Should you buy Olympic tickets to guarantee a Japan holiday in 2021?

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• Fm says:

  6 Jan6 January 09:06

  Does this mean a 27.5k spend on the premium IHG card this calendar year to qualify?

  • Rob says:

    6 Jan6 January 09:15

    Yes

    • Sharon says:

      6 Jan6 January 09:30

      And do you get the 25000 bonus points again?

  • C says:

    6 Jan6 January 10:05

    Would be great if Rob or someone else could confirm that it is officially 55,000 again. I made Spire elite on a handful of stays + CC spend in 2020, and would seek to do so again. I don’t value Spire over Platinum, but 25,000 points is more useful than another VS voucher for my marginal Mastercard spending after the IHG free night.

• Emma says:

  6 Jan6 January 09:24

  I would suggest that labelling the Olympics as the ‘main games’ is rather dismissive of the Paralympic Games, which is a major International event in its own right.

  • Lisa says:

    6 Jan6 January 09:31

    Perhaps the non-Paralymtic Games?

  • Aston100 says:

    6 Jan6 January 09:55

    What would you call it Emma?

  • Charlieface says:

    6 Jan6 January 11:07

    It is a much larger event. No-one is belittling the Paralympics, It’s just a statement of fact

    • The Savage Squirrel says:

      6 Jan6 January 13:28

      +1. We have maybe a skewed view in the UK as, to give credit where due, the Paralympics was planned and marketed very well, with a further boost off the success of the Olympics, resulting in huge Paralympic crowds for 2012. This has been VERY different to many other paralympic games.

• Harry Holden says:

  6 Jan6 January 12:33

  55 night or 55,000 points target is there.
  Interestingly, Elite status expiration is showing as 12/31/2022.

  Did I miss that memo?

  • ChrisC says:

    6 Jan6 January 13:33

    Sure it says 2022?

    Everyone’s 2020 status was extended to 31st December 2021

• Brian says:

  6 Jan6 January 13:54

  Even if they’re not cancelled it’s unrealistic to think that there won’t be any restrictions. The start is only 6 and a half months away and a decision will probably need to be made in the next 3 months or so for planning purposes.

  • Brian says:

    6 Jan6 January 13:54

    Tokyo Olympics

  • BJ says:

    6 Jan6 January 16:43

    Cancelled our trip, my guess is they will only let visitors in a week before start. Don’t think they will want the risk of a covid surge before the Olympics even start and the bad press that would create. Probably a bit premature but figured I can do without the hassle and will plan for a trip now in spring 22.

• QFFlyer says:

  7 Jan7 January 04:52

  Interesting, mine shows as 55k/55n (Spire AMB), OH’s shows as 75k/75n (normal Spire). So maybe that’s it.

• Alan says:

  7 Jan7 January 12:01

  At least Accor have done that right, sadly no similar sensible treatment when it comes to points expiry. IHG status is pretty easy to hit with the credit card so I’ve no major problem if they don’t reduce it.

• ChrisC says:

  8 Jan8 January 11:52

  Just had it confirmed via web chat that the 2021 target for apire is 55 qualifying nights / 55k qualifying spend

  Agent I ‘spoke’ to on the web chat said they would escalate the web / app mismatch

• Simon says:

  8 Jan8 January 11:55

  Thanks for the info Chris!

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