Originally Posted by
Temedar
Most 3rd party bookings are not eligible for points or status perks, so booking directly is a good idea.
Regrettably, this is wrong information. Any accredited TA can book and the booking would be eligible for points as well as status recognition. However, what is important (and this is where I suspect the OP's TA
may have slipped up) is that the TA must insert the guest's IHG Rewards # at the time of the booking