Should I activate Diamond Honors for Platinum Velocity before March 31?

[dsotm]

My HH Diamond will probably expire in March, but I have a family trip to the US in April. My wife just qualified for VA Platinum but hasn't activated her HH Diamond membership. If she does it now, will her HH Diamond status finish in March 2015? Or if she does it after March 31, will her membership be valid until 2016? When I did the HH thing from Velocity, I got two years which has been fantastic. We've stayed in Hiltons all over the world since from South Wharf to the Waldorf Astoria. I'm worried I will arrive at the Hilton (still looking at Las Vegas options) and I won't get any Diamond benefits on my (possibly just-expired) Diamond card.

 

[DC3]

My HH Diamond will probably expire in March, but I have a family trip to the US in April. My wife just qualified for VA Platinum but hasn't activated her HH Diamond membership. If she does it now, will her HH Diamond status finish in March 2015? Or if she does it after March 31, will her membership be valid until 2016? When I did the HH thing from Velocity, I got two years which has been fantastic. We've stayed in Hiltons all over the world since from South Wharf to the Waldorf Astoria. I'm worried I will arrive at the Hilton (still looking at Las Vegas options) and I won't get any Diamond benefits on my (possibly just-expired) Diamond card.

Yes. Hilton give you the balance or the year in which the status was earned, plus the entire following year and to help with their requal calculations, they also give up until the end of March the year after that. So effectively, if one qualified as diamond from a rather expensive group of stays in January, one could remain diamond for over two years!

If your wife activates anytime this year (for example, now) she will be HH Diamond for all of this year, also for the following year (2015), expiring on 31 March of the year after that (2016). So, she can activate this now and there's no need to wait until later in the year.

As for your situation, if you will no longer be Diamond in April, did you qualify for Gold during 2013? Otherwise, if you are after the Diamond benefits, your wife's HH will provide those, although the difference is somewhat marginal.

Edit: Don't forget the condition of four stays within six months of activating the VA offer to HH Diamond in order to maintain the status beyond that

 

[dsotm]

Many thanks DC3. I'll get it happening.