Do you get the 25,000 bonus points every year as a Spire member
Sep 17, 2018, 7:19 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2017
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Do you get the 25,000 bonus points every year as a Spire member
My Spire is set to expire at the end of the month, and I did not qualify again. However, I did renew my ambassador, which also appears to have extended my Spire for another year. Will I get the 25,000 points again?
Sep 17, 2018, 11:03 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Sep 18, 2018, 1:07 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Pretty sure the glitch reactivating status is still there when renewing AMB but you only get the 25k if you physically achieve the status.
Last edited by chrism20; Sep 18, 2018 at 1:30 am
Sep 19, 2018, 12:15 am
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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I don't follow here. "expire at the end of the month", now it is september and Spire membership at IHG runs through calender year so how come your membership would expire in september and not december?
Sep 19, 2018, 12:19 am
#6
Join Date: Aug 2010
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easy to confuse the two
Sep 19, 2018, 5:05 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Central Scotland
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From memory click on 'Spire Elite' then 'Explore Your Benefits' in your online IHG account and you should be able to claim them - mine are all there from 2015 to 2018
Sep 19, 2018, 5:07 am
#8
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Gold Country, California
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My Ambassador expires end of April 2019; I may miss achieving Spire by 5K points or so--hard to figure at this point. Also what happens if/when IHG credit card elite qualifying points post incorrectly for stays late in the year as they have been doing for me (i.e.,1 point per $1). Have to contact Chase and it takes another month for them to post the additional points. What if they don't post until January/February . . .
If renewing Ambassador renews Spire, I won't worry about getting every possible point by Dec 31. But seems like OP won't know until Jan.1 if renewing Ambassador in Sept did, in fact, extend Spire status.through 2019.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:36 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Central Scotland
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Agree, I wasn't following OP either.
My Ambassador expires end of April 2019; I may miss achieving Spire by 5K points or so--hard to figure at this point. Also what happens if/when IHG credit card elite qualifying points post incorrectly for stays late in the year as they have been doing for me (i.e.,1 point per $1). Have to contact Chase and it takes another month for them to post the additional points. What if they don't post until January/February . . .
If renewing Ambassador renews Spire, I won't worry about getting every possible point by Dec 31. But seems like OP won't know until Jan.1 if renewing Ambassador in Sept did, in fact, extend Spire status.through 2019.
My Ambassador expires end of April 2019; I may miss achieving Spire by 5K points or so--hard to figure at this point. Also what happens if/when IHG credit card elite qualifying points post incorrectly for stays late in the year as they have been doing for me (i.e.,1 point per $1). Have to contact Chase and it takes another month for them to post the additional points. What if they don't post until January/February . . .
If renewing Ambassador renews Spire, I won't worry about getting every possible point by Dec 31. But seems like OP won't know until Jan.1 if renewing Ambassador in Sept did, in fact, extend Spire status.through 2019.
Certainly wouldn't take the chance and would be doing a 5k bonus points stay if required as those all count
Sep 28, 2018, 12:45 pm
#10
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If you are xxx elite with Plat or Spire Elite Status ending on 1st Jan due to not hitting needed 40k4/40nights or 75k/75nights, buying Ambassador status/renewal (eg Nov/dec months) extends ones Plat/Spire status for duration of that newly purchased 12month Amb membership period, fo almost 1year AND seems to be repeatable 'bug' on subsequent Amb renewals in protecting/extending elite status at thae time b 12months, as long as one extends Amb before expiry
May 20, 2020, 8:20 am
#11
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
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Hijacking this old thread vs starting another! I earned Spire 5 & 4 years ago, received one hit of the 25k bonus after first earning, and haven’t since (regularly check). I’ve actually retained Spire up until now for reasons unknown. I’m now about to re-earn Spire via Credit Card spend, and I see additionally its being extended. Surely I’ll be entitled to a another 25k now, would I still have any grounds to reach out for year 4 where it was never offered? Appreciate this is very much A first world issue right now.
May 24, 2020, 4:20 am
#12
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
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Hijacking this old thread vs starting another! I earned Spire 5 & 4 years ago, received one hit of the 25k bonus after first earning, and haven’t since (regularly check). I’ve actually retained Spire up until now for reasons unknown. I’m now about to re-earn Spire via Credit Card spend, and I see additionally its being extended. Surely I’ll be entitled to a another 25k now, would I still have any grounds to reach out for year 4 where it was never offered? Appreciate this is very much A first world issue right now.
May 24, 2020, 5:15 am
#13
Join Date: May 2003
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Hijacking this old thread vs starting another! I earned Spire 5 & 4 years ago, received one hit of the 25k bonus after first earning, and haven’t since (regularly check). I’ve actually retained Spire up until now for reasons unknown. I’m now about to re-earn Spire via Credit Card spend, and I see additionally its being extended. Surely I’ll be entitled to a another 25k now, would I still have any grounds to reach out for year 4 where it was never offered? Appreciate this is very much A first world issue right now.
May 24, 2020, 10:06 am
#14
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond
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Hijacking this old thread vs starting another! I earned Spire 5 & 4 years ago, received one hit of the 25k bonus after first earning, and haven’t since (regularly check). I’ve actually retained Spire up until now for reasons unknown. I’m now about to re-earn Spire via Credit Card spend, and I see additionally its being extended. Surely I’ll be entitled to a another 25k now, would I still have any grounds to reach out for year 4 where it was never offered? Appreciate this is very much A first world issue right now.
There is the exception this year, which is a one off, where they are extending Spire and giving the 25K.
May 24, 2020, 3:54 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2007
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I made Spire in Feb this year (with RA) and got the 25k bonus. As they made my expiry 31.12.22 then I guess I will not be getting the bonus again as I doubt that they will further extend my Spire, RA has been extended