Originally Posted by
eein
I found today that my app had updated to remove RA from my app membership card and it is now valid until Dec 2020. So I guess I'm out.
As some of you suggested, I have reached out to the IC SG to see if they can do any influencing as I stayed there ~80 nights in 2019, and my team was >250 in total. Without RA for me and a couple of the highest team members it's looking like zero this year. Not holding much hope though as when I spoke to them previously about rates they were not very interested - they were always full so I don't think they need the business.
Rather than stay at another brand I might go back to my old approach of just playing the lottery of whatever 5* has the best deal at each occasion. Used to find some right gems.
So an intriguing development... I heard nothing after reaching out to the Intercon SG, and booked a trip at the Intercon SG RQ instead (got a deal there for lounge access at about the same as cheapest normal rooms). Checked in last night, was welcomed as a RA... didn't tell them I was busted down, doesn't really make a difference as I'd got the lounge in my deal anyway. Then I checked on the IHG app today and it's update my IHG card back to RA!
So not sure if this means I have been reversed back on to RA, and if so was this due to the reach out to the hotel. Or is this some system anomaly? Not received any emails from anyone in IHG...
Not sure what to do now.... had kinda got in to the head space of 'playing the field' this year! But if I do indeed have RA again then I guess I'll be sticking to Intercons for another year.