Requalifying for Gold - dilemma
Dec 27, 2013, 9:06 pm
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Requalifying for Gold - dilemma
There are a few nights left for me to requalify for Gold this year. I am currently at 18 stays. I originally had 2 more stays planned out this weekend, but a sudden passing of a friend's daughter has caused a change of plans.
Do you think HHonors might give me the extra night due to these circumstances?
FYI - I was fast tracked to Gold in 2012. I requalified for 2013 but only realised then that I didn't have to do my stays as my status is valid till 2014. So now in 2013, I am trying to requalify.
I may be able to book a stay on Monday (30th) to check in by 3pm and out at 1am as I have to leave for the funeral then. Change of plans meant rebooking my Christmas stays in Liverpool.
Thank you.
Do you think HHonors might give me the extra night due to these circumstances?
FYI - I was fast tracked to Gold in 2012. I requalified for 2013 but only realised then that I didn't have to do my stays as my status is valid till 2014. So now in 2013, I am trying to requalify.
I may be able to book a stay on Monday (30th) to check in by 3pm and out at 1am as I have to leave for the funeral then. Change of plans meant rebooking my Christmas stays in Liverpool.
Thank you.
Last edited by Guy Betsy; Dec 27, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Dec 27, 2013, 9:54 pm
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Isn't it possible to make the reservation under your name and add an additional person, and that person would check in, and you would get the credit? Maybe a friend or family member would do it for you. If you did it publically you'd have to be very trusting that the person would not order a bunch of movies or damage the room. The Hilton in Parsippany, NJ is 55.20 GBP ai for checkin on 12/28. And I live near there 
Dec 28, 2013, 12:45 am
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If you have a version of the AMEX Platinum card you can get gold status through the end of 2014 just by calling - regardless of whether or not you even have a HHonors account already. You must call by the end of 2013 to have them set it up.
Dec 29, 2013, 5:32 am
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Dec 29, 2013, 6:13 am
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I was going to do an award stay at the Liverpool John Lennon airport Hampton Inn today.. but as things are going on right now... with personal family and friends' agenda, I couldn't even tear myself away for a couple of hours to do this phantom stay.
There isn't time for me to book a stay on Dec 31st... considering where I am going to be, there isn't a HH property nearby. Its going to be a night of quiet meditation with friends' family who are still in mourning.
So it looks like I will be calling into HHonors customer service desk and begging for the extra stay to requalify. Do you think they will allow?
Dec 29, 2013, 7:17 am
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Mile point were offering Hilton Gold until February 2015 with membership. $50 I think, which would be cheaper than a mattress run! I did call them last year as I was a couple of hundred points off re qualifying and they allowed it.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Dec 29, 2013, 8:24 am
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Dec 29, 2013, 12:23 pm
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I will have 19 stays after tomorrow's stay.
I was going to do an award stay at the Liverpool John Lennon airport Hampton Inn today.. but as things are going on right now... with personal family and friends' agenda, I couldn't even tear myself away for a couple of hours to do this phantom stay.
There isn't time for me to book a stay on Dec 31st... considering where I am going to be, there isn't a HH property nearby. Its going to be a night of quiet meditation with friends' family who are still in mourning.
So it looks like I will be calling into HHonors customer service desk and begging for the extra stay to requalify. Do you think they will allow?
I was going to do an award stay at the Liverpool John Lennon airport Hampton Inn today.. but as things are going on right now... with personal family and friends' agenda, I couldn't even tear myself away for a couple of hours to do this phantom stay.
There isn't time for me to book a stay on Dec 31st... considering where I am going to be, there isn't a HH property nearby. Its going to be a night of quiet meditation with friends' family who are still in mourning.
So it looks like I will be calling into HHonors customer service desk and begging for the extra stay to requalify. Do you think they will allow?
Dec 29, 2013, 1:39 pm
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If maintaining gold status is important to you then this is what I would do. Otherwise, if they say no, prepare yourself to ask for a fast track offer back to gold in April and doing the requisite number of stays at that time.
So I called and begged.. and spoke to a rather dry and humorless agent and after explaining my dilemma, she just said , " I see you're Gold till Mar 2015". Er , what?
So I don't know what to believe now...
Anyway, if I am downgraded.. I will follow what you just advised.. or stay at least 20 stays before end of March !
Thank you all for your help.
Dec 29, 2013, 11:40 pm
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