Also noteable is that Starwood's SPG program that is so well liked by frequent travelers offers the worst rewards rate of all programs to their top -
tier status members!
Hyatt clearly didn't think this through before they sent out the tweet on Friday and they're now faced with a huge increase in the number of Diamond
tier status members — and I think they'll do what they can to dial back what they offered.
Hilton Honors Membership Tiers Earning
Tier Status Members can earn and maintain Elite tier status based on stays, nights, or Base Points earned in any calendar year.
Not exact matches
There are two
tiers of workers: 15 «worker
members» and more than 50 other employees, who must put in two years and some cash to achieve «worker
member»
status, which means actually joining the co-op and making decisions.
But after receiving complaints, Air Miles has changed its tune and announced that
members» access to rewards will now be based entirely on their
status level or
tier within the program: gold or onyx.
Before,
members needed 15
tier points to reach Silver and 40
tier points to reach Gold in the old elite
status program.
One big aspect of the SPG Credit Card Is the
member status system, and there are multiple different
tiers to the
member system.
At the end of the calendar year, elite
members can roll over any qualifying nights in excess of the number required to gain elite
tier status: • Nights 11 - 39 for Silver
members • Nights 41 - 59 for Gold
members • Nights 61 + for Diamond
members
An elite
member is a Hilton Honors Member who has obtained status tiers Silver, Gold or Di
member is a Hilton Honors
Member who has obtained status tiers Silver, Gold or Di
Member who has obtained
status tiers Silver, Gold or Diamond.
Earning nights toward these bonuses follows the same rules as earning nights toward elite
tier status — i.e. a
member will only receive credit for the nights stayed for one room, not multiple rooms booked for the same duration by the same Hilton Honors M
member will only receive credit for the nights stayed for one room, not multiple rooms booked for the same duration by the same Hilton Honors
MemberMember.
Members still earn elite
tier status through stays, nights, and eligible spending — no changes there — and can convert their Hilton Honors Points into miles with participating airline programs around the world.
After the gifted
status expires, the recipient's
status will change to the
tier status that they would have earned based on the
member activity from the previous calendar year.
Earning
tier status As a
member, you can earn and maintain elite
tier status based on the stays, nights, or Hilton Honors Base Points earned in any calendar year.
Eligible Diamond
members will have a one - time opportunity to extend their Diamond
tier status if they will not requalify via stays / nights / Base Points.
For purposes of obtaining
tier status, a
Member will receive stay and night credit for one room only.
Members in all elite
tiers (Silver, Gold and Diamond
Members) are eligible to rollover any qualifying nights in excess of those required to qualify for their elite
status level at the end of the calendar year (December 31st).
Maintaining Your Elite
Tier Once the Member has reached a certain Elite tier, the Member may keep such status for the calendar year in which the Elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
Tier Once the
Member has reached a certain Elite
tier, the Member may keep such status for the calendar year in which the Elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
tier, the
Member may keep such
status for the calendar year in which the Elite
tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year.
Etihad Guest
Members who have attained an Etihad Guest
Tier Status after 8 October 2017, your status is valid for: one year for Etihad Guest Silver, Etihad Guest Gold and Etihad Guest Platinum Me
Status after 8 October 2017, your
status is valid for: one year for Etihad Guest Silver, Etihad Guest Gold and Etihad Guest Platinum Me
status is valid for: one year for Etihad Guest Silver, Etihad Guest Gold and Etihad Guest Platinum
Members.
Basic frequent flier perks shrinking as airlines push top -
tier programs — Airlines are now more interested in luring us to second - level elite
status (50,000 EQMs), so they're taking some goodies away from base - level elite
members... (See Frequent flier perks)
On December 31 of each year, Flying Blue reviews each
member's
status to see if they qualify to maintain
status for the following year, or whether they will be downgraded to a lower
tier.
You get automatic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Medallion
status for being a
member, which is the third of 4
tiers.
Members also earn
Tier Miles to move up the elite
status tiers (Blue, Silver, Gold, and Platinum).
The elite
status tiers are
Member, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
Recent changes to the program include the ability to count redemption nights toward elite
status qualification and new welcome gifts (points or food and beverage items) at most hotels in the U.S. for top
tier members.
20.8.3 When
members choose to receive Loyalty Bonus
Status Credits, these
Status Credits will count towards Silver, Gold and Platinum
tier attain and retain, and Lifetime Silver and Gold.
Bonus Qantas Points are based on the Base Rate which applies, or the Minimum Points Guarantee if applicable and for the purposes of this promotion does not include any
Status Bonus that may apply for
tier members.
There are currently 4 elite
status tiers in World of Hyatt:
Member, Discoverist (10 % bonus points), Explorist (20 % bonus points) and Globalist (30 % bonus points).
And that's on top of the extra points
tier members earn from the
Status Bonus.
2.20.7 SSA membership is valid for as long as the Gold
Member retains Gold
tier status and holds a valid Flying Club Gold membership card.
2.20.10 If a SSA
Member earns sufficient
Tier Points to qualify for Gold
status under the Flying Club Terms, the account will immediately convert into a Flying Club Gold account and the original Gold
Member may request a new SSA.
Members of LAN Colombia's LANPass frequent flyer program are now able to earn and redeem miles and
tier status points when they fly on any oneworld alliance airline partner.
In addition,
members of other oneworld alliance airlines» frequent flyer programs can earn and redeem miles, awards, and
tier status points on LAN Colombia flights.
Wyndham Rewards will upgrade
Members» new or existing Wyndham Rewards
Member Level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current loyalty elite
tier /
status level in the Competitor Program.
Last year, United changed the MileagePlus program so that it requires
members to spend certain minimum amounts of PQDs in order to reach elite
status tiers.
For example in late 2017, Hyatt allowed Discoverist
members to earn Explorist
status by staying 10 nights and could have even earned top -
tier Globalist
status with 20 nights within the span of 4 months.
Point 1 — 3: We can pretty much dismiss these as being a valuable benefit because a passenger with Gold
status will have everyone in the two
status tiers above them ahead of then in the upgrade queue — upgrades are very hard to come by as an AAdvantage Gold
member and they are rare.
Other changes include the loss of the welcome amenity for top -
tier elite
members, but those that attain specific levels of
status will receive a free night as a courtesy.
Back in May of this year Delta announced that, from this fall, Medallion
members traveling with one companion would clear for Complimentary Upgrades to both First Class and Delta Comfort + based on the
status of the higher -
tiered member.
Double Qantas Points are based on the Base Rate which applies, or the Minimum Points Guarantee if applicable for the purposes of this promotion and does not include any
Status Bonus that may apply for
tier members.
Members in all elite
tiers (Silver, Gold and Diamond
Members) are eligible to rollover any qualifying nights in excess of those required to qualify for their elite
status level at the end of the calendar year (December 31st).
Medallion
Members traveling with one companion will be eligible for Complimentary Upgrades to both First Class and Delta Comfort + ® based on the
status of the higher -
tiered Member, as long as the companion is a SkyMiles Member, Medallion Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reserv
Member, as long as the companion is a SkyMiles
Member, Medallion Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reserv
Member, Medallion
Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reserv
Member or partner airline elite
member, traveling in the same reserv
member, traveling in the same reservation.
Moving to a Higher Elite
Tier Members may earn a higher Elite status when their stays, nights or Base Points within a calendar year qualify the Member for the next tier, as set forth in more detail be
Tier Members may earn a higher Elite
status when their stays, nights or Base Points within a calendar year qualify the
Member for the next
tier, as set forth in more detail be
tier, as set forth in more detail below.
Medallion
Members traveling with one companion will be eligible for Complimentary Upgrades to both First Class and Delta Comfort + based on the
status of the higher -
tiered Member, as long as the companion is a SkyMiles Member, Medallion Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reservation.Most fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum
Member, as long as the companion is a SkyMiles
Member, Medallion Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reservation.Most fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum
Member, Medallion
Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reservation.Most fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum
Member or partner airline elite
member, traveling in the same reservation.Most fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum
member, traveling in the same reservation.Most fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum stay.
Maintaining Your Elite
Tier Once the Member has reached a certain Elite tier, the Member may keep such status for the calendar year in which the Elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
Tier Once the
Member has reached a certain Elite
tier, the Member may keep such status for the calendar year in which the Elite tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
tier, the
Member may keep such
status for the calendar year in which the Elite
tier was earned and the subsequent calendar y
tier was earned and the subsequent calendar year.
Eligible Diamond
members will have a one - time opportunity to extend their Diamond
tier status if they will not requalify via stays / nights / Base Points.
As stated in the Offer form,
Members must provide proof of their current Competitor Loyalty Program elite
tier /
status level in one of the following forms: (i) a copy of their current Competitor Loyalty Program elite
tier /
status statement or (ii) a copy of their current Competitor Loyalty Program elite
tier /
status card.
The eventual launch of American Airlines» premium economy service will effectively devalue the systemwide upgrades that American Airlines Executive Platinum
members receive for qualifying for top -
tier status.
No Points or credit toward
tier status will be awarded for «no show» situations when a
Member has made a reservation guaranteed with a credit card but then does not check in to the hotel — irrespective of whether or not the
Member's credit card is charged for any portion of the reserved stay per the hotel's «no show» policy.
Status Match... No Catch ® offer («Offer») is open to new and existing Best Western Rewards ® members («Members») who reside in a participating country, territory, or region and wish to upgrade their new or existing Best Western Rewards Elite Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite tier / status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program&ra
Status Match... No Catch ® offer («Offer») is open to new and existing Best Western Rewards ®
members («Members») who reside in a participating country, territory, or region and wish to upgrade their new or existing Best Western Rewards Elite Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite tier / status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program&r
members («
Members») who reside in a participating country, territory, or region and wish to upgrade their new or existing Best Western Rewards Elite Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite tier / status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program&r
Members») who reside in a participating country, territory, or region and wish to upgrade their new or existing Best Western Rewards Elite
Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite tier / status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program&ra
Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite
tier /
status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program&ra
status level in any other competing hotel chain's loyalty program («Competitor Loyalty Program»).
Further,
Members who so fail to pay amounts due to Hilton Grand Vacations ® are subject to forfeiture of any Elite
tier status earned through Hilton Grand Vacations ®.