{"id":133118,"date":"2024-11-16T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/favorite-hotel-and-airline-elite-benefits-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:00:57","slug":"favorite-hotel-and-airline-elite-benefits-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/favorite-hotel-and-airline-elite-benefits-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite hotel and airline elite benefits – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Loyalty programs naturally want to reward their most loyal and valuable travelers, and many do so by offering elite status to travelers who spend the most money or time with them.<\/p>\n

If you hold mid- to top-tier elite status with a loyalty program \u2014 and travel with the program frequently \u2014 you’ll likely get thousands of dollars’ worth of value from your status each year. So, once you have elite status, it’s often compelling to continue spending, staying and flying with certain programs to reap the rewards of your status while requalifying for another year.<\/p>\n

From World of Hyatt Discoverist<\/a> to American AAdvantage Executive Platinum<\/a>, TPG staffers hold many status levels. This article will share some of my favorite elite status perks and discuss some benefits other TPG staffers told me they love.<\/p>\n

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My favorite elite benefits<\/h2>\n

Since 2017, I’ve traveled full time as a digital nomad<\/a>. When my husband and I gave up our apartment and sold or donated most of our belongings in 2017, we only had a few elite statuses. But, while living on the road, we’ve picked up multiple airline and hotel elite statuses.<\/p>\n

Currently, I hold American AAdvantage Platinum Pro<\/a> (Oneworld Emerald), Asiana Club Diamond<\/a> (Star Alliance Gold) and United Premier Silver<\/a>. My husband also earned a Southwest Airlines Companion Pass<\/a> in January 2023, which we’ve earned value from for almost two years.<\/p>\n

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