Originally Posted by escape4

Where did you see this? Can someone confirm?

I previously assumed that 120k points required for Diamond meant 12k USD spend required, or if paying with IHG credit card, it's 6k USD if putting all IHG-related spend on the IHG card. If they pulled the plug on the latter for the calculation of base points, then I missed it. Earlier this year, I can definitely state that my base points have gone up based on credit card spend so if what you are staying is true, perhaps the plug has not been pulled yet.

If I can get Diamond for $6k USD spend it seems the quicker route than 70 nights. But if it's $12k USD or 70 nights then it's pretty much a toss up about which hurdle is easier or more difficult.