Diamond Challenge but failed
Apr 17, 2019, 7:44 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Singapore
Programs: Hilton, SPG,
Posts: 11
Diamond Challenge but failed
HI, I am a gold member and would like to take up the Diamond Challenge status match. What if I have failed the challenge due to some reasons, will my Gold status remain until Mar 2020? Please advise, Thank you.
Apr 17, 2019, 9:40 am
#3
Community Director Emerita
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,747
I think you are asking if you take the challenge but don't stay enough to get the new status, will you continue to have your current status? If this is the question, then yes, you will continue to be gold til whatever time that status is currently due to expire.
Apr 17, 2019, 9:53 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Indeed.
Apr 17, 2019, 1:02 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK - BHD
Programs: BMI Diamond Club refugee: BA-Br; HH-D
Posts: 912
Yes ... but to state the obvious, time your request for a challenge carefully based on planned travel so that you will not fail!
Apr 18, 2019, 7:10 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,047
It is a much better idea to do the challenge in early 2020. If successful you'd then be Diamond until March 2022. If not, but you still do 4 stays, you'd be Gold until 2022.
The difference between Gold and Diamond isn't enough IMO to go for it now...
The difference between Gold and Diamond isn't enough IMO to go for it now...
Apr 18, 2019, 10:20 am
#9
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Delta Platinum
Posts: 1,732
Generally, Hilton only runs the challenge for 3 months, from April to end of June. I have done it before and the best way to make it easy is to get a cheap local room somewhere if you need a few extra nights.
Apr 18, 2019, 2:45 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 3,360
I chased status for a few years. I'm self-employed, so everything was coming out of my pocket. I finally wised up and figured out I was paying more annually (choosing a Hilton over an equally-rated but cheaper non-Hilton) than the value of what I was getting out of the status perks.
May 27, 2019, 12:24 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 1
Was Silver status and took the Gold challenge for 90 days due to my upcoming travel activity. If I make it, great, if not, no biggie. I do agree with writerguy above. After doing the math, paying $600 (staying 4 nights within 90 days) to reach diamond status isn't worth the $200 of free breakfasts that I would earn with Gold in the coming year. Staying in cheaper hotels can be hit and miss though. I suppose hotels have a monetary motivation for these status matches.