At the start of 2021, GHA’s DISCOVERY loyalty program launched an offer allowing registered members to earn double elite nights for stays between 1 January to 31 March 2021. This has now been extended to cover all stays up to and including 30 September 2021.
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| GHA Double Nights Offer |
All stays must be booked through the hotel’s official website or GHA booking channels to be eligible; stays booked through third party sites like Klook or Trip.com will not qualify for elite nights.
GHA Double Elite Nights Offer
Once registered, any stay between 1 January and 30 September 2021 will automatically earn double elite night credits, with no cap on the maximum that can be earned.
Fortunately, there’s no need to worry about requalification, at least for now. At the start of the year, GHA DISCOVERY extended Black and Platinum status till 31 December 2022, regardless of stay activity in 2020. It’s quite incredible how generous they are with extensions; I first obtained GHA Black in 2017 by virtue of my (long gone) Citi Prestige card, and I’ve never once had to “legitimately” requalify.
Since requalification isn’t an immediate concern, the best use of this promotion would be to qualify for GHA Black. This normally requires 30 nights in a calendar year, but gets cut to just 15 with the double elite nights offer.
GHA Black rewards you with perks like 9 a.m check-in and 6 p.m check-out (which, in my experience, is honored quite regularly), as well as room upgrades.
Do note the T&Cs for this offer below:
| โข Must be a DISCOVERY member to participate. Not a member yet? Click here to join DISCOVERY โข Members must register to participate in โDouble Nightsโ promotion between 1 January 2021 and 30 September 2021 โข Eligible reservations must have stay dates between 1 January 2021 and 30 September 2021 โข Ineligible rates are not included โข Double night credits count toward DISCOVERY tier status only and will not count toward additional rewards at specific brands (ex: night credits do not count toward Free Nights at Omni Hotels) or Local Experience awards. โข Additional night credits earned during this โDouble Nightsโ promotion do not qualify for any Rollover benefit โข DISCOVERY membership, earning and redemption are subject to the programme terms and conditions |
As a reminder, the following properties in Singapore participate in the GHA program:
- Capella Singapore
- Capitol Kempinski Singapore
- PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Singapore
- PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering Singapore
- PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Singapore*
- PARKROYAL on Beach Road Singapore
- PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road Singapore
- Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road Singapore
- Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Orchard Singapore*
- Pan Pacific Singapore
*not yet approved for staycations
Conclusion
GHA DISCOVERY’s recent status extension has taken the pressure off requalification this year, so the main use case for the double elite nights promotion is for moving up a tier. As a reminder, AMEX Platinum Charge cardholders can get complimentary GHA Platinum status, so they can enjoy some benefits while earning their way up the chain.
Registration takes all of five seconds, so be sure to do so prior to any staycations you have.
If I use LHW or Virtuoso to book and include my GHA membership ID in the booking, will this get double nights?
Virtuouso you might, but not with lhw
No luck getting 3pm late check out with platinum member… Marriott Platinum in this area does way better with guaranteed 4pm late check out and lounge (breakfast) access….
were you staying on a weekend? it’s probably harder to get late check out then, in which case a program with late check out as a guaranteed benefit would of course be superior. i have got 6 p.m check-outs at kempinski, parkroyal pickering and pan pacific, but then again i was staying in the middle of the week.
Do you think they will extend to 2023 if we hit requalification in 2021? Hmm I’m halfway there