Originally Posted by Keefy-boy

Interesting question. I have the UK equivalent card (though only gives 4x points on IHG group spend) and on last couple of statements where I've bought points on the card for points and cash nights I didn't get 4x, so they weren't counted as an IHG hotel spend, though I think they should be.

Having said that, the administration of the UK card is very bad, I've got several unresolved disputes over correct calculation of points, and in those instances (ie $60 each) it wasn't worth the grief of querying.