welcome to ft umct....congratulations on becoming plat....

Status Match to Marriott Platinum
 

Could someone help me with a contact at Marriott platinum assist. I am a Hyatt diamond trying to get a status match with Marriott platinum. But i can't seem to find a Platinum fax # or email address on the Marriott website. Please help!

Nice going - i'm trying the same thing currently and will do the Hyatt GP Diamond card scan now. But, I hated the PH in Vegas....

Only Marriott Plats have that number if anyone cares to share it with you ...

Most likely Marriott will not status match.

Based on your hotel stay history for the past 12 months and/or your hotel stay plans for the next 12 months, Marriott will offer you a challange:

• "Taste of Gold" challange which they usually require you to book and stay 12 nights at any Marriott property in the next 3 months or
• "Taste of Platinum" challange whereby you must spend 18 nights I believe.

Marriott will probably give you the elite status during the 3-months challange period. Also, if you start your challange now and successfully complete it, your elite status will expire on 2/2012. If you request, commence and complete the challnge in 2011, then your status will expire 2/2013.

IMHO, there isn't much difference between Marriott's Gold and Platinum status: more points for plats and hence faster track to lifetime status and a dedicated plat cs number.

Either way the regular Marriott Rewards cs telephone number will suffice to start the process.

YMMV!

Hyatt is no longer offering Status match
 

It takes one greedy idiot to ruin a good deal for the rest of us ... :confused:

From TMtravelworld:

wow....sucks....i was thinking about getting a match next year....

Hilton Status Challenge
 

Does anyone know if Hilton gives you the status during the challenge period? So if they offer me a 15 nights in 90 days challenge to Diamond, would I be Diamond during that time?

Depends on the exact wording. When I switched some business over to HH earlier this year, I was given a challenge for Diamond, but was told I would be a HH Gold and could earn Diamond based upon xx nights in the 90 day window.

It may well be that you get Diamond from the start. Check your account status to see what they put you up to. You could always contact them to clarify in the mean time.

Thanks RAPC! Gold during the challenge would be fine with me, as long as I get any status during the challenge.

I got BW Diamond matched to my PC Platinum. I can't find an expiration date for that BW DM card though. I wonder if it's only valid till the end of this year or all the way through the next one since my PC Platinum is until the end of 2011.

Hyatt status match
 

There seem to be conflicting reports. Does anyone have recent experience on whether the Hyatt status match/challenge requires six nights or twelve nights? Also, does it have to be done in thirty days?

Thanks

According to Gold Passport Concierge here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt...formation.html HGP no longer match status.

The instant Platinum elite for 180 days with only a 5 night requirement to maintain Platinum elite membership and the Diamond elite that was to be earned with 15 nights within 180 days of enrollment is no longer available. This offer was disontinued as of mid May 2010. See: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt...5-14-10-a.html

Did a search to confirm my memory but could not find the information.

Am planning on doing a status match from HHonors Diamond(via spending) to SPG Plat. Recognize that I need to send a copy of my card (front and back) and current HHonors account to SPG.

I seem to remember that if I request status match after March 2011 the SPG Plat will be valid through 2012.

Is this correct?

TIA.

DeanT

So what exactly happened with Hyatt last year? No more status matches, right? Because I could really use Diamond...

Some bottom-feeder (apparently a Hyatt insider) was selling Hyatt Diamond status on ebay and disguising it as status match:

http://boardingarea.com/blogs/tmtrav...-status-match/

This change is not cast in stone, I see some wiggle room. I'd pm Hyatt Gold Passport Conciege below with your travel plans (stays/nights/$$$ ... revenue you plan to move to Hyatt) to see what she might do for you ... and please report back either way. Thank you.

Does someone know if GHA ( http://www.gha.com/loyalty-home.aspx ) is matching RA's??

Hyatt Diamond to PC Platinum
 

Thanks folks. I called Priority club as instructed and received an immediate Platinum elite match from my Hyatt Diamond status.

welcome to ft tin509....glad it all worked out....

I was successful in getting Omni to match my HGP Plat with Plat last summer, which became GHA Plat this winter. The local experiences benefit is pretty nice.
YMMV

I am Elite Plat with Marriott... will SPG match it? Thinking of switching to them if the Q2 promo rumor of free nights is true.

Sent a mail to HHonors to match Marriott Plat to their Diamond status. Received gold status and a diamond challenge.

What did you have to send them to get the match? Starwood is asking me for my Marriott Rewards card... I lost that... heck I never even used it. store my Loyalty program numbers on my phone.

Starwood rocks! They matched without my Marriot rewards card.

12 nights in 60 days - per the email I received yesterday. :)

Hyatt diamond trial
 

12 nights in 60 days and I am 1/2 way there. Besides doing MRs, are there other options to complete the remaining 6 nights? The place that I fly for business doesn't have hyatt properties unfortunately.

Ditto, that's correct. I am in the middle of my hyatt diamond trial. It's not easy if you are not traveling for business. Even if you travel for business just hope that there is a hyatt property near by where you work.

SPG Status Match...no more??
 

Just tried to status match HH Diamond to SPG Plat and received the following letter. I don't know if this is because I am already SPG Gold of if it is truly a new policy.

15 nights in 90 days isn't too bad, but August and Sept are my two slow months. Will have to delay my reply until Oct 1

______
Dear MRTCPA,

I would like to take a moment to thank you for your loyalty to Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and the Starwood Preferred Guest program.

As of April 1, 2011 we no longer upgrade members based on a status match or solely on a request ; I am pleased to inform you that we now offer an elite 'Status Challenge'. This challenge consists of having 15 eligible nights credited to your Starwood Preferred Guest account within 90 days of the request for Platinum Status. The Platinum Status challenge applies to new reservations only. Any previous nights already credited to the account do not apply to the challenge.

Should you choose to participate, once you have completed the challenge, we will upgrade your account to Platinum Status for a full year. Platinum Preferred Guest status offers the program?s greatest range of privileges. With our highest tier of membership, you will enjoy personalized attention and unparalleled rewards at an extraordinary collection of hotels and resorts worldwide; as well as exceptional elite status enhancements. Please visit the Platinum Preferred Guest page on SPG.com to view all of the benefits and our member guide.

If you have any questions regarding the status challenge and/or you are interested in participating, please reply to this email and we will get you started.

Best Regards,

Diona Kemp
Platinum Concierge Liaison
Starwood Preferred Guest
[email protected]
512-997-9046 fax

mrtcpa--- Received the same message when I tried to status match with SPG just a few days ago. Was looking forward to the benefits during the trial, oh well.

That is correct, the SPG change was announced back in March and was discussed with some passion in the SPG forum

here is the thread for those who are interested....

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...-1-2011-a.html

Is there a current list that lists what chains will match to other chains top tier status?

As in ... I have HHonor Diamond status and the following XXX chains will match me top tier status


Thanks in advance!

Match from SPG Platinum to PC Platinum...
Anyone have the email or phone for PC Status Match?

Does anyone know of any rewards programs that will currently match Starwood (SPG) Platinum level?

Bragging aside, I did not even have to ask for a match ... just checked my email account one morning and there was one from PC stating:
But just as in Accor program, hardly any benefits ... but thanks PC anyways I am not complaining :)

Is it possible to status match from HH Gold to SPG Gold?

I asked the same question to spg and there response was that all i can do is a status challenge, with no benefits during the challenge. I emailed 3 different people at starwood and all gave the same answer

I think I may be missing some good opportunities with this status match stuff. I've never thought about it before, but is there any downside to doing it?

For examples, Im currently Marriott Platinum and Hilton Diamond. However I have a couple stays coming up at hotels that I have no status with. Intercon and Sheraton.

Both stays are at least 2 weeks in length, should I be attempting to status match for these?


I don't think I'm grasping the concept fully, there has to be some trade off right?

I think you'd have no problem matching to IHG PL.

Appreciate the response. Will that help when staying at an Intercon?

The more I try and make sense of it, it seems likes its almost two separate programs between the PC and the Ambassador benefits.

you can't status match to spg but there is a challenge where you have to complete 18 nights within 90 days & they upgrade you to plat status....