Year-End Hotel Status Deadlines: How to Hit Elite Status and Recover Points

Newsweek · Sakshi Udavant · 2026-11-05 22:00 UTC

Check hotel reward nights, hotel cards and missing-stay claims before year-end to secure elite status and recover unposted points.

If you’re just a few nights short of qualifying for a hotel’s elite status, there are several ways to meet the requirements besides expensive stays.

Missing points and elite-night credits can often be recovered through a claim process so you can maximize all your accumulated rewards, even those that haven’t been credited to your account.

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