Dec 16, 2014, 2:26 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Lifetime Diamond Status with HHonors is now reality. ^
More recent information posted by Lauren (Hilton Honors Representative) reflects changes in the Honors Lifetime Diamond qualifying criteria:
Previous:
Details for the first inductees were announced on the 11th Feb. 2015. Erin (HHonors Rep here on FT) posted the announcement shortly before the emails were sent out to members on the same day.
[B]Initially, Lifetime Diamond Status will go to a select group of members who met all of the following criteria as of December 31, 2014:
All paid stays count — not just the paid stays during the years a member is a Hilton HHonors diamond.
As more information becomes available it will be added here. Should you have any updates please post them in the thread or in this wiki to keep the most pertinent info quickly available to those interested.
For those interested, the development unfolded as follows:
Erin, the HHonors rep on FT posted the following on 16/12/2014: (after some eagle eyed attention by adambrock from an email sent out by Hilton and which he thankfully posted here on FT: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...tus-email.html Kudos to adambrock for noticing and sharing it with the community. ^)
HHonorsRepresentative (Erin) wrote in that thread:
In 2015, HHonors will begin introducing Lifetime Diamond Status! As you may know, we’re always looking for new ways to reward you and we take into consideration your feedback on ways to recognize our most loyal members. Over the past several years, we’ve heard from you that Lifetime Diamond Status is important to you and I’m thrilled to announce that we will be inviting some of our most tenured Diamond members into this status.
I’ll have more details for you in early 2015 and I understand our first Lifetime Diamond members will receive their invitations in the early part of 2015. At this time, this is all the information I have on Lifetime Diamond Status, but I will do my best to keep you all updated as I hear more!
levman wrote in a post on Jan 24:
The best source of info I've found is the email address [email protected]. It seems to be staffed with people dedicated to the Lifetime Diamond program.
More recent information posted by Lauren (Hilton Honors Representative) reflects changes in the Honors Lifetime Diamond qualifying criteria:
Hi all,
A few months ago, we received some great feedback in the Q&A thread with our VP of Hilton HHonors, Aaron Glick. While the team explores a number of initiatives, one area that we could change quickly was our Lifetime Diamond qualifications. As of January 2017, we will grant Lifetime Diamond to all members who have met the following criteria:
• Members who have maintained Diamond status for at least 10 years (years do not need to be consecutive)
AND
• Have stayed at least 1,000 nights - either paid or reward (as you may know, only paid nights were eligible before)
OR
• Have accumulated 2 million Base Points since joining the Hilton HHonors program (this is a new feature to enable more members to enjoy Lifetime Diamond status; also as a reminder, only Base Points are eligible...Bonus Points earned via promotions, co-brand credit cards, or other means do not count towards status)
So now, there will be essentially two ways you can qualify for Lifetime Diamond:
1. 10 years at Diamond with Hilton HHonors + 1,000 nights (including paid and reward)
2. 10 years at Diamond + 2 million cumulative Base Points
An email notification will go out in February to members who have qualified for Lifetime Diamond as of December 31, 2016. If you want a sneak peek to find out if you will qualify, you can contact the Diamond Desk and the team will be happy to help.
Please reach out with any questions or comments, and I’ll be sure to share them directly with Aaron and team.
Thank you!
Lauren
A few months ago, we received some great feedback in the Q&A thread with our VP of Hilton HHonors, Aaron Glick. While the team explores a number of initiatives, one area that we could change quickly was our Lifetime Diamond qualifications. As of January 2017, we will grant Lifetime Diamond to all members who have met the following criteria:
• Members who have maintained Diamond status for at least 10 years (years do not need to be consecutive)
AND
• Have stayed at least 1,000 nights - either paid or reward (as you may know, only paid nights were eligible before)
OR
• Have accumulated 2 million Base Points since joining the Hilton HHonors program (this is a new feature to enable more members to enjoy Lifetime Diamond status; also as a reminder, only Base Points are eligible...Bonus Points earned via promotions, co-brand credit cards, or other means do not count towards status)
So now, there will be essentially two ways you can qualify for Lifetime Diamond:
1. 10 years at Diamond with Hilton HHonors + 1,000 nights (including paid and reward)
2. 10 years at Diamond + 2 million cumulative Base Points
An email notification will go out in February to members who have qualified for Lifetime Diamond as of December 31, 2016. If you want a sneak peek to find out if you will qualify, you can contact the Diamond Desk and the team will be happy to help.
Please reach out with any questions or comments, and I’ll be sure to share them directly with Aaron and team.
Thank you!
Lauren
Details for the first inductees were announced on the 11th Feb. 2015. Erin (HHonors Rep here on FT) posted the announcement shortly before the emails were sent out to members on the same day.
Hi all,
Thanks for your patience as I gathered more details on our Lifetime Diamond rollout. As we’re in the New Year, I have some additional details to share with you.
Initially, Lifetime Diamond Status will go to a select group of members who met all of the following criteria as of December 31, 2014: Members that met this criteria as of December 31, 2014 will be notified via email and receive their Lifetime Diamond Status in the mail at the physical address on their account at the end of February. Members that meet Lifetime Diamond Status criteria in the middle of the year will receive Lifetime Diamond Status at the beginning of the following year.
Please note that we are in early stages of this benefit, which means that elements of this offering may evolve and may change over time. As I hear of any updates, I will be sure to share those here.
As always, your input is truly valued and we welcome your thoughts and feedback during this launch period. We’re here and listening!
Thanks,
Erin
Thanks for your patience as I gathered more details on our Lifetime Diamond rollout. As we’re in the New Year, I have some additional details to share with you.
Initially, Lifetime Diamond Status will go to a select group of members who met all of the following criteria as of December 31, 2014:
- Have maintained Diamond Status for at least 10 years (consecutive or concurrent) and
- Completed paid stays totaling at least 1,000 nights
Please note that we are in early stages of this benefit, which means that elements of this offering may evolve and may change over time. As I hear of any updates, I will be sure to share those here.
As always, your input is truly valued and we welcome your thoughts and feedback during this launch period. We’re here and listening!
Thanks,
Erin
All paid stays count — not just the paid stays during the years a member is a Hilton HHonors diamond.
As more information becomes available it will be added here. Should you have any updates please post them in the thread or in this wiki to keep the most pertinent info quickly available to those interested.
For those interested, the development unfolded as follows:
Erin, the HHonors rep on FT posted the following on 16/12/2014: (after some eagle eyed attention by adambrock from an email sent out by Hilton and which he thankfully posted here on FT: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...tus-email.html Kudos to adambrock for noticing and sharing it with the community. ^)
HHonorsRepresentative (Erin) wrote in that thread:
In 2015, HHonors will begin introducing Lifetime Diamond Status! As you may know, we’re always looking for new ways to reward you and we take into consideration your feedback on ways to recognize our most loyal members. Over the past several years, we’ve heard from you that Lifetime Diamond Status is important to you and I’m thrilled to announce that we will be inviting some of our most tenured Diamond members into this status.
I’ll have more details for you in early 2015 and I understand our first Lifetime Diamond members will receive their invitations in the early part of 2015. At this time, this is all the information I have on Lifetime Diamond Status, but I will do my best to keep you all updated as I hear more!
levman wrote in a post on Jan 24:
The best source of info I've found is the email address [email protected]. It seems to be staffed with people dedicated to the Lifetime Diamond program.
Consolidated "Lifetime Diamond - Experiences, Questions, Is It Worth It?" thread
Aug 4, 2017, 10:37 am
#1111
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Plano, TX, USA
Programs: AA: PPro, 4MM; HH: Lifetime Diamond; MAR Life Titanium Hertz: Prez Circle
Posts: 547
The purpose of any loyalty program is to divert existing spending from a competitor and drive future spending within the program. If you've stayed 1000 nights with Hilton (which I have and am lifetime diamond) - they are already achieving those two goals and Hilton has no obligation, and probably little incentive to provide anything else to most people who have landed in one program and would not get ancillary benefits with a second program.
Yes - this site is all about how to game systems and get the most for the least, but when you are getting something where you could be getting nothing, maybe you should think about smiling weakly and getting what you get instead of feeling entitled to more.
Yes - this site is all about how to game systems and get the most for the least, but when you are getting something where you could be getting nothing, maybe you should think about smiling weakly and getting what you get instead of feeling entitled to more.
Aug 4, 2017, 11:18 am
#1112
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
Okay, but back to my question. What are you supposed to do with the card? In all my stays, no one has ever asked to see an HH card. I just put it in a drawer with all my other cards. The headphones are still in the box, not sure why anyone would use them vs. ear buds. I used the gift card. Tried to give them away at work but no takers.
However, I never got the 100K points. Now that is a nice gift I could use.
However, I never got the 100K points. Now that is a nice gift I could use.
Aug 4, 2017, 11:29 am
#1114
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
Still struggling to call this a "gift". I think it is more of a "Perk". I think it is nice that it is available but after spending over 1000 nights and hundreds of thousands of dollars with Hilton, I am not sure having it is a gift
Aug 4, 2017, 12:02 pm
#1116
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,909
If the individual hotel so chooses. There are no extra stay benefits for being lifetime. It is just Diamond. Now there are reports of some hotels going above and beyond when they see lifetime, but there is no requirement for them to do so. I could see a hotel going above and beyond if a good portion of those qualifying nights were at that hotel. But if you are lifetime and it is your first time at that hotel they really may not be willing to give you anything extra.
Aug 4, 2017, 12:43 pm
#1117
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 278
If the individual hotel so chooses. There are no extra stay benefits for being lifetime. It is just Diamond. Now there are reports of some hotels going above and beyond when they see lifetime, but there is no requirement for them to do so. I could see a hotel going above and beyond if a good portion of those qualifying nights were at that hotel. But if you are lifetime and it is your first time at that hotel they really may not be willing to give you anything extra.
Aug 4, 2017, 1:26 pm
#1119
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: LAX and LHR. UA lifetime Gold 1.9MM 1K , DL Gold Medallion, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, Avis President's Club
Posts: 3,592
I have well over half a million points and can find no points availability whenever I look for it. 
Aug 4, 2017, 1:56 pm
#1120
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: ATL - DL DM/3MM - HH Lifetime Diamond - Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 3,117
Aug 4, 2017, 2:11 pm
#1121
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
At 5 different properties, after being thanked for being a Diamond, I've asked them if that's how my my status is designated. In all cases I was told yes and on 2 occasions, shown the screen. I had a couple of very chatty gals who then went on a search for my LD designation. It wasn't until they drilled down into another screen that it showed up. From my experience, the front desk folk don't know if I'm LD. Not that I deserve, expect or are entitled to anything as a result of the status as just having it is the real gift
Aug 4, 2017, 4:26 pm
#1122
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: DCA/RIC
Programs: HH LTD, AA LTG
Posts: 1,015
There were some outsizesd point redemption that do not exist today, no question. Same goes for airline miles. The programs change constantly. It is up to each of us to regularly re-evaluate what programs if any make sense for our travel patterns to funnel our money or that of our employer to for future travel.
I "think" there is universal agreement on FT that the hotel and airline programs have devalued the use of miles and points for us over the years, however this thread is about dissatisfaction of the HH Lifetime package that did not exist before a couple years ago.
The LT benefit is a good thing in the minds of some of us, since it helps counter in some part the negative in points redemption and will work to keep some of us loyal to the brand after our crazy travel patterns slow down or stop.
Some think it falls short of what should of been rolled out or getting a LTD luggage tag instead of headphones is a disappointment enough to have a thread on it.
The LTD status did not exist when any of us who currently qualify for this status started spending many a nights and stays to this family of hotels.
So at least from my line of thinking this is a big up-check to the things we do not like about the changes, such as point devalue, loss of AXON rewards, etc. I am appreciative of the HH LTD tokens of appreciation sent to me, which is all it was meant to be IMHO.
Last edited by isle-hawg; Aug 5, 2017 at 10:59 am
Aug 7, 2017, 7:53 am
#1124
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1
Lifetime Diamond
I received my Hilton package over the weekend and though it was quite impressive, it only contained my new metal LT Diamond card and a leather ID tag. It also contained a card showing my accrued points and nights. What I didn't receive was a letter offering me any additional gifts like those mentioned previously. Will this notification come later?
Aug 7, 2017, 7:55 am
#1125
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: ATL - DL DM/3MM - HH Lifetime Diamond - Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 3,117
I received my Hilton package over the weekend and though it was quite impressive, it only contained my new metal LT Diamond card and a leather ID tag. It also contained a card showing my accrued points and nights. What I didn't receive was a letter offering me any additional gifts like those mentioned previously. Will this notification come later?