Lifetime Status
Mar 3, 2013, 2:32 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Lifetime Status
Can someone educate me please - how do you qualify for life time status? Is it for staying a number of times- qualifying as a status member a certain number of years? Or is it something that can be purchased? I tried to find a thread on this but did not see one.
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Mar 3, 2013, 8:16 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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It was accidentally sold a couple years ago.
Mar 3, 2013, 8:40 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YYZ, but my heart is in Asia
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I saw that on FT a couple of years ago in a morning.
It was for a presidential suite at the Fairmont SFO. Whoever bought it would get a lifetime Platinum membership from Fairmont. It sounded too good to be true. But Fairmont honored it eventually.
I had already booked two nights at the MO SFO and being comp'ed Fairmont Platinum with Amex Centurion, I passed on the offer.
In retrospect, I should have gone for it. Don't know for how long Amex Centurion is going to comp me Fairmont Platinum. I could have signed up with a different address and get two Fairmont Platinum memberships.
After I figured all these out, in the afternoon on the same day, the offer was gone.
It was for a presidential suite at the Fairmont SFO. Whoever bought it would get a lifetime Platinum membership from Fairmont. It sounded too good to be true. But Fairmont honored it eventually.
I had already booked two nights at the MO SFO and being comp'ed Fairmont Platinum with Amex Centurion, I passed on the offer.
In retrospect, I should have gone for it. Don't know for how long Amex Centurion is going to comp me Fairmont Platinum. I could have signed up with a different address and get two Fairmont Platinum memberships.
After I figured all these out, in the afternoon on the same day, the offer was gone.
Mar 4, 2013, 11:02 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Posts: 2,198
I'm sure you can read the original thread here and over at MP.
In 2011 LivingSocial and the San Francisco property offered a sale, the essence was buy a 1 suite night on LivingSocial and "get a lifetime of platinum benefits"
After about 24 of high level corporate meetings hrs they decided to honour the offer.
The price was $1500 or $15000 depending on what package you selected.
I think 112 people were able to purchase the deal, probably less actually use it/take advantage of the benefits of Platinum.
In 2011 LivingSocial and the San Francisco property offered a sale, the essence was buy a 1 suite night on LivingSocial and "get a lifetime of platinum benefits"
After about 24 of high level corporate meetings hrs they decided to honour the offer.
The price was $1500 or $15000 depending on what package you selected.
I think 112 people were able to purchase the deal, probably less actually use it/take advantage of the benefits of Platinum.
Mar 4, 2013, 11:39 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: Starwood Gold, Amex Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Fairmont Plat
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It was a once a lifetime deal. imagine you had bought 365 days for just a little less than $600K and you get to stay in a suite at a fairmont 365 days a year with $100 dining credit every day plus all the free gifts, welcome amenities and other certs. why buy a house or rent an apt? 
Mar 4, 2013, 11:48 am
#6
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If that is the case, it would be more worth your time to buy a Fairmont Fractional for $200k and you would be a Lifetime Circle member (a level higher than platinum)
Mar 4, 2013, 12:02 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2007
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It was a once a lifetime deal. imagine you had bought 365 days for just a little less than $600K and you get to stay in a suite at a fairmont 365 days a year with $100 dining credit every day plus all the free gifts, welcome amenities and other certs. why buy a house or rent an apt?
But I guess it's not allowed to have more than one membership per person. So you'd need 365 identities/365 email/365 different addresses.
Mar 4, 2013, 12:03 pm
#8
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: Starwood Gold, Amex Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Fairmont Plat
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Fairmont Fractional for $200k gets you no on going costs and stays 365 days a year for free with free $100 dining certs daily?
Mar 4, 2013, 12:19 pm
#10
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Mar 4, 2013, 12:35 pm
#11
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Congratulations for those who took the offer. I missed it.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/fairm...um-2000-a.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/fairm...um-2000-a.html
Mar 4, 2013, 12:42 pm
#12
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http://www.livingsocial.com/escapes/...ow_missed=true
"Your stay—whether in The Penthouse or Presidential Suite—includes an automatic upgrade to The Fairmont President's Club Platinum Level membership, so you can enjoy presidential perks like room or suite upgrades and food-and-beverage certificates at The Fairmont for a lifetime."
"Your stay—whether in The Penthouse or Presidential Suite—includes an automatic upgrade to The Fairmont President's Club Platinum Level membership, so you can enjoy presidential perks like room or suite upgrades and food-and-beverage certificates at The Fairmont for a lifetime."
Mar 4, 2013, 11:18 pm
#13
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Perhaps Fairmont could take a page out of Hyatt, Mariott and Hilton by providing platinum lifetime status qualification.
Both my wife and I will be Platinum members 10 years this October, so it would be nice if Fairmont would design such a qualification for its most loyal members for a lifetime of business. It would be a nice gesture, just saying.
Both my wife and I will be Platinum members 10 years this October, so it would be nice if Fairmont would design such a qualification for its most loyal members for a lifetime of business. It would be a nice gesture, just saying.
Mar 5, 2013, 7:52 am
#14
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Hyatt lifetime diamond is based upon membership years AND total base points earned, which need to be 1,000,000. Those are base points, and exclude status bonuses, any bonus points, or any other point you may get not based upon the cost of your room.
I have nearly 1,000,000 lifetime earned points, but I"m not even close to that in base points. Not many people earn that lifetime status.
I have nearly 1,000,000 lifetime earned points, but I"m not even close to that in base points. Not many people earn that lifetime status.
Mar 5, 2013, 8:19 am
#15
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Maybe Fairmont will offer lifetime status with their next devaluation
Like : "We take that but we give you this..."
Like : "We take that but we give you this..."