Thank you for your reply.
I am a bit concerned by the underlined wording I have copied from the link above.
"Being a valued member of the Hilton Family MVP program pays off. Just complete four qualifying stays or nine qualifying nights within the 90-day period of your choice and reach Gold VIP status faster than ever! (It normally takes 16 qualifying stays in a consecutive 12-month period). Exclusively for MVP Members. Offer valid at all U.S. Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels® and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and at select U.S. Hilton Grand Vacations Club® locations, Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels."
It would appear that the offer is just for stays in US based hotels. I hope I am reading this incorrectly.
My sister has enrolled in this MVP challenge and has had her first stay about 10 days ago in Perth. She has previously used another challenge successfully. In that successful challenge, after her first stay a slider appeared on her login page counting down the number of stays required to achieve gold status. This time on the MVP challenge, the slider has not appeared.
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