Just noticed that they've started offering Any Hotel, Anywhere cards in Australia now and have introduced them with 50% off.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/...yhotel_au.html .
Given that it only takes 29,500 points for a US$250 card, I'm sure you can do the maths on the value it offers (especially in light of current points earning opportunities
). I guess some people out there might need to consider finding themselves an Australian mailing address.