Originally Posted by
strickers
I would try to book a bonus point package somewhere near where you are going to be, base + 5000. Check in, then potter off to where you are actually staying. As long as they are not both IHG you should be fine.
Strickers, if you suggest having a double booking at two IHG properties for the same night, this would be bad advice! OP's account would show a non-qualifying
overlapping stay for one of those nights! Furthermore the system needs a couple of days to update. So the five week stay for which OP needs higher status must not commence earlier than 2/3 nights after the bonus point package stay.
OP's profile states residence as UK, which is one of the two countries for which a Spire status match challenge can be requested... but
hurry, it's the last day to register:
https://www.ihg.com/trip-extras/us/en/statusmatch?