On the honors website, how do you know when granted Gold for the following year?
Jun 8, 2012, 12:05 am
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On the honors website, how do you know when granted Gold for the following year?
I am currently Gold and every time i am on the www3.hilton.com page i can see that it says that i have x more nights, y more stays, and z more base points to remain Gold.
However, recently it now tells me
"45 more nights, 22 more stays, or 67,000 more base points" to reach Diamond.
Does this mean that the system thinks that i have already reached Gold for 2013?
However, recently it now tells me
"45 more nights, 22 more stays, or 67,000 more base points" to reach Diamond.
Does this mean that the system thinks that i have already reached Gold for 2013?
Jun 8, 2012, 6:14 am
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No - it is based on your current status this year. If you got the status not through stays (i.e., it will not be good for next year), you will still see the countdown to Diamond.
Jun 8, 2012, 11:56 am
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Jun 8, 2012, 12:05 pm
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Jun 9, 2012, 10:20 am
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I am currently Gold and every time i am on the www3.hilton.com page i can see that it says that i have x more nights, y more stays, and z more base points to remain Gold.
However, recently it now tells me
"45 more nights, 22 more stays, or 67,000 more base points" to reach Diamond.
Does this mean that the system thinks that i have already reached Gold for 2013?
However, recently it now tells me
"45 more nights, 22 more stays, or 67,000 more base points" to reach Diamond.
Does this mean that the system thinks that i have already reached Gold for 2013?
Jun 9, 2012, 11:32 am
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Jun 10, 2012, 8:06 am
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It is valid for the next year too into April of the year following that, like regular rules. Hilton does not do a very good job at posting the dates of expiration of status imho. In the Surpass thread, some posters reported one year of status, some two. It almost seems like there are no rules and Hilton has done little to clarify the actual rules, again, imho, but in general if you spend enough on the Surpass AMEX ($20,000 gets you gold, $40,000 gets diamond) in 2012, your status will be good for all of 2013 and into the first months of 2014, but some posters report being mailed cards saying status expires in 2015, thus giving two years of status.
Jun 10, 2012, 9:14 am
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Jun 10, 2012, 9:30 am
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According to Amex over the phone a few weeks ago, status starts when the requirement is met and expires at the end of the following calendar year, unless you requalify. That means if you attained status in June, 2012, it is supposed to last until the end of December, 2013.
Jun 10, 2012, 11:42 am
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You can get status through:
Normal stays/night/base points
Fast track stays or nights (depending on the offer)
Credit cards
Comped (lower) status through other partners sometimes
Soft landing (very occasionally, I got it once a few years ago but most people don't get it these days)
Furhtermore, with some of these other methods of getting status, the status period may depend on the timing of when you earn status (in a different timing than normal earning!)
Normal stays/night/base points
Fast track stays or nights (depending on the offer)
Credit cards
Comped (lower) status through other partners sometimes
Soft landing (very occasionally, I got it once a few years ago but most people don't get it these days)
Furhtermore, with some of these other methods of getting status, the status period may depend on the timing of when you earn status (in a different timing than normal earning!)
Jun 11, 2012, 8:32 am
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According to Amex over the phone a few weeks ago, status starts when the requirement is met and expires at the end of the following calendar year, unless you requalify. That means if you attained status in June, 2012, it is supposed to last until the end of December, 2013.
Jun 11, 2012, 10:53 am
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Did you know in advance that your status was going to last longer? If it was possible to find out, one might choose to focus credit card spending somewhere else.
Jun 11, 2012, 11:05 am
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According to Amex over the phone a few weeks ago, status starts when the requirement is met and expires at the end of the following calendar year, unless you requalify. That means if you attained status in June, 2012, it is supposed to last until the end of December, 2013.
So actually, if you earn status this year it is good until the end of Mar 2014! So you can stop earning status until Jan 2014 and rush to keep status until 2016!