IHG Program Update March 2022
Apr 12, 22, 8:50 am
#376
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold, Flying Blue Platinum; Hilton Gold, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 721
Originally Posted by sfozrhfco
Well they managed to convince a bunch of people to do unnecessary stays to achieve status early so there is not much incentive to provide anything new now. They may as well just slap on the new name and be done with it for this year😃
Apr 12, 22, 9:07 am
#377
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,372
Originally Posted by Mordac
They also managed to convince some people (like me) to be done with IHG once they've cleared their points stash, so that might even out.
Apr 12, 22, 9:35 am
#378
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: AA Plat Pro, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 5,983
Originally Posted by sfozrhfco
Same here. The amount of points required to get Diamond is way too high so why even bother.
Apr 12, 22, 1:27 pm
#379
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Global Again
Programs: OWS IHG Diamond + Accor Plat, Scandic Top Level
Posts: 728
Originally Posted by Jerrremy
lol then whats the point of IHG spending millions on a loyalty program if it's going to flop on arrival and not give the consumer what they want.
All good fun though..
Priority Car Parking is my guess..
Apr 12, 22, 1:30 pm
#380
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Global Again
Programs: OWS IHG Diamond + Accor Plat, Scandic Top Level
Posts: 728
Originally Posted by sfozrhfco
Must be more than just drinking something
. There is a very high chance that Diamond is a lesser version of Spire with more status points needed to qualify.
. There is a very high chance that Diamond is a lesser version of Spire with more status points needed to qualify.I did like my Red Spire card when is first came out, was good for cleaning the ice of my car windscreen in the mornings..
Cant see a platinum '' virtual'' card on the app working so well..
Apr 12, 22, 2:36 pm
#381
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,338
Originally Posted by Jerrremy
lol then whats the point of IHG spending millions on a loyalty program if it's going to flop on arrival and not give the consumer what they want.
They have form for announcing new tiers, getting people to pile on the nights/points then not delivering so until the goods are actually on the table expect nothing.
Apr 12, 22, 3:49 pm
#382
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,223
Originally Posted by chrism20
We've been asking ourselves that since the launch of Spire Elite on June 10th 2015. When it was announced we were told "New exciting benefits" were "Coming soon". Spire is about to be history any day soon and we are still waiting.
They have form for announcing new tiers, getting people to pile on the nights/points then not delivering so until the goods are actually on the table expect nothing.
They have form for announcing new tiers, getting people to pile on the nights/points then not delivering so until the goods are actually on the table expect nothing.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/04/12/...lounge-access/
Apr 12, 22, 4:00 pm
#383
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: coastal Croatia
Programs: BAEC gold, M&M FQTV
Posts: 2,102
Loyalty Lobby has the details of the new program on their site.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/04/12/...lounge-access/
specifics include breakfast for Diamond members, suite upgrades for Diamond and Platinum, and milestone awards (like Hyatt) every 10 nights starting at 20 nights. At 40 nights you can choose lounge access for a year.
Seems better than expected. Most new benefits will start in June.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/04/12/...lounge-access/
specifics include breakfast for Diamond members, suite upgrades for Diamond and Platinum, and milestone awards (like Hyatt) every 10 nights starting at 20 nights. At 40 nights you can choose lounge access for a year.
Seems better than expected. Most new benefits will start in June.
Last edited by eefor jfp; Apr 12, 22 at 4:04 pm Reason: HHonors Outsider beat me by eleven minutes. I was typing slowly and going back and forth between sites.
Apr 12, 22, 4:04 pm
#384
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,311
Nice try. April Fool's Day was 11 days ago.
Apr 12, 22, 4:07 pm
#385
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Nada, HH Diamond, IHG Spire AMB, Marriott Plat, Accor Gold
Posts: 475
Wonder what happens with milestone rewards already earned, blurb says from Jan 2022 but only 90 days to claim?
Apr 12, 22, 4:09 pm
#386
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMSTERDAM = one of those attic homes with steepstaircases of death
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 2,006
Just 1 word: WOW !
Let me be the first to comment.....
Wow! Didn't see this coming.....
Will read through the article again because it complete changes the outlook.
First WoW: diamonds getting lounge access across all IHG hotels (even IC!)
[EDIT] : i see after fullfilling 40 nights requirement
and chosing it as milestone benefit (still pretty nifty!)
[EDIT2] : I have this notion that in the near future the ambassador programme will cease to exist and in due time be folded into the new IHG one rewards programme, judging by the benefits being offered by the new relaunched diamond status. So finally 1 complete loyalty programme for the whole IHG-family.
[EDIT3] :
Diamond & Royal Ambassador benefits really seem to overlap under the new relaunch.
So i think this is THE step of IHG finally getting one complete loyaltyprogramme for all brands in the complete IHG family.
Could be maybe that next year:
all existing Royal Ambassadors will be transfered to Diamond status
all existing Ambassadors will be transfered to platinum status
Ending finally the confusing IHG approach of hosting 3 different loyaltyschemes at the same time.
The app had been updated with a new section:
- extra benefits - (could be the placeholder for the milestone choice benefits)
Let me express my wow with:
Wow! Didn't see this coming.....
Will read through the article again because it complete changes the outlook.
First WoW: diamonds getting lounge access across all IHG hotels (even IC!)
[EDIT] : i see after fullfilling 40 nights requirement
and chosing it as milestone benefit (still pretty nifty!)
[EDIT2] : I have this notion that in the near future the ambassador programme will cease to exist and in due time be folded into the new IHG one rewards programme, judging by the benefits being offered by the new relaunched diamond status. So finally 1 complete loyalty programme for the whole IHG-family.
[EDIT3] :
Diamond & Royal Ambassador benefits really seem to overlap under the new relaunch.
So i think this is THE step of IHG finally getting one complete loyaltyprogramme for all brands in the complete IHG family.
Could be maybe that next year:
all existing Royal Ambassadors will be transfered to Diamond status
all existing Ambassadors will be transfered to platinum status
Ending finally the confusing IHG approach of hosting 3 different loyaltyschemes at the same time.
The app had been updated with a new section:
- extra benefits - (could be the placeholder for the milestone choice benefits)
Let me express my wow with:
Last edited by HadesNL; Apr 12, 22 at 5:12 pm
Apr 12, 22, 4:13 pm
#387
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,223
Originally Posted by strickers
Wonder what happens with milestone rewards already earned, blurb says from Jan 2022 but only 90 days to claim?
Apr 12, 22, 4:21 pm
#388
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
Posts: 2,311
Shots fired!
This is quite a revamp. IHG status is now worth having, assuming the properties actually honor all of this.
This is quite a revamp. IHG status is now worth having, assuming the properties actually honor all of this.
Apr 12, 22, 5:00 pm
#389
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 6,958
Surprised! Havent really posted here for about 3 years at all, let alone reading, but now they got me backwaitat least partly. Will see 
Apr 12, 22, 5:11 pm
#390
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: UK
Programs: BA / IHG / Hilton / Hertz / Avis
Posts: 22
Pleasantly surprised. The milestone awards make perfect sense and reward loyalty, however disappointed at the staggered rollout with many benefits, particularly breakfast not launching until June at the earliest. I would have thought free breakfast would have been an easy rollout and one that would have enticed an immediate influx of business. For discussion at IC Phuket later this week!!
