How to obtain free and fast Priority Club Platinum membership level

Priority Club is the rewards programme of IHG (InterContinental Hotels Grup), which gathers brands such as InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

There are three membership levels: Club (entry level), Gold (medium) and Platinum (highest).

The main advantages of Platinum are the complimentary room upgrades, if available, and 50% more bonus points on each stay.

One way to obtain the Platinum level, other than staying 50 nights in IHG hotels in a calendar year, is to ask for a status match.

Let´s assume that you have the Hilton HHonors Gold level. If you don´t, check out our other post on how to obtain it here.

Thus, with the HHonors Gold obtained, send an e-mail to the Priority Club customer service (priorityclub@ihg.com) and ask that you would like a status match with your HHonors membership. Also provide along with your e-mail the following:
- your Priority Club membership number and name as it appears in your Priority Club profile;
- a scanned copy of the HHonors statement (print-it from your HHonors account), where it shows that you have Gold status.

You should receive a reply within one week.