As someone who's been with IC since before IHG existed, I can say that it was a very short period where they published any stay count minimum. That period coincided with the global economic crisis and I think it was a temporary reaction to try and drive business. But stay totals were never there before and perhaps they no longer exist now. And as I've stated before, revenue was previously a component and may very well be in fashion again.

I agree it can be annoying for people who are trying to maintain status in multiple programs and the agents on the phone are no help. But I guess that IHG just doesn't care about people who are trying to maintain status in multiple programs. They probably don't amount to a hill of beans from where the CFO sits.