Birthday Points
Oct 19, 2016, 6:27 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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Birthday Points
Today I got an email with a notice of 1000 birthday points. I clicked it, getting a confirmation shortly after, but not in my account yet.
Oct 21, 2016, 4:52 am
#8
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: IHG
Posts: 121
I got something slightly different for mine
Travel’s a great way to celebrate your birthday. And being a member of IHG® Rewards Club can take you to all the places you’d like to explore. Now when you stay a weekend in the next 90 days, you’ll earn 3,000 bonus points. It’s an early birthday gift from us to you.
Travel’s a great way to celebrate your birthday. And being a member of IHG® Rewards Club can take you to all the places you’d like to explore. Now when you stay a weekend in the next 90 days, you’ll earn 3,000 bonus points. It’s an early birthday gift from us to you.
Dec 16, 2016, 3:10 am
#10
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,048
Just got an email from IHG. No free birthday points, but a 5K bonus if I do a 2-night weekend stay within the next three months.
Dec 16, 2016, 5:50 am
#11
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: 6E Westbound, 4E Eastbound
Programs: AA EXP & 3MM, Priority Club Plat since 1984
Posts: 6,293
A great promotion, the only problem was IHG ran it internally, so of course it got screwed up.
I got an email with a 1,000 points offer. I clicked on it, then saw I did not get the points. Read the fine print and then it said to get the bonus to make a reservation. As I have my bookings through February already, I looked at it, thought to myself "another IHG check-in points type of lie, nothing more".
I did not make any other reservation.
Then about 36 hours later the points posted.
A classic case study in IHG marketing.
I got an email with a 1,000 points offer. I clicked on it, then saw I did not get the points. Read the fine print and then it said to get the bonus to make a reservation. As I have my bookings through February already, I looked at it, thought to myself "another IHG check-in points type of lie, nothing more".
I did not make any other reservation.
Then about 36 hours later the points posted.
A classic case study in IHG marketing.
Jan 3, 2017, 1:25 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Mid Wales
Programs: BA back down to Blue, PC Plat
Posts: 684
I've just had this email. And it is actually my birthday!
Clicking through, I get:
We’re sorry, this offer is not available to you. A list of current offers can be found on the IHG® Rewards Club Offers page. We look forward to having you as a guest.
Thanks IHG. Anyway I'm having quite a nice birthday, no thanks to you, so never mind. It was only 1000 points anyway. You took 5x that from me a few months ago when your IT cocked up yet again, I'm getting used to it.
Clicking through, I get:
We’re sorry, this offer is not available to you. A list of current offers can be found on the IHG® Rewards Club Offers page. We look forward to having you as a guest.
Thanks IHG. Anyway I'm having quite a nice birthday, no thanks to you, so never mind. It was only 1000 points anyway. You took 5x that from me a few months ago when your IT cocked up yet again, I'm getting used to it.
Jan 3, 2017, 5:30 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,538
Works well for me as I have a weekend stay that will complete Priceless Surprises and about half of my Accelerate 2017 tasks as well.