{"id":25610,"date":"2025-11-07T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=25610"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:23:55","slug":"big-hilton-news-two-new-tiers-upgrade-reward-and-easier-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2025\/11\/07\/big-hilton-news-two-new-tiers-upgrade-reward-and-easier-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Hilton news: two new tiers, upgrade reward and easier qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Compared with other hotel chains, Hilton\u2019s loyalty program has always been remarkably stable. Ever since I started following frequent traveller programs, Hilton Honors has kept the same four tiers: Blue, Silver, Gold, and Diamond. Although a \u201cLifetime Diamond\u201d tier was later introduced, it\u2019s technically not a separate level. By contrast, Accor and IHG have both added new tiers over the years, and Marriott\u2019s structure has changed even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, it seems Hilton is finally ready to shake things up. It’s not official yet but I dug out some information from the source code of their member page.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two new elite tiers are coming soon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Diamond Reserve<\/strong> 40 stays or 80 nights, plus $18,000 annual qualifying spend<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honors Society<\/strong> invitation-only tier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Diamond Reserve seems roughly equivalent to Marriott\u2019s Ambassador Elite but with about 20% lower requirements. In terms of benefits, one confirmed perk that Diamond Reserve will have is the Confirmable Upgrade Reward<\/strong>. Milestone rewards are also evolving accordingly – for example, at 120 nights you can now choose a Confirmable Upgrade Reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Other perks, if I hazard a guess, could be like the Your24 from Marriott Ambassador. In terms of the Honors Society, it’s not going to be relevant to the majority of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Alongside these new tiers, the qualification requirements for the existing levels are being reduced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tier<\/th>Current Requirement<\/th>New Requirement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Silver<\/strong><\/mark><\/td>10 nights \/ 4 stays \/ 25,000 points<\/td>7 nights \/ 3 stays \/ 17,500 points<\/td><\/tr>
    Gold<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>40 nights \/ 20 stays \/ 75,000 points<\/td>28 nights \/ 14 stays \/ 52,500 points<\/td><\/tr>
    Diamond<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>60 nights \/ 30 stays \/ 120,000 points<\/td>42 nights \/ 21 stays \/ 84,000 points<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    A clean, across-the-board 30% reduction<\/strong>, quite a major change. It will soon become much easier to earn Hilton elite status for regular stayers. Not sure about the motivation behind this – perhaps because it\u2019s already very easy to earn status through credit cards in the U.S., Hilton decided to lower the thresholds globally to balance things out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Given the timing, it\u2019s likely these new rules will take effect starting in 2026. What do you think of the changes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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