FAQ: Status Match from HHonors Diamond to Starwood Plat

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Mar 29, 2007 | 5:32 pm

#136

fireworksboy

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Join Date: May 2003

Location: AA Plat / UA NOTHING / Alaska 75K / Hyatt Diamond / SPG LT Plat / Marriott Gold / Priority Club Plat / Hertz Pres

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iwpingmu

I will start to have several SPG stays starting Mid-June this year, should I (marriott PLT) apply the status match on early June or now? either way I will have less than 1 full year to requalify for next year (8 months left if applying now and <6 months left if applying on June 1st, any thought? Thanks

My thought is to be sure you want to utilize the status match now as it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Others can speak to the timing during the year of the match.

Mar 29, 2007 | 5:41 pm

#137

iwpingmu

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: US

Posts: 562

Because I am in the middle of Marriott Mega Bonus promotion now, and expect to complete everything in May, so I won't start to stay at SPG till June.
But just wonder if I apply the status match on June, will SPG grant 12 months for me to re-qualify which is good till next June, or just give me the 6 months which is left of the year?

Mar 29, 2007 | 8:54 pm

#138

bthobe

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Chicago

Programs: Cards with lots of logos on them

Posts: 594

I just faxed my request yesterday and just got an e-mail saying they upgraded me to Starwood Plat. That was really fast.

The e-mail said something to the affect that I had to requalify for '08 so I assume it is only good through the end of the year. This means I need to start booking Starwood vs. Hilton but then again I do not want to lose my status with Hilton.

Decisions, Decisions....

Mar 29, 2007 | 9:02 pm

#139

tjk1976

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: YVR

Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Plat (earned as Starwood), Canadian Amex Plat & resulting statuses, WestJet Silver

Posts: 663

If you qualified for '08, your Plat card will likely show an expiry date of Feb '09. ^

Mar 29, 2007 | 9:45 pm

#140

iwpingmu

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: US

Posts: 562

It seems that you have only 9 months to re-qualify PLT status, I am really confusing if I apply the status match on June, will I have less than 6 months to re-qualify?

Mar 29, 2007 | 9:49 pm

#141

iwpingmu

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: US

Posts: 562

reiqualify

Quote:

Originally Posted by bthobe

are you sure you just need to re-qualify in 2008? that means your status will be good through 2/2009? you may ask customer rep to confirm it

Mar 29, 2007 | 10:08 pm

#142

rdchen

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Bay Area

Programs: HH, PC, SPG, MR, GP, US, UA, AA

Posts: 3,680

When I requested for status match last July, the new Plat is good until Feb. 08^ .

Last edited by rdchen; Mar 30, 2007 at 8:35 am

Mar 30, 2007 | 1:50 am

#143

SanDiego1K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iwpingmu

It seems that you have only 9 months to re-qualify PLT status, I am really confusing if I apply the status match on June, will I have less than 6 months to re-qualify?

Happily, you have a much more liberal period for requalification. When comped from March 1 onward, you get platinum status thru the current year, the following year, and thru Feb of the third year. You can stay or not this year, it won't count toward requalification. It's next year that matters in terms of earning it.

Apr 26, 2007 | 9:06 am

#144

NoY

Join Date: Nov 2004

Location: Dubai, UAE / Phuket, Thailand / York, England

Programs: SAS Diamond/STE+, Emirates, OW Sapphire (bye-bye BA, yesss!), Radisson VIP, Hilton, Marriott

Posts: 5,490

Status Match for UK Resident?

Hi All,

Could somebody advise the contact details for a UK resident (a colleague) to Status match to SPG Plat from HH Diamond? I did search but found nothing specifically for UK/EU.

Thanks!

May 2, 2007 | 12:00 am

#145

Truly

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location: New York

Programs: UA 1K, HH Silver, *Wood Gold, Marriott Silver

Posts: 283

I guess I'm not the only one who's confused... if I do a status match with my Hilton HHonors Diamond, will the *wood Platinum status expire at the end of the calendar year (Dec 07) or a year from when I get it (May '08)? I don't want to waste a OIAL match to get Platinum status for only 6 months. I am less worried about the requalification period as I am going to be staying in EITHER a Hilton OR a *Wood property once a week for the rest of the year. Requalifying shouldn't be a problem.

- Truly