Hello everyone, this is the 10th issue of the Credit Card Guide.

In the last issue, we talked about how to arrange a free vacation with the help of credit card privileges and hotel premium membership.

Many viewers asked me where I got so many senior hotel members.

In this issue, we will talk about how to obtain high-end hotel membership.

To put it simply, there are usually only two ways to obtain high-end hotel memberships, and the second way is the most widely applicable:

The first way is to travel a lot, and the hotel If you stay a lot, you will naturally become a hotel member. For a business-traveling dog like me, I spent half the year on business trips in the past few years, and it’s easy to stay away from home for 50-60 days every year.

If your company’s accommodation budget is high enough, you can choose Hilton, Marriott, Shangri-La, IHG and other hotel groups. If you stay 20-30 nights a year, you will have a gold card. If you stay 50 nights, you will be eligible. Upgrade to Platinum Card or Diamond Card

But if your company has lower accommodation standards like ours, you can also choose to live in Hanting. I have lived in Hanting for many years and have also stayed in Huazhu Club. Forever platinum.

The second way is to use credit card matching. This is what I want to focus on.

For example, the Hilton Diamond Card in my hand

It was in 2019 when I used the Visa Signature credit card and participated in Hilton’s matching event. After staying in the hotel for two nights, I was given a gold card directly.

Then the epidemic hit, Hilton significantly lowered the threshold for diamond cards, and you can upgrade to diamonds after staying in 20 stays.

Twenty Stays may seem like a lot, but considering that the price of Hilton’s Hampton Inn is not much higher than that of All Seasons, it’s not difficult to get a Diamond Card if you travel a lot on a daily basis.

To participate in the matching activities and obtain these premium members, you need to accumulate some high-end cards on a daily basis.

For example, UnionPay Diamond Card

UnionPay Platinum Card

American Express Platinum Card

VISA Signature Card

Mastercard World Cards

SkyTeam Gold and Silver Cards

Star Alliance Gold and Silver Cards, etc.

Some of them are very valuable and difficult to obtain, such as airline gold and silver cards and UnionPay diamond cards.

However, high-end cards from overseas clearing organizations such as American Express Platinum Card, VISA Signature Card, and Mastercard World Card are just ordinary platinum cards with no annual fee in China. Every bank has them, and there is almost no threshold for application. It is recommended to apply for these cards when you have time and keep one with you.

Each hotel’s premium membership launches various matching activities from time to time. With the help of these activities, you can obtain the premium membership of a star-rated hotel.

For example, in December, I used American Express Platinum Card, which matched the Platinum Card of Fuyouhui.

The GF Safari Card with no annual fee that I recommended before can also participate in the activities. .

This event has been around for a long time. Why did I only participate in it in December?

The main reason is that the Fulyouhui Platinum Card matched with the event is valid for 24 months. I won’t use this card in the short term, so I will wait until the last month of the event to participate to extend my reserve of this card. Spare time.

For viewers who have applied for a Safari card before, I strongly recommend that you reserve a platinum card for the Fuyu Club, free room upgrade rights for Atlantis Sanya and Club Med, if within two years If you use it, it's definitely worth it.

Holding a platinum card can also help you "talk" with the front desk to obtain additional benefits and increase your success rate.

In addition to the Return Travel Club, before December 31, if you have a MasterCard World Elite card, you can also match it with a Wyndham Hotel Group diamond card.

Before December 31, if you have a Visa unlimited card and spend $500 overseas, you can also match Wanda Hotel Platinum Card and Suning Hotel Black Gold Membership.

Wanda’s platinum card also comes with room upgrades, free breakfast and executive lounge benefits.

Memberships like the ones mentioned above can be obtained directly for free instead of requiring a few more nights of stay. I suggest you apply for them when you have time for later use.

There are often events where the Platinum Card of Hotel Group A can directly match the Gold Card or Platinum Card of Hotel Group B.

With these free hotel memberships and the high-end credit cards with no annual fees mentioned above, we can always be ready to participate in the Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt hotels that appear from time to time every year. , InterContinental, Accor, Shangri-La and other international hotel groups’ high-end membership matching, challenge and gift activities.

I am Lao Wu.

See you next time.