I would love to be proven otherwise, but why have they been (re)qualified? Because they were already in a batch to qualify, but, simply not yet communicated.
Except for Stimpy, everyone has recevied a generic response, not deviating from the spend algorithm as tracked by IHG.
They don't even want to look at the adjusted stays.
No, Tim's right. I was in a similar position last year, sent a message outlining my history and got an (almost) immediate response, an apology and a correction. I seem to be jinxed in the IHG system, and trying to set things right is not something I want to go through every year. My volume of business will see me comfortably into the top tiers of Hilton or Marriot. Or both
The downgrade message was a tad brutal in delivery. But the one-year complimentary Ambassador membership offered is truly a classy touch. In value terms its rather less than a coffee for each of my stays in an intercontinental last year.