Higher status in hotel loyalty program linked to credit card spend

[Foreigner]

Interesting read in link about reaching higher tier in hotel program through credit card spend. In the USA of course:

Hilton HHonors Diamond Status Through Credit Card Spending - One Mile at a Time - One Mile at a Time

 

[woodborer]

The cards are US cards, but given the Macquarie HHonors card, I would think the general thrust of the blog post is applicable to the Australian situation as well.