Hilton Diamond status comes with a host of benefits including space-available room upgrades (up to a one-bedroom suite), access to Executive Lounges at participating hotels, 100% bonus points on all stays and elite gifting status.
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Hilton Diamond status comes with a host of benefits including space-available room upgrades (up to a one-bedroom suite), access to Executive Lounges at participating hotels, 100% bonus points on all stays and elite gifting status.
The highest tier, Hilton Diamond status, comes with the most benefits, including space-available room upgrades, a daily food and beverage credit, and elite gifting status.
The Hilton Honors program is a rewards program offered by Hilton hotels that includes 18 brands and over 6,500 properties around the world. The Hilton Honors program offers three elite tiers. You need to reach Gold elite status — the mid-level tier — to begin getting free upgrades.
Can Hilton Diamond members check in early? Unfortunately, this isn't guaranteed, even for top-tier status holders. Availability varies by property, but it never hurts to ask.
Start by introducing yourself and expressing your appreciation for the hotel's services. Then, explain why you think you deserve an upgrade - perhaps because of your loyalty as a frequent guest or because it's a special occasion like an anniversary or birthday.
Number of Diamonds out thereIn the Oct. 18 edition of Business Travel News, Adam Burke is quoted as saying of 6.5 million active Hilton HHonors members, 9 percent are gold, while 2.5 percent are diamond.
The highest Hilton Honors status is Diamond. Diamond status will afford you benefits including space-available room upgrades, 100% points earning bonus on stays, elite status gifting and more.
To earn Hilton Diamond status, you'd normally need to book 42 nights or 21 stays, or earn 84,000 bonus points. With the Hilton Honors Aspire Card from American Express, however, you'll automatically earn Diamond status — the highest loyalty tier of the Hilton Honors program — once you've enrolled.
Gold status will remain in effect until Dec.31 of the subsequent year in which you earned it. So if you achieve Hilton Honors status in the summer of 2023, it would be good through Dec. 31, 2024.
To qualify, you must complete 30 stays, stay 60 nights or earn 120,000 base points in a calendar year. However, primary cardholders of the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (see rates and fees) enjoy complimentary Diamond status as a perk of their card.
You can upgrade to the Diamond Club category by purchasing a Diamond Club room when booking your stay or purchase the upgrade at the time of check-in (based on availability).
On almost every flight, the passengers who get upgrades are either the ones who pay for them (whether in dollars or miles) in advance or frequent fliers with elite status who receive complimentary upgrades as part of their perks. There are very few exceptions, so don't expect to score a free upgrade by just asking.
But if that's also a no-go, then you have one last option. You should ask the lead flight attendant or the flight attendant at the boarding door, said Bobby Laurie, a travel expert and former American Airlines flight attendant.