked about it. It will be good if this feature stick, as to be it will be same as giving lifetime status, which as we all know Hilton do not offer such thing at the moment. Same for any other status. I might just need to chuck this card once and then keep it forever.
#104
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Programs: Amex Platinum
Posts: 6
I used the AMEX Secure Chat feature and asked for the HH Gold upgrade, and the account rep helped me immediately. This was on Tuesday morning, and as of today, I am still not showing Gold status on my HH account. However, one would hope it will be updated by early next week.
Edit: Contacted AMEX on Tuesday, 11/12. Today, Friday, 11/15, my HH account shows Gold status.
Edit: Contacted AMEX on Tuesday, 11/12. Today, Friday, 11/15, my HH account shows Gold status.
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#105
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
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Pure speculation on my part, but the fact that the $75/year Amex Hilton Surpass just changed up to give free HH Gold with no spend requirement seems to be a strong indicator of the HH/Amex relationship, and a positive note for folks who are hoping that HH Gold becomes a permanent benefit of the Amex Plat.
The devil's advocate side would point out that perhaps Amex is trying to segregate the benefits, and make the Surpass stand out by offering something the unbranded cards do not. But that pattern does not seem to hold when considering the benefit overlaps between the Plat and SPG, or Plat an DL Reserve.
The devil's advocate side would point out that perhaps Amex is trying to segregate the benefits, and make the Surpass stand out by offering something the unbranded cards do not. But that pattern does not seem to hold when considering the benefit overlaps between the Plat and SPG, or Plat an DL Reserve.