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Hi I am currently at 52 nights for the calendar year so have 8 nights to go to back to Platinum. Have 3 nights booked in Sydney at Christmas and 2 nights in Melbourne for Boxing Day test. That leaves me 3 nights to get to platinum before 31 December 2025.

We live in Brisbane and have looked at booking 3 nights on different dates before we go to Sydney on 23 December. Best rates I can get are at the Ibis Budget Brisbane Airport around $140 a night. To me $420 is worth to get back to Platinum.

My question is does stays at Ibis Budget count towards nights stayed. I have googled this and get mixed advice. Some say yes I will and others say I will not. Any comments or advice? Thanks
Along with what others have posted, here is an AFF article that may assist further:

Also, its related thread:
 
Tightening up/exclusion of benefits was bound to happen given rates were as little as $40-$60/night 😂
The haven't tightened - they were loosened. At one point no Ibis Budget in Australia participated, but when some hotels changed hands, the new owner decided to have them in the program.
 
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The haven't tightened - they were loosened. At one point no Ibis Budget in Australia participated, but when some hotels changed hands, the new owner decided to have them in the program.
The Iris Capital ones participate


Note Dubbo was sold and no longer Ibis
 

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