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Old Nov 7, 2015 | 5:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Points Scrounger
Yes, points from card usage ARE elite qualifying; the sign up bonus points are not.
And remember that you earn 5X bonus points from IHG hotel stays and 2X bonus points from restaurants, gas stations and grocery stores. All count as elite qualifying, so that might give you an even quicker path to Spire.

If your restaurant charges are at places in the RC dining program (where I assume you've registered your IHG MC), you can double dip your way to Spire, because dining points count as elite as well. If you're elite in the dining program that's 8 points/$, plus 2 points/$ for the MC spend=10X your initial spend.
Last edited by bob12403; Nov 13, 2015 at 8:15 am Reason: Edited to correct points/$ earned for elite member in dining program
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