FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Push for Spire, or should I let my GF get the 2 nights free promo?

Aug 27, 2015 | 12:53 pm

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craigthemif

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darthbimmer

4. Be judicious in booking the 5000 bonus points packages because, as scubaccr noted, the bonus is per stay not per night. Even though the higher rate is per night.

In 2014 I pursued the bonus point package strategy to hit Platinum and, although I probably didn't overspend to earn those extra points (5k = $35 or less), I have had so little benefit from Platinum in 2015 that I regret not having saved the money or moved those stays to other chains.

You should only ever count on the status bonus points from IHG status. Upgrades are entirely random.

Pick up the 2 free nights by all means - double it with your GF - and spend them at an IC where your IHG status is mostly irrelevant. If you have a lot of stays in early 2016, you can pick up Spire then and get 2 years of status out of it.

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