Manner of Requalification - survey
 

I am curious as to whether people at the highest level of airline status based upon miles, not segments, are more likely to hit hotel status by stays, not nights. I have always qualified in the respective airline program by miles flown, never segments, and hotels by stays, never by nights. If you qualify by both miles/segments AND stays/nights, I'm interested in that too. Here goes.

UA - 1K - Miles
AS - MVP Gold (comped but will requal as Gold with miles, and MVP or Gold in the past with miles)

SPG - Platinum - Stays
HHonors - Gold (extended) - Stays

AF Frequence Plus Rouge - miles
LH SEN - miles
Hilton Diamond - stays
Starwood (ongoing) - it will be stays

CX Diamond - achievement was by sectors, first and soon second renewals by miles.

SPG Platinum - the last couple of years by nights first but also by stays. This year it is going to be hard either way http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

CO None Pass - Miles
HP Flight Fund - Comp
DL Skymiles - Comp - (Pending

Hilton Honors - Nights (too many)165 YTD
Starwood - Comp - (to rescue orphan miles)

CO Platinum: miles (including lots of transcons & overseas flights should have over 100,000 by years end)
US Silver; miles (hoping for Gold by years end, as long as US is still among us http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif )
Hyatt Diamond: nights
Starwood Platinum: nights
Hilton Gold : comped, but should have enought nights to requalify
Marriott Silver: nights + double point offer earlier this year.

CO - Platinum -
2002 - miles (75,998 and still counting)
2001 - segments and miles (78,993 and 114 Segments)

Hilton - Diamond -
2002 - stays - due to double stay credit.
2001 - stays and nights. I ended the year with a 135 nights

Starwood - Platinum -
2002 - may only make Gold since I have been working in the UK last couple of months and there are no Starwood or Hiltons in the area. Status depends on a new assignment for the second half of the year.
2001 - stays - I didn't join Starwood till July of 2001 and they weren't as convenient to my clients so I had to do some creative staying last year to qualify. (I was comped to Platinum when I joined, but I did earn it by the end of the year)

miles for frequent flyer programs
stays for hotel programs

DL PM - last year both miles and segments, this year most likely miles only.
UA Prem Ex - comped up from Premier, will qualify on miles (it's going to be close).
SPG Plat - last year stays and nights, this year same.
HH Gold - stays.

Always miles for airline programs.

Nights for hotel programs (and usually stays, too, by the end of the year).

DL PM - always miles
AA PLT - miles, will make EXP this year based on Q-points and maybe miles
SPG PLT - 2001 stays, 2002 nights
MC Gold - nights (only option)
HH Gold - comp

I always qualify on my airline status by segments, though this year I will qualify for absolutely NOTHING since I'm driving to my destinations rather than flying (flying is just too much of a hassle).

I have already re-qualified (after an initial comp) for Starwood Platinum based on nights, and will probably either make either Hilton Diamond or Marriott Platinum again based on nights, too.

Curious enough this year I might end up having top tier status at three major chains -- Marriott (already have), Starwood (already have) and Hilton (might earn), with only ONE paid flight roundtrip the whole YEAR. Just two years ago I flew 145 segments in one year. What a difference a recession can make http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Segments on UA for 1P, tho will make that on miles this year as well. No real incentive to get to 1k any more. Comp AA plat and AS Gold hanging in there a few flights each prob won't requal I asked for the comps the week before my fulltime job got whacked. ;(
No longer any hotel stays, zero this and last year so back to entry level with most all hotel programs.

UA P.E. on segments primarily MCI/ORD/MCI

LH SEN: miles
KL RW: miles (to get comb)
SPG Plt: reach limit for stays first; would qualify with nights, too
MR Plt: nights


SRS Sr (Steigenberger Silver): nights

US Gold - comp (miles); will requal Silver on miles
HH Gold - a tie.