Friday, October 22, 2021

October 22 Update: Hilton adds automatic upgrades for Gold & Diamond Elites, WorldHotels Rewards offering instant Gold Elite status & more!

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 Hilton Hotels announced some minor changes this week that include automatic upgrades for elite members and digital key sharing. Here are the details Hilton provided to us:

Enhancing the Complimentary Room Upgrade Benefit for Elite Members
Celebrating elite Gold and Diamond Hilton Honors members with complimentary, space-available upgrades at the time of check-in is one of the program’s most important perks, and now, Hilton Honors is enhancing this valued benefit even further. When possible, Hilton will notify Gold and Diamond members of their complimentary upgrade 72 hours prior to arrival. This will enable the member to choose their upgraded room directly via the Hilton Honors app.  

How it Works: Eligible members will receive an email and a Hilton Honors app push notification alerting them of their complimentary upgraded room. Once received, if the hotel offers Digital Check-In, the member can easily choose the location of their upgraded room through the app 36 hours prior to arrival. All stays under seven nights are eligible for this early confirmation, and it will be available in the coming months at all Hilton brands globally where space-available upgrades are currently offered, including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Signia by Hilton and Tapestry Collection by Hilton.

Sharing Your Digital Key with Travel Companions
Since its 2015 launch, Hilton’s Digital Key has expanded rapidly. The technology is now available at more than 80% of Hilton’s portfolio, or close to 5,400 of Hilton’s more than 6,600 properties worldwide. It has been used to open more than 135 million guestroom doors, and has reduced plastic waste by 125 tons, furthering Hilton’s Travel with Purpose commitment to cut its environmental footprint in half by 2030. In the coming months, Digital Key Share will roll out globally to all hotels currently offering Digital Key technology.

How it Works: The primary guest can share their active Digital Key with up to four additional people or devices from the Hilton Honors app. For the secondary guest to gain access to the Digital Key, they must receive an invitation from the primary guest, be logged into the Hilton Honors app and pass a security check that happens instantly in the background. Guests who accept a share will have access to the room and property throughout the duration of the stay and, for security purposes, cannot further share the Digital Key.

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Here's an instant elite status offer for you - not that it is the most valuable out there but it's free nonetheless. WorldHotels Rewards is offering instant Gold Status when you join the program by the end of this year. Simple as that. Click here to learn more and to join.

As they are owned by Best Western, WorldHotels Rewards is almost a exact duplicate of Best Western Rewards and since BW has their status match no catch offer you could use this WorldHotels Rewards Gold Status to get yourself Gold status with Best Western.

 Image via WorldHotels

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Earlier this week we let you know about the welcome bonus for joining ITA Airways Volare, Italy's Alitalia replacement and as we mentioned previously there are no set plans to serve Canada direct just yet but the airline has applied to code share on routes to Canada. The question is which airline are they planning to code share with and will that code share also include frequent flyer benefits including earning and redeeming? (Source: CTA)

Image via ITA Airways

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