Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout.
Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout.
Also called: Hotel status.
How it works#
Its practical value depends on the individual property far more than with airlines: brands inside the same group interpret benefits differently, and franchised hotels deviate from the chain’s standards. Almost every promise is subject to availability. In properties without a club lounge or restaurant, elite benefits routinely turn out smaller than expected.
Not to be confused with#
Hotel elite status is not the same as booking through a travel agency’s luxury programme: status comes from the loyalty programme, agency perks from a contract with the hotel.
In German#
The German term is Hotelstatus. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Elite status: Elite status is a tier in a loyalty programme that grants extra benefits for a limited period once a qualification threshold has been met.
- Room upgrade: A room upgrade is the allocation of a higher room category than the one booked, granted as an elite benefit and usually subject to availability.
- Late checkout: Late checkout is the elite benefit of keeping a hotel room beyond the standard departure time, in almost all cases subject to availability.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onStatus and lounges.