Awarded with 4 stays, 10 nights, or US$2,500 Eligible Spend earned in a calendar year. Members must re-qualify each calendar year; once earned, status is kept for the remainder of the calendar year in which it was earned and the subsequent calendar year. Hilton Honors Points earned do not count toward Elite Tier Status qualification.
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Earn 10 Tier-Qualifying Nights or 25,000 Base Points in one calendar year. Elite status is received after meeting the requirement and lasts through February of the second calendar year following qualification; members must re-qualify each calendar year.
Qualify with 10 Elite Qualifying Nights in a calendar year; no Elite Qualifying Points threshold is listed. Once earned in a calendar year, status is maintained through the end of the following calendar year.
Requires 10 eligible Status Nights or 2,000 Status Points.
Qualify in a calendar year with at least 10 eligible nights, or eligible stays at 2 different member brands, or USD 5,000 in net eligible spend.
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