Fairmont President's Club MASTER FAQ
Feb 9, 2013, 9:23 pm
#181
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Based on what I´ve heard each hotel only accepts a very limited number of free night certs each month, and I´ve probably tried a dozen times, and always failed miserably.
Feb 10, 2013, 5:48 am
#182
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
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The shame is, now there is lots of CC free night cert given during the whole year, so if you are a regular Plat when you get you certs, the free nights are already gone for the whole year !
Feb 22, 2013, 2:24 pm
#183
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 5
Hi there, I was hoping someone could help clarify when Platinum benefits kick in? I hit platinum status this past week and am confused on when I can start using certificates. Will I get them credited to my account on March 1st, 2013? Or do I have to wait till 2014 for the certificates?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Feb 22, 2013, 8:10 pm
#184
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Hi there, I was hoping someone could help clarify when Platinum benefits kick in? I hit platinum status this past week and am confused on when I can start using certificates. Will I get them credited to my account on March 1st, 2013? Or do I have to wait till 2014 for the certificates?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Feb 22, 2013, 9:47 pm
#185
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Technically, any stays in the 2013 calendar year will get you Platinum status from March 1, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2015. However, FPC has frequently upgraded members´ status immediately upon qualification, so you´d have Platinum status for two full years. You may however have to call FPC to have the status manually upgraded as the IT system is pretty broken.
Feb 23, 2013, 3:22 pm
#186
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
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I am asking because, if you have 10 stays, you should have qualified for Premier at 5 stays.
With FPC it is good to wait for the Premier certificate before asking for the Plat one, as you will get the 2 bunches...
Feb 25, 2013, 10:23 am
#187
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 5
Did you stay the regular 30 night or 10 stays, or did you get a fast track (like Plat5) ?
I am asking because, if you have 10 stays, you should have qualified for Premier at 5 stays.
With FPC it is good to wait for the Premier certificate before asking for the Plat one, as you will get the 2 bunches...
I am asking because, if you have 10 stays, you should have qualified for Premier at 5 stays.
With FPC it is good to wait for the Premier certificate before asking for the Plat one, as you will get the 2 bunches...
Fast tracked with the Plat5. Thanks though.
Apr 2, 2013, 10:30 pm
#188
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: ECP
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Is there a list anywhere of Fairmont properties and rewards categories. I can't seem to find it ANYWHERE other than screenshots on blogs which only show the category prices--not which hotels are in which categories...
Apr 4, 2013, 7:18 am
#189
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http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
May 16, 2013, 5:27 pm
#190
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NYC
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I assume you´re talking about the ovation cert categories?
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
http://www.frhi.com/corporateincenti...ds/collections
May 17, 2013, 12:31 am
#191
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The category to which a particular Fairmont/Swissotel/Raffles hotel belongs determines how many Fairmont Chase points you need to redeem for an ovation cert (= free night incl. breakfast), e.g. you need 25000 Fairmont Chase points to get one ovation cert for a category A property (Fairmont/standard room category)
Jun 3, 2013, 9:38 pm
#192
Join Date: May 2013
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The capacity controls at the Plaza and Savoy are a rather new policy (maybe 1-2 years old), so no pattern I´m aware of. Also, since the launch of the Fairmont Chase CC there´s much more competition for using free night certs, so I wouldn´t count on being able to use your free night certs there.
Based on what I´ve heard each hotel only accepts a very limited number of free night certs each month, and I´ve probably tried a dozen times, and always failed miserably.
Based on what I´ve heard each hotel only accepts a very limited number of free night certs each month, and I´ve probably tried a dozen times, and always failed miserably.
Jun 3, 2013, 9:42 pm
#193
Join Date: Mar 2007
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I called in April and the "earliest" NYC Plaza free night availability (using a Free night cert) is Jan/Feb 2014 already
I imagine Savoy would be similar with a waitlist
Jun 4, 2013, 9:51 pm
#194
Join Date: May 2013
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Thanks for the feedback. I was actually told the Savoy has a number of dates available in December, but they're going quickly
Jun 6, 2013, 10:41 pm
#195
Join Date: Feb 2013
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As per my previous post, I hit platinum membership with the Plat5 fast track in February of 2013. I phoned and got all the certificates for 2013 added to my account. I know another member mentioned that I would be a platinum member for 2014 as well. Will I get new certificates in 2014? Or the certificates I got in February for platinum be all I get for two years? TIA.