Chase IHG Transfers Are Counting Towards Elite Status

Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to IHG, generally nobody completes these transfers as the rate is 1:1 and Ultimate Rewards points are considered more valuable than IHG points. No Mas Coach is reporting that these transfers are counting towards elite status. Personally I don’t think having IHG elite status is very valuable so I don’t think this is actually worth doing, but I guess if your near an elite tier then it might make sense to do a small transfer. I also suspect that this isn’t intentional, so don’t be surprised if this is changed.