{"id":21887,"date":"2024-12-16T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=21887"},"modified":"2024-12-16T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:49:11","slug":"buy-ihg-points-and-diamond-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2024\/12\/16\/buy-ihg-points-and-diamond-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy IHG points and Diamond status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHG had an experiment in November last year, selling elite-qualifying points to those who didn&#8217;t manage to re-qualify for 2024. The pricing was ridiculous, as they were expecting people to pay 1.5c per point, and I couldn&#8217;t imagine many people were convinced.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/points-ihg-eqp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The offer has now returned<\/a>, this time more much sensible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offer window: December 16 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Might be targeted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buy elite qualifying points to attain status through 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chase IHG cardholders get 20% off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have already re-qualified for Diamond so got an ineligible message when opening the page. It&#8217;s unclear how targeted this offer is, but it appears that at least some Platinum members have also received the invitation and they could buy up to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Diamond<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that it&#8217;s a different offer page than the normal buy points one. The points you buy are elite qualifying <strong>redeemable<\/strong> points &#8211; they can be spent on award nights as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can buy from 5,000 to 120,000 points, and here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-example.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21886\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-example.png 773w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-example-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ihg-damond-buy-elite-qualifying-points-example-768x681.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more you buy, the better unit price you get. It appears that the pricing has variations too &#8211; at the very top end, people are seeing $800 \/ $1,000 \/ $1,200 for 120,000 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As IHG frequently sells points at 0.5c, you are basically paying extra for the one-year Diamond status. If you need (all) 120,000 elite-qualifying points and pay $800 for example, you would be &#8220;buying&#8221; Diamond for $200, as the points would otherwise cost $600 under normal circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have the Chase IHG card which reduces the total price to $640, then it&#8217;s almost a no-brainer as long as you do need those IHG points. Diamond&#8217;s benefits may be dubious besides the guaranteed free breakfast, but it surely is worth more than $40.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHG had an experiment in November last year, selling elite-qualifying points to those who didn&#8217;t manage to re-qualify for 2024. 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