I was wondering when to do a status match from Hilton Gold to Hyatt Diamond. I have a trip planned for Oct time and have not made any hotel reservations yet. If I status match now, then make a reservation, the status will expire before the trip.
Question 1: Should I wait to status match until a month before the trip so I am a diamond member while travelling or can I do it now?
Question 2: Does status go by when you booked the stay or when you check in? Dan implied that it's at the time of reservation, but Hyatt seems to say it goes by time of check-in when I called.
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/21832
"As she had diamond status at the time of the reservation the hotel also agreed via email to give us complimentary daily kosher breakfast."