E-Rewards points not Elite Qualifying?
Mar 15, 2017, 12:50 pm
#46
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except t+c's state that it is your responsibility to keep abreast of terms by checking yourself and that IHG do not need inform you upfront.
However t+c's never said transferred e-rewards points are EQPs... that would have been communicated to e-rewads who need update their own e-rewards website. IHG are not responsible for that lasck of (or incorrect)
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However t+c's never said transferred e-rewards points are EQPs... that would have been communicated to e-rewads who need update their own e-rewards website. IHG are not responsible for that lasck of (or incorrect)
info
anyway they have amended my 8000 points deposited since 21.2.17 to EQP
Mar 15, 2017, 12:52 pm
#47
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Mar 16, 2017, 2:51 am
#48
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So Virgin is one; I have points / miles with BA / Avios, Miles & More, Flying Blue, Hertz, but couldn't find any info on transfers to IHG on either the Rewards Club site or the respective websites.
E-rewards was always a good way for me to bridge a relatively small gap to achieving Spire.
Mar 17, 2017, 2:24 pm
#49
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On a related note, I just had points post from IHG Dining Rewards for the first time this year, and they posted as non elite qualifying. Has anyone else had that happen? I looked for a thread about it, but couldn't find anything.
Mar 17, 2017, 2:27 pm
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I don't have dining rewards being in the UK but I think someone mention in the e-rewards thread that from 22 Feb the dining points were not EQ, not sure if that was official or they were just commenting on their points posting
Apr 28, 2017, 6:27 pm
#51
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Just found out about e-rewards not qualifying the hard way too.
So if you wanted IHG elite qualifying points from e-rewards, could a transfer to Virgin Atlantic, at 6500 e-r points for 2000 miles each time, then once you have 10,000 miles, transfer VS miles to IHG as elite qualifying points.
This gets you a worse conversion rate of 13,000 e-r points to 4,000 IHG points, compared to 10,000 e-r points for a direct transfer, but apparently still elite qualifying.
Is this doable?
Cheers skip
So if you wanted IHG elite qualifying points from e-rewards, could a transfer to Virgin Atlantic, at 6500 e-r points for 2000 miles each time, then once you have 10,000 miles, transfer VS miles to IHG as elite qualifying points.
This gets you a worse conversion rate of 13,000 e-r points to 4,000 IHG points, compared to 10,000 e-r points for a direct transfer, but apparently still elite qualifying.
Is this doable?
Cheers skip
Apr 29, 2017, 10:55 am
#52
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Just found out about e-rewards not qualifying the hard way too.
So if you wanted IHG elite qualifying points from e-rewards, could a transfer to Virgin Atlantic, at 6500 e-r points for 2000 miles each time, then once you have 10,000 miles, transfer VS miles to IHG as elite qualifying points.
This gets you a worse conversion rate of 13,000 e-r points to 4,000 IHG points, compared to 10,000 e-r points for a direct transfer, but apparently still elite qualifying.
Is this doable?
Cheers skip
So if you wanted IHG elite qualifying points from e-rewards, could a transfer to Virgin Atlantic, at 6500 e-r points for 2000 miles each time, then once you have 10,000 miles, transfer VS miles to IHG as elite qualifying points.
This gets you a worse conversion rate of 13,000 e-r points to 4,000 IHG points, compared to 10,000 e-r points for a direct transfer, but apparently still elite qualifying.
Is this doable?
Cheers skip
Apr 30, 2017, 6:25 am
#53
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Has anyone else logged in to their IHG account this morning to see past non-qualifying E-rewards transfers (made after the recent switch to non-qualifying) suddenly reversed and reposted as elite qualifying?? I'm certainly not complaining!
Apr 30, 2017, 7:24 am
#54
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my last redemption was for 1000 pts though, those went thru as non qualifying, but can't remember if my transfer was before or after e-rewards amended there t and c's...might ask them what it was for
May 2, 2017, 6:48 pm
#55
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Yes, I saw this on my account as well.
May 3, 2017, 4:32 am
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That was exactly what I was wondering. If anyone has any recent data points from the past week -- please advise! I still have a while before I reach the $100 transfer threshold (for maximum value...).
May 3, 2017, 12:11 pm
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May 3, 2017, 2:52 pm
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