Who's in the hotel with the status? now there's the sign that tells you.
One of the practices in the cruise world is to have a party, during the cruise, dedicated to the members of the [...]
One of the practices in the cruise world is to have a party, during the cruise, dedicated to loyalty program members. Many of these companies then do a follow-up to give the numbers, that is, to say how many and which elite passengers are on board and who the top frequent cruisers are.
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One of the best loyalty programs is that of Royal Caribbean, the owner of the largest cruise ships ever built and put into operation. Crown&Anchor is by far the one I like the most and have Gold status. The difference with other loyalty programs is that you never downgrade, you only go up based on cruise nights taken.
Those arriving at the hotel today
More and more often I find in different parts of the world at the check-in counter a sign, more or less aesthetically pleasing, that shows who arrives on that day at the hotel. So not the total number of status holders currently present, but those who have a scheduled check-in for that day.
I have no idea of the motivation, but I try to imagine and I think the reason is to put the hotel's hands on the table. In case an upgrade to a guest is not possible.
If a Gold Bonvoy comes in and he sees that in front of him he has 30 people with higher status than his in a JW Marriott is unlikely to insist on an upgrade. Similarly, if the lounge is crowded, one will easily realize that if 30 elite customers arrived in one day, perhaps as many arrived the day before and are still in the hotel.
Similarly, many hotels place a tag at the breakfast table of Elite guests, a way to indicate more attention to the rest of the staff toward that guest and to avoid discussions about the more or less nice table with other travelers.
Not just Marriott
I have seen similar signs in Hilton as well, and when I asked the receptionist why, he told me it was a way to stimulate users to be loyal and convince those who are not yet members to start climbing to the top tier.
Believable story, but I think it applies to a 5%, I'm really convinced that it's a kind of deterrent to breakage that also justifies any response from the attendants with a simple and hasty, "Did you see who's coming in today?"
In conclusion
If you want the most you have to be willing to pay, or be loyal as much and to the same chain. Otherwise better to take what comes by accumulating points and/or spending as little as possible
