Originally Posted by
tangey
For someone that stays a lot, and therefore is diamond with several selections of different benefits, they will have fundamentally very similar benefits as the select group that are currently RA, but without having the requirement to have stayed at all in ICs. Looks to me like this change heralds the demise of RA .
If Kimpton and IC are truly on board with this, then you're right.
But if we are still talking about invitation-only programs in a year or two, then the desirable brands probably haven't been treating Diamonds any better than they currently treat Spires. (hit and miss, to be generous...)