Originally Posted by
DaveH
I had a similar issue. Sept 30-Oct 1, I stayed at Candlewood Suites Fredricksberg for one night, paying $150 for the 10,000 point package, specifically in order to get 10K more EQP.
I have written extensively in another Flyertalk thread. I will repeat here again: your rate does not qualify for 10K to be EQP.
The reason is there are 2 types of Bonus Points packages. One is IHG Rewards Club specified and the other is Hotel Specified Promotions.
IHG Rewards Club Bonus Points package is Elite Qualified whereas Hotel Specified Promotion is not.
To identify which is IHG Rewards Club Bonus Points package and which is hotel specified, you can see from rate description. IHG rewards Club Bonus Points package will give maximum 5,000 points for one night. Anything greater will be hotel specified promotion.
For example, 1,000 Bonus Points Per Night/Stay; 2,000 Bonus Points Per Night/Stay, 4,000 Bonus Points per stay or 5,000 Bonus points per stay is IHG Rewards Club Bonus Points packages which you can see from IHG App description.
10,000 Bonus Points or 15,000 Bonus Points are not IHG packages but individual hotel packages, and those bonus points are not Elite Qualifying Points. You may refer to my other posts regarding this issue.