Originally Posted by
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By the way, in case you forgot, another benefit of the Chase card is that it gives you Platinum status. Obviously IHG has to know you have the Chase card to do that!!!
Ummm .... not if you were already Spire upon applying for the card.
I asked the question as I'm planning on applying for the card soon, but already have a booking for later that would generate a significant rebate. I suppose the answer is that one's account is flagged as a card holder upon issuance. I've never used a credit card to get airline benefits like free bags.