Hilton May Add “Black Diamond” Above Diamond Reserve—Pushing Diamond Status Further Down [Roundup]

Hilton launching new Black Diamond status above Diamond Reserve? A lot has happened in the Honors land this year, as they launched a new Diamond Reserve tier and lowered the qualification requirements for the Diamond and Gold tiers. Hilton started displaying “The Honors Society” tier on internal materials in December last year (read more here), which then made it into a marketing campaign this June (read more here). Now, Hilton has started featuring yet another new tier that sits even higher in the hierarchy than The Honors Society: Black Diamond. Cardpointers is 50% off right now, but regular price doubles October 1. Here’s my review. If you’re interested, get in under the wire. Best-ever Rakuten referral offer ends September 30. Rakuten is an online shopping portal that earns points or cash back for the purchases you make anywhere, akin to the mileage malls that work with airlines like American, United, Alaska, et al. You can choose between cash back, Amex points or Bilt points The easy, quick win before this offer is just to go to GiftCards.com through the portal and buy a $50 gift card for Uber, DoorDash, Southwest Airlines or Delta. You get $50 or equivalent points back, making this a free $50 (or better, since the points can be worth more than $50). Some Southwest flight attendants want to overthrow their union. Here’s why Air travelers busted after TSA finds pocket knife hidden inside toothpaste tube Is the luggage tag dead? American’s first class pre-order Pecan Lodge barbecue platter gets universal raves. The sandwich gets both pans and plaudits. If you’re offered the platter, take it. @AmericanAir BBQ plate from DFW to MIA tonight is the best meal you have served in the air. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/kNoDP1Am9s — Donald O'Connor (@DonaldJOConnor) September 24, 2026 Yaaas! Airport I most want to visit. https://t.co/YKoQcUxwTl — Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) September 25, 2026 Topics on this page Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary » More articles by Gary Leff »