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Keep an eye on your accounts: All the elite status rollovers and deposits to expect this month
Kyle Olsen is the former points and miles reporter at TPG. He specializes in maximizing points and miles, elite status and credit cards so readers travel more comfortably and at a lower cost.
January 4, 2023 • 8 min read
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Quick summary
Several major airline and hotel loyalty programs provide elite status rollovers or bonus credits at the start of the year, giving members a head start toward requalifying.
Delta and United offer rollover or bonus qualifying metrics based on last year's performance, while Hilton, IHG and Marriott provide rollover nights for hotel status.
Some programs also grant elite night credits for holding certain cards, which can help accelerate progress toward higher tiers.
Timing varies, with some rollovers and credits already posted and others still pending in member accounts.
What to consider
Not all qualifying metrics roll over; for example, Delta only rolls over certain miles, not segments or dollars, and IHG excludes Silver Elite from rollover benefits.
Rollover nights or bonus credits may not appear in your account immediately, so monitoring your loyalty accounts is recommended.
Eligibility for rollover benefits depends on your previous year's activity and, in some cases, cardholder status.
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Step-by-step examples for calculating rollover benefits and a detailed breakdown of each program's elite qualification requirements.
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For elite status seekers, the new year comes with what's dreaded most — elite status qualification metrics resetting to zero.
Travel elite status operates under the principle that you requalify year after year. Last year, you hopefully earned the status — or statuses — that you'll enjoy this year. And unless you have lifetime status, you'll likely need to requalify this year to extend your status for another year.
Luckily, several major loyalty programs offer status rollover when you go above and beyond and other bonuses for holding a credit card or requalifying for elite status. However, these don't always post simultaneously, so you should monitor your accounts to ensure everything posts properly.
With that in mind, here are the elite status rollovers you should expect this month and how to know if you're eligible.
Delta Air Lines rollover MQMs
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Earning Delta status requires Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) or Medallion Qualifying Segments (MQSs) and Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs). Here's how many MQMs, MQSs and MQDs you must earn in 2023 to extend your Delta status.
Diamond Medallion Status: 125,000 MQMs or 140 Medallion Qualifying Segments + 20,000 MQDs.
Delta will roll over every MQM you earned above your status tier last year. For example, let's say you're a Platinum Medallion, but you finished 2022 with 105,000 MQMs. That means you'll start this year with 30,000 MQMs.
To calculate rollover MQMs, subtract your status tier requirement from your 2022 total MQMs.
Before we shift to hotel status, here's a reminder for those who qualified for United status. You'll receive a bonus Premier Qualifying Points (PQPs) deposit based on the status you earned in 2022. Here's what you can expect:
Premier Silver: 500 PQPs.
Premier Gold: 1,000 PQPs.
Premier Platinum: 1,500 PQPs.
Premier 1K: 2,500 PQPs.
The PQP deposit will help you requalify for status. Here's what you'll need to earn this year to earn United status:
Tier
PQPs + Premier Qualifying Flights (PQFs)
Only PQPs
Premier Silver
4,000 PQPs + 12 PQFs
5,000 PQP
Premier Gold
8,000 PQPs + 24 PQFs
10,000 PQP
Premier Platinum
12,000 PQPs + 36 PQFs
15,000 PQP
Premier 1K
18,000 PQPs + 54 PQFs
24,000 PQP
United will also provide a PQP deposit in 2024 for the status you earn in 2023.
In our tests, United is yet to make its 2023 PQP deposits in its Premier member MileagePlus accounts.
Hilton rolls over any excess nights you earned above your status requirements starting with its entry-level status. Here's what it takes to earn Hilton status this year:
Silver: 10 nights or four stays or 25,000 base points.
Gold: 40 nights or 20 stays or 75,000 base points.
Diamond: 60 nights or 30 stays or 120,000 base points.
Last year, however, the status requirements were reduced. Silver required seven nights, Gold required 28 nights, and top-tier Diamond status could be earned with 42 nights. And since Hilton rolls over any nights in excess of your status requirement (note, only nights roll over, not stays or base points), you could be well on your way to requalifying for status in 2023 without stepping foot into a Hilton lobby this year.
For example, if you earned 38 nights last year (10 nights above the requirement for Gold), you would have 10 rollover nights this year. To calculate rollover nights, subtract the 2022 elite night requirement from your 2022 elite nights.
Alternatively, you can earn Diamond status by holding the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card.
The information for the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
At the time of writing, Hilton rollover nights are yet to post in our tested accounts.
Discoverist: 10 elite nights or 25,000 base points ($5,000 in Hyatt spending). Or, hold either of Hyatt's credit cards.
Explorist: 30 elite nights or 50,000 base points ($10,000 in Hyatt spending).
Globalist: 60 elite nights or 100,000 base points ($20,000 in Hyatt spending).
World of Hyatt offers the World of Hyatt Credit Card and the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card.
With the World of Hyatt credit card, you automatically get five tier-qualifying nights each year. You're also eligible to earn two additional tier-qualifying night credits for every $5,000 you spend on the card.
The business card offers five elite nights for every $10,000 that you spend on the card annually.
In the accounts we tested, Hyatt credit card nights haven't yet been posted.
Like Hilton, IHG One Rewards rolls over any qualifying nights in excess of Gold, Platinum and Diamond Elite. A notable exception is Silver Elite, so any nights earned in excess of Silver Elite (between 11 and 19 nights) won't roll over.
Rollover nights are valid for up to one calendar year. Here's what it takes to earn IHG One Rewards status this year:
Silver Elite: 10 nights.
Gold Elite: 20 nights or 40,000 elite qualifying points.
Platinum Elite: 40 nights or 60,000 elite qualifying points.
Diamond Elite: 70 nights or 120,000 elite qualifying points.
Let's assume you earned 62 elite qualifying nights in 2022. Since that's 22 nights in excess of Platinum Elite, IHG will roll over 22 elite qualifying nights. That means that you'll qualify for at least Gold Elite this year.
These rollover nights have started to post to member accounts per our tests.
Finally, like with Hyatt, some Marriott Bonvoy members earn elite nights just for holding a Marriott cobranded card. Here's what it takes to earn Marriott Bonvoy status this year:
Silver Elite: 10 elite nights.
Gold Elite: 25 elite nights.
Platinum Elite: 50 elite nights.
Titanium Elite: 75 elite nights.
Ambassador Elite: 100 elite nights (plus $23,000 in annual qualifying spending).
My colleague has written a complete guide to earning Marriott Bonvoy status from cobranded credit cards, but I'll highlight that you can earn up to 40 elite nights per year from credit cards — 15 nights from a business card and up to 25 nights from a personal card like the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card. That's just 35 nights away from Titanium Elite status.
In our tests, Marriott credit card nights have already been posted.
While no one likes seeing their elite status metrics reset to zero, some programs give you a head start. So far, it appears that Marriott is the only program that has already posted its credit card nights.
We always recommend auditing your loyalty accounts, but consider waiting until the end of the month before contacting your loyalty program about missing elite status rollovers, deposits or credit card nights.
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