Planned myself out a challenge pathway from IHG Platinum to status match at least to HH Gold for now, with a 2 night vacay stay in Sydney and 5 nights in Perth. Might be worth noting the HH points earning available along the way:
- New member bonus of 1500HH on the first, and 3000HH on second stay
- Double up and Explore promotion until end of April - double points each stay, plus additional 1000HH each time you stay at a different brand
- Plus you can stay on 2X Points Package for stays (if it suits) and receive double HH points, for a total of 4X points, plus 2,000 bonus points for a weekday check out.
Not sure how the double up and 80% Gold bonuses stack - but overall I expect to earn over 45k HH points as well as Gold until March 2024. I will report back to stays and results once the challenge is completed, but looks like a well timed deal to me! 
