Hilton Honors today announced on the Chinese social media platform (WeChat) about policy exceptions for Greater China (Mainland, Macao, Hong Kong, and Taiwan).
Members whose status was going to be downgraded on March 31 will have it extended through March 2021, and those that qualified in 2019 will have it until 2022. Points expiry is also waived through the end of 2020.
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Note that Hilton Honors will process these extensions by March 31, 2020. The offer is valid for members whose address on file with Hilton was at any of the Greater China addresses as of February 19.
Here’s the announcement from Hilton:
Notice of Hilton Honors Membership and Points Extension Policy
Hilton Group pays close attention to the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus. From now on, Hilton Honors will provide membership and points extension policies for members of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affected by travel plans:
- All members who have not reached the relegation standard in 2019 and will be downgraded on March 31, 2020 will have their current membership level valid until March 31, 2021.
- All members who have successfully reached the elite membership (diamond, gold, silver membership) relegation or promotion standards in 2019, the membership level will be extended to March 31, 2022.
- All Hilton Honors members in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan: From now until December 31, 2020, points will not expire.
The above membership and points extension policies are only applicable to Hilton Honors members in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and apply to Hilton Honors Terms and Conditions. If you have related questions, you can consult the Hilton Group official micro-Hilton Hilton or call the Hilton Honors Customer Service Center hotline (please dial 400-820-8091 in mainland China and 86-21-23268601 outside of China)
Hilton Honors will always be with you, so stay tuned for Hilton’s official WeChat account and more member benefits policies.
Conclusion
Hyatt (read more here), IHG Rewards Club (read more here), and now Hilton Honors have membership extension policies in place for members in Greater China (and Hyatt includes entire Asia and members that often travel TO Asia).
The only big hotel loyalty program that hasn’t made their announcement yet is Marriott Bonvoy. It would surprise me if they DON’T have something similar in the works.
Here are the frequently asked questions:
Q: What are the conditions for determining members in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who can enjoy the membership extension and points extension policy mentioned in the detailed rules?
Answer: As of February 19, 2020, members with the default address in their profile of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can enjoy these guarantees.
Q: How do I know that the validity period / point validity period of my Elite Membership has been adjusted?
A: We will adjust the validity period of the elite membership / points. This work will be completed before March 31, 2020. At that time, you can consult the Hilton Group official micro-Hilton Hilton or call the Hilton Honors Customer Service Center hotline (400-820-8091 for mainland China, 86-21-23268601 for overseas)
Q: Do members need to apply for membership and points extension policy?
A: Members do not need to do any application operations, the system will automatically complete the update.
Q: What should I do if I cannot earn / use my points during an epidemic and are about to expire?
A: All Hilton HHonors members in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, if your account points expire from now (February 20, 2020) to December 31, 2020, we will unconditionally extend your validity Until December 31, 2020.
