IHG Points: Easiest way to extend expiration?
Aug 13, 2018, 2:14 pm
#16
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Join their Opinion Panel.
Select Age 10 at the beginning of your Survey, you'll get kicked out, but get the boiler plate 5 pts credited for not completing the Survey.
Select Age 10 at the beginning of your Survey, you'll get kicked out, but get the boiler plate 5 pts credited for not completing the Survey.
Aug 13, 2018, 3:08 pm
#17
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Aug 13, 2018, 7:12 pm
#18
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Easiest, quickest and most secure way is probably to buy a handful of points. If you have a reasonably large balance it’s probably worth the 12 dollars or so. Points usually post immediately or soon after.
Aug 13, 2018, 8:47 pm
#19
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It worked for me in July, end it wasn't even intended. I had a backup reservation (award) that I didn't need to use, when I canceled that reservation my points expiry date extended one year from that date…
Aug 14, 2018, 1:08 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Was discussed in another thread about extending status at the time, not sure which one though. Whether they have actually changed the IT to deal with it or just inserted something in the T&Cs I don’t know but it is in there now.
Last edited by chrism20; Aug 14, 2018 at 1:16 am
Aug 14, 2018, 9:09 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2015
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Thanks for the assist @chrism20. I haven't personally tried it since I have the IHG credit card (and therefore points never expire while I have the card). I just remember reading about it in another thread here on FT.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...xpiring-7.html
That thread is the actual wiki for for topic. I feel like there was another mention of it somewhere else, where they were complaining that they lost their points because they didn't know about the change to redeem/cancel, but I can't remember for sure. I could be remembering it incorrectly.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...xpiring-7.html
That thread is the actual wiki for for topic. I feel like there was another mention of it somewhere else, where they were complaining that they lost their points because they didn't know about the change to redeem/cancel, but I can't remember for sure. I could be remembering it incorrectly.
Aug 15, 2018, 2:00 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
Thanks for the assist @chrism20. I haven't personally tried it since I have the IHG credit card (and therefore points never expire while I have the card). I just remember reading about it in another thread here on FT.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...xpiring-7.html
That thread is the actual wiki for for topic. I feel like there was another mention of it somewhere else, where they were complaining that they lost their points because they didn't know about the change to redeem/cancel, but I can't remember for sure. I could be remembering it incorrectly.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...xpiring-7.html
That thread is the actual wiki for for topic. I feel like there was another mention of it somewhere else, where they were complaining that they lost their points because they didn't know about the change to redeem/cancel, but I can't remember for sure. I could be remembering it incorrectly.
The best way to keep them alive is as @archstenton said. Join the opinioncheckin panel. If you need activity to reset the clock it might as well be an earning activity.