I am getting a lot of conflicting information about deadlines to use various 7* benefits.

I made 7* for the first time in November 2017 (just two months ago). Was diamond from 2015 to 2017.

A host e-mailed a bunch of deadlines.
  • $500 Celebration Dinner expiring January 31, 2018
  • 7* Annual Trip booked and completed by January 31, 2018
  • Level 1 Aspiration booked by January 31, 2018 and completed by June 30, 2018
  • Level 2 Aspiration booked by January 31, 2018 and completed by June 30, 2018


I believe the Aspirations deadlines are correct, and I actually used the Level 2 trip a couple of weeks ago. My question is about the 7* benefits.

According to http://www.sevenstarsinsider.com/201...tars-deadlines, the 7* benefits were earned by hitting 150,000 TCs in 2017, but are to be used 2/1/2018-1/31/2019. But the host is implying that I have just three more days to use my Trip and Celebration Dinner. If that is the case I will hightail it to my nearest CET steakhouse tonight and have some expensive steak and wine. The Trip would go to waste.

http://www.totalrewards.com/content/...ules-2017.html seems to match what the host is saying, but I am not sure if those are the rules for people who entered 2017 as 7* or for people that made 7* for the first time during 2017.

So who is right, sevenstarinsider, a CET host, and/or the CET website?

And I too am disappointed in the loss of the guaranteed free room benefit. One of my main motivations for earning 7* was to get guaranteed free rooms in AC during the summer.