IHG Rewards Club Gold & Platinum Fast Track July 7 – December 30, 2020

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

IHG Rewards Club has brought back the Gold and Platinum fast track offers for sign-ups until December 30, 2020. Members who register for this offer have 90 days to complete it. You need two nights for Gold and five for Platinum. You can access this offer on IHG’s website here. READ MORE: IHG Rewards Club […]

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Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Match & Fast Track 2020 (Status Valid Through 2022)

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Conrad Bora Bora Nui UpdateHilton offered a very liberal match into its Gold and Diamond levels from competing programs for years and made some changes in August (read more here). Hilton Honors continues to match to Gold status for 90 days during which the member can retain it or advance to Diamond. The status is now valid through March […]

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IHG Rewards Club Revised 2020 Elite Qualifying Criteria

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

IHG Rewards Club on Wednesday released an update to its elite qualifying/requalifying criteria for 2020. There is a separate policy in place for members in Greater China (read more here). IHG is relaxing the requirements by 25% to 30% due to a drop in travel activity because of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. You can […]

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UPDATE: IHG Rewards Club Gold & Platinum Fast Track February 1 – May 1, 2020

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

IHG Rewards Club Platinum Fast Track Q1 2020IHG Rewards Club brought back Gold & Platinum fast track offer for employees from select corporations last week (read more here), and we now have the promo code required for sign up. Members must complete 2 nights for Gold and 5 for Platinum within 90 days of signing up for this offer between February 1 […]

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IHG Rewards Club Gold & Platinum Fast Track February 1 – May 1, 2020

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

IHG Rewards Club has brought back Gold & Platinum fast track offer for employees from select corporations that are undisclosed. Members must complete 2 nights for Gold and 5 for Platinum within 90 days of signing up for this offer between February 1 – May 1, 2020. You can access this offer on IHG’s website […]

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Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Status Match & Fast Track 2020

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Conrad Bora Bora NuiHilton offered very liberal match program into its Gold and Diamond levels from competing programs for years and made changes to it last time in August (read more here), making Gold and Diamond match more challenging. Hilton Honors continues to match to Gold status for 90 days during which the member can retain it or […]

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Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Status Match & Fast Track Change Effective October 23, 2019

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Conrad Bora BoraHilton Honors has offered very liberal status match program into its Gold and Diamond levels from competing programs for years. Hilton made changes to the program last time in August (read more here), making Gold and Diamond more challenging to get. Hilton Honors has today amended the list of programs from which they match. They […]

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Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Status Gift Is Valid For More Than 12 Months?

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Hilton Honors Gifting Status Reader QuestionWhen Hilton Honors introduced changes to its program back in January 2018 (read more here), one of the positive changes was for select Diamond members to gift Gold or Diamond status for 12 months (actually much longer). A LoyaltyLobby reader dropped us an email because the gifted Diamond status, contrary to the T&Cs, is valid […]

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Reader Question: Hilton Honors Gold Fast Track Difficulty?

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Hilton Honors MVP Rate PlanA LoyaltyLobby reader sent us a question regarding one of the Hilton Honors Gold fast track offers that are available. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook, or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. You can access our piece for the popular […]

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Radisson Rewards Gold-Status After One Stay

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Radisson Blu MainRadisson Rewards has on-going offer for members whose employers have negotiated rates with the hotel company. These members are eligible to get Radisson Rewards Gold-status after just one stay. Gold usually requires 30 nights or 20 stays within a calendar year (or Amex Platinum card). You can access Radisson’s web page for elite benefits here. […]

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Can Hotel Opt Out From Honors Gold & Diamond Benefits? – Case: Hilton Waikoloa Village

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Hilton Waikoloa VillageA LoyaltyLobby reader alerted us about a weird message that Hilton Waikoloa Village was displaying during the reservation process in effect opting out from Gold and Diamond benefits. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. […]

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Marriott Bonvoy Gold & Platinum Status Fast Tracks

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Marriott CopenhagenMarriott Rewards & Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) programs had separate status match & fast track programs that were combined under the Marriott Bonvoy Marriott Bonvoy members can sign up Gold & Platinum status fast tracks that don’t require the member to be an elite with any hotel loyalty program. You can access Marriott Bonvoy here. […]

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Hilton Honors Gold Fast Track Offer For Visa Cardholders Is Back Through December 31, 2019

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Hilton Honors Visa Fast TrackHilton Honors and Visa have brought back the very popular and generous Gold-status fast track offer that only requires 4 consumed nights or 2 stays over 90-day period (can even be award nights). This offer is valid for Visa Infinite and Signature cardholders in Asia-Pacific who now need to sign up by December 31, 2019. […]

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Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Status Match & Fast Track Change Effective August 15, 2019

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Conrad Bora Bora Nui UpdateHilton Honors has offered very liberal status match program into its Gold and Diamond levels from competing programs now for years. Hilton has today made some changes how this program will work from now on. Matched members will get Gold status (Diamond no longer available) for 90 day trial during which they need to complete […]

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IHG Rewards Club Status Match Sign Up By June 30, 2019

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IHG Rewards Club Status Match 2019IHG Rewards Club has launched limited time status match for members in the United States and United Kingdom. Members must sign up between June 17 – 30, 2019 and then have 90 nights to complete the challenge to keep the status through December 31, 2020. You can access IHG’s status match page here. READ MORE: […]

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UPDATE: Hilton Honors Gold & Diamond Status Match Now Valid Through March 2021

Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby

Hilton Honors - Conrad Bora BoraHilton Honors has been offering popular Gold & Diamond status matches. Members that complete the fast track will have their status extended through March 2021 that is now reflected on the page too. This match requires a successful applicant to have 4 stays in 90 days to retain Gold or 8 stays for Diamond. Hilton […]

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Hilton Honors Gold Fast Track Four Stays Within 90 Days (Status Valid Through Early 2021)

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Hilton Honors Gold Fast TrackHilton Honors has launched yet another Gold fast offer and this time for members that “book” through travel advisors (not really required). You need to consume the usual 4 stays within 90 days to successfully complete the challenge. Member that sign up for this offer and complete it will have the status through early 2021 […]

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