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 === <span id="Benefits">Member Benefits</span> ===
 Beyond the discounted member rates, much of the value of the program is with the free local activities.
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 *'''Room upgrade'''. Upon availability.
-*'''Free local activity'''. When you first reach or renew Platinum status, you’ll get a voucher for free "local experience", like a tour or meal. You’ll get an additional free local activity on your first visit to any new GHA brand (where you haven’t stayed before). You can redeem the voucher for 12 months after receiving it. Each hotel offers its own set of experiences. Some of them require you to stay at the hotel in order to redeem, others do not.  [//www.gha.com/Local-Experiences View activities here].
+*'''Free local activity'''. When you first reach or renew Platinum status, you’ll get a voucher for free "local experience". You’ll get an additional free local activity on your first visit to any new GHA brand (where you haven’t stayed before). You can redeem the voucher for 12 months after receiving it.
 *'''Welcome gift'''. Usually some kind of snack.
 *'''3pm late checkout'''. Upon availability.

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	Most people aren't going to naturally stay 10 or more nights per year in GHA hotels and naturally qualify for Platinum status. Fortunately, there are some shortcuts that will let you access GHA's unique local experience.		Most people aren't going to naturally stay 10 or more nights per year in GHA hotels and naturally qualify for Platinum status. Fortunately, there are some shortcuts that will let you access GHA's unique local experience.

		+	<ul class="bulletlist">
		+	<li>'''If you have status in another program, you can often get a status boost with GHA Discovery''', even if you just received that status from a credit card. Try emailing a request and your current status information to discovery@gha.com. Often GHA will only bump you up one-level. So even if you have high end status with another program, entry-level GHA Discovery members will only get bumped to Platinum level. However, other times people have been bumped all the way to Black. /li>

		+	<li>'''Members of the Business Traveller Club receive one year's Platinum membership'''. Membership costs 30 British Pounds per year. We haven't had an opportunity to test whether you the Platinum status from this membership will allow a one-level status match jump to get you to the Black level. [//businesstravellerclub.com/page/about-us Business Traveller Club Website].</li>

		+	<li>'''If you can get higher-level status with one of the participating hotels brands, you'll usually get higher-level status with GHA Discovery'''. For example, if you see any promotions or are able to status match to Thon Hotels' or Kempinski Hotels' loyalty program you should get the equivalent status at all the GHA brands.</li>

		+	</ul>

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 *'''Member rates'''. 10% off the best available rates.
 *'''Free Wi-Fi'''.
-*'''Free morning beverage delivery'''. Not available at some resort properties.
+*'''Free bottled water'''.
-*'''Free bottled water'''. Arrival night only.
+*'''Free weekday newspaper'''. Also evening housekeeping services upon request.
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 *'''Room upgrade'''. Upon availability.
-*'''Free local activity'''. When you first reach or renew Platinum status, you’ll get a free experience, like a tour or meal, at your next hotel location. You can choose from a small list of options. You’ll get an additional free local activity on your first visit to any new GHA brand (where you haven’t stayed before). [//www.gha.com/Local-Experiences View activities here].
+*'''Free local activity'''. When you first reach or renew Platinum status, you’ll get a voucher for free "local experience", like a tour or meal. You’ll get an additional free local activity on your first visit to any new GHA brand (where you haven’t stayed before). You can redeem the voucher for 12 months after receiving it. Each hotel offers its own set of experiences. Some of them require you to stay at the hotel in order to redeem, others do not.  [//www.gha.com/Local-Experiences View activities here].
 *'''Welcome gift'''. Usually some kind of snack.
 *'''3pm late checkout'''. Upon availability.
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 *'''Double room upgrade'''. Upon availability.
 *'''6pm late checkout,and 9am early check-in'''. Upon availability.
-*'''Access to a better set of local experiences'''. Black members get access to a set of premium local experiences, as well as the normal Platinum experiences. .
+*'''Access to a better set of local experiences'''. Black members get access to a set of premium local experiences, as well as the normal Platinum experiences. Black-level certificates expire in 15 months, instead of 12. And you'll get a certificate when you reach the Black level each year.
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 *[[#Quick Guide|Quick Guide]]
-*[[#Earning Free Nights|Earning Free Nights]]
+*[[#GHA Brands|GHA Brands]]
-*[[#Member Benefits|Member Benefits]]
+*[[#Member Benefits|Member Benefits]]]
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 *'''Double room upgrade'''. Upon availability.
 *'''6pm late checkout,and 9am early check-in'''. Upon availability.
-*'''Access to some better local experiences'''. Black members get access to some additional premium local experiences.
+*'''Access to a better set of local experiences'''. Black members get access to a set of premium local experiences, as well as the normal Platinum experiences. .
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+=== Status Shortcuts ===
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-=== Earning Free Nights ===
+=== GHA Brands ===
-'''You get one free night for every 20 qualifying nights you stay'''. Elite (Platinum, Black) members earn double credit for each night. You then have one year to use the free night (or two years for Black members). Any accumulated credits will expire if you don’t stay at an Omni hotel during a 24-month period.
+While the program doesn't have any large global hotel brands, it includes a wide range of brands and some great hotels all around the world.
 === <span id="Benefits">Member Benefits</span> ===

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	<li>Once you get to mid-level status (Platinum), you’ll get a free “local experience”, such as an interesting free tour or meal. Platinum and higher members also get an additional local experiences every time that they stay in a new brand that is part of the GHA program.</li>		<li>Once you get to mid-level status (Platinum), you’ll get a free “local experience”, such as an interesting free tour or meal. Platinum and higher members also get an additional local experiences every time that they stay in a new brand that is part of the GHA program.</li>
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		+	<li>There are a few tricks for easily getting Platinum-level status and receive these extra benefits.</li>
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-<li>Omni is not a points-based program. You earn free nights based on your total number of stays.</li>
+<li>GHA Discovery is the loyalty program of the Global Hotel Alliance, a collection of a few dozen mostly higher-end hotel brands. The program's benefits are available on stays at any of the hundreds of participating hotels. And stays at any of these hotels contribute to your status level in the cross-brand program.</li>
-<li>While the credits you get for free nights are specific to Omni, member benefits and elite status are shared among about three dozen different smaller hotel chains in a program called GHA Discovery. Any nights you spend at any of the hotels help qualify you for elite status, which you can then leverage at all the hotels in the program.</li>
+<li>GHA is just about status benefits. Unlike most other hotel programs, you don't earn points from your stays or redeem points for free nights.</li>
-<li>Once you get to mid-level status (Platinum), you’ll get a free “local experience”, such as an interesting free tour or meal. Platinum and higher members will get additional local experiences every time that they stay in a new brand that is part of the GHA program.</li>
+<li>What can be somewhat confusing is that some of these brands also have their own brand-specific loyalty program. If so, you'll get the benefits of (and earn credits with) both programs on your stays and you might earn points with the hotel's own program.</li>
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