Please post that comment where I said Lifetime Diamond was automatically posted. I said Diamond is notated on the reservation and that the times I have asked the front desk if they could see my LTD, they said yes. Big difference. Not sure what you are trying to get at on the "if you have to ask thing" but seems weak

oh and by the way, not one useful purpose of the actual metal card listed by you yet...shocking

Hey Phil,
Thanks, now THAT is a quality answer to a reasonable question. I do not travel in Asia and rarely in Europe. If there is a benefit in those places to actually showing the card then thats great. I still think I could show them the card from my app on my phone without damaging my Montblanc cardholder but it is a true value that you posted. Thanks for sharing.

This post is inaccurate; you would be well-served by confirming the accuracy of your claims before posting them as absolute facts. I am LTD, as is my wife. Several times in the past few months we have been greeted as LTD guests, as it is now noted at check-in in some versions of onQ. Not sure what you mean by “those of us that are LTD's know how the physical card helps”; we’ve never carried the card, are regularly upgraded, and would never pull a DYKWIA by showing the card. In fact, we’ve been amused by stories about “card pushers” shared by FD staff members at properties we stay at frequently; rest assured, this attitude can work against you. Your status is in your reservation and in your app in the remote case you ever need it; the actual card is a waste of metal IMO.

Good for you - I've yet to find the property that has the rare version of onQ that shows LTD at the 21 hotels where I've asked.

Thanks, I'm a very interesting guy. As you have been so adamant in previous posts that LTD shows up on the screen, I decided to ask and find out for myself. In every case, I have ended up having great conversations with the staff and GMs. Several have invited me to see the screen and have shown me around the system including customer ranking and history of complaints and concerns. It was nice to see that since 1987, I've only had 4 issues I talked to the staff about when checking out. I think it's great that your experience has been so different, perhaps one day they will all be on the same system.

Love it. Great post

No, you stated quite clearly, "Your reservation will notate your Lifetime Diamond Status " Not,"If you happen to note it in your reservation they will know", or, "If you happen to check into the less than 4% of properties that are primarily US domestic and with the latest version of OnQ", and now you say, "Diamond is notated on the reservation and that the times I have asked the front desk if they could see my LTD, they said yes"

This could only mean one of three things:
1) You have happened to only exclusively stay in the very few properties that have this system, and magically did so before this new system even existed in the few properties that it has been rolled out in.
2) You have made notes in your reservation each and every time that you have stayed at a Hilton that you are LTD - which is fine and what many do - but is NOT what you said.
3) You are just trying to make up an excuse for a specious claim that you made above that was inaccurate.

And back to the subject, if you have never stayed at a Hilton in Asia, rarely if ever, at a property in Europe, and I would guess from your attitude and postings probably very few in any other country anywhere else, then you have never really experienced a lot of the Hilton system, so can not really make judgements about what one can expect or not anywhere but in the United States? So again, if you have to ask..............

So, rather than act like you have had LTD since the beginning, as opposed to maybe a year, and instead of acting like you have any sustained experience using such LTD status outside of the US, or seemingly only in a half dozen destinations, and instead of constantly and repeatedly saying how terrible you think the Diamond program is overall for years, you did not act like a "know it all" and instead asked questions nicely and honestly and did not constantly challenge people, often from a position of seeming obtuse, then maybe you might get an informed answer. Instead you present your "facts" which are not based on any statistical relevance or seeming experience, and then challenge everyone else. BTW saying the equivalent of "No I don't believe you......prove it" is not polite nor right.

I can tell you this, since I have been LTD which was February 2015, I have stayed over 200 nights, in over 40 properties in over 18 countries. How does that compare to your sampling?

I don't think will be an issue as you have enough DIA history to qualify for the "freebie DIA " year they now offer for qualified HHonors members.

Triple upgrades, of course! :D

I was notified by email on March 22 I had achieved Lifetime Diamond Hilton Honors status. About ten days ago I was Ci ta Ted to verify my information. May 16 I received a large black box enclosing another black box with a tray.

The tray contained a certificate-looking welcome, and two black metal cards inscribed “Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond”, one for me and one for Lady JDiver, additionally inscribed with our names and Honors numbers. (We have a Mutual Fund Account, which allowed our accumulated points and stays to count for status, which is shared by both Mutual Fund Account owners - new Mutual Fund Accounts were eliminated years ago, but existing ones were grandfathered and some HGVC buyers could still get them morevrecentky.

The tray was pulled out and inside the bottom were a black covered luggage tag (made in USA by Shinola) and a box with a Bose wireless Soundsport ear phones for iPhone, iPad, etc.

I am certainly not complaining. I’ve stayed at a lot of Hilton properties over the years, held Diamond for a number of years and have been treated well at overseas Hilton properties, and reasonably at Hilton properties in the USA. In fact, it beats the heck out of my American Airlines Lifetime Platinum (third tier, no higher lifetime tier available) after flying on AA since the 1940s and holding Executive Platinum status seventeen years (Platinum for several years prior to that). What did I get for that? Two plastic baggage tags and the number of millions of miles I’ve earned over the years (5 million was the last million mile milepost).

So...I just called up Hilton and the CSR was able to confirm I've hit 1K qualifying nights and 10+ years of diamond. However, last year I only achieved gold for this year.

Is it true that I don't receive diamond status until next year's (I assume March) sweep unless I qualify as diamond through stays/nights this year? I wasn't expecting the goodies, but I was assuming my status would be bumped.

Somewhat of a bummer.

Thanks!

IIRC, the status will show up on your account shortly after they notify you end of Decemberish

Ah - so I just wait it out at my current status level.

I guess i'll focus on Starwood / Marriott for the rest of the year.

Thanks for the quick response.

Since we're expats, haven't been back to U.S. to open the box yet (daughter said it has arrived), but wonder if the earphones only work with Apple products...we only have Android devices.