While we’ll have to mark this as “developing” for now, it sounds like Hilton Honors is planning major changes to its elite tiers, possibly as soon as next year.
That’s great in terms of the ease with which you can earn status, though it’s less great in terms of Hilton actually consistently delivering on benefits. For example, the program doesn’t offer any sort of confirmed suite upgrades or guaranteed late check-out.
For a long time, we’ve known that Hilton Honors was exploring adding a new top tier status, as it’s something the program has surveyed multiple times. It looks like that’s finally taking shape, as flagged by US Credit Card Guide. Based on source code on Hilton’s website, we may see the company introduce a new Hilton Honors Diamond Reserve tier. This would require $18,000 in annual spending, plus either 80 nights or 40 stays.
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