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grumpy
Aug 30, 2004

Frequent traveler checking in. Here's a quick note on Hotel rewards programs; some of them will offer you a quick path to to elite status.

I called Marriott earlier this year and asked to be enrolled in their "Platinum Challenge". They agreed and required I stay 21 nights within 90 days. I was immediately bumped from nothing to platinum status and once I hit 21 nights I was permanently made platinum for the next year.

I then called Hilton and made a similar request to make diamond status. They offered the same 21 night challenge if I could prove my elite status with a competing hotel chain. FWIW, a coworker tried the same thing with Hilton and they had no idea what he was talking about, so it pays to hang up, call again, and hope for a different rep.

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