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Old Oct 16, 2013, 1:47 pm
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Originally Posted by planetshakers
For the BOOK DIRECT condition,

is it applicable for booking on www.ihg.com ?

Or do I need to go to the specific hotel website to book or use the mobile app?

Thanks
Do you really have a BOOK DIRECT task?

The one that most peope seem to have is Book With Us, and for that, you can use any official IHG website.

(If you have something other than Book With Us, what does it say exactly?)
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 5:35 pm
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Does anyone have a trick for bulk-searching single-night stays in an area? I just need the cheapest night(s) I can get a hotel in DC. I can do the Saturday nights easily enough, because there aren't many of them, but I'd love a way to see the price per night for a whole month at a time.
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by giantreesemar
Does anyone have a trick for bulk-searching single-night stays in an area? I just need the cheapest night(s) I can get a hotel in DC. I can do the Saturday nights easily enough, because there aren't many of them, but I'd love a way to see the price per night for a whole month at a time.
Hint: Check out the hotels outside DC, too. Beginning of September we stayed at the CP in Alexandria. Convenient half hourly shuttle from DCA. Price was good for us and you may be able to get even better at the HI (shared shuttle with the CP) or other IHG property around that area.
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 7:47 pm
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Quiz now active in case no one else mentioned it.
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 8:32 pm
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have to stay at 4 different brands
can anyone tell me if holiday inn express and holiday inn express and suites count as 2?

thanks
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 10:00 pm
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Originally Posted by ikiwiguy
Quiz now active in case no one else mentioned it.
Question 1 is interesting. Maybe I'm ill-informed but what is a surgery or hospital stay related to a hotel survey?
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Old Oct 16, 2013, 11:35 pm
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Originally Posted by scubaccr

To count towards BIG-WIN, your stay needs to be an "IHG Qualifying Stay". Many discounted OTA type bookings are non-qual.
Yeah I figured. But why have a bonus category for "book with us" if we have to book with their websites anyway?
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 12:06 am
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Originally Posted by bryanwallace
have to stay at 4 different brands
can anyone tell me if holiday inn express and holiday inn express and suites count as 2?

thanks
No. That's just one brand.
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 1:36 am
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Originally Posted by giantreesemar
Does anyone have a trick for bulk-searching single-night stays in an area? I just need the cheapest night(s) I can get a hotel in DC. I can do the Saturday nights easily enough, because there aren't many of them, but I'd love a way to see the price per night for a whole month at a time.
Try here

http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...various-dates/

Raffles has done an excellent piece with step by step guide.

Last edited by xcalx; Oct 17, 2013 at 1:44 am
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 3:29 am
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Have just done my first stay since registering which should have got me 1000 points right?

It's posted on my account as a qualifying stay and triggered a lot of bonus codes but nothing for the big win promotion. Is that right?

Thanks

Last edited by Geoggy; Oct 17, 2013 at 3:41 am
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 3:33 am
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Originally Posted by Geoggy
Have just don't my first stash since registering which should have got me 1000 points right?

It's posted on my account as a qualifying stay and triggered a lot odd bonus codes but nothing for the big win promotion. Is that right?

Thanks
The points for stays/bonus codes and Big Win will not get posted together.
IME even different big win categories get posted on different days.
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 3:42 am
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Thanks mate
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 4:59 am
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Are Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express considered two different brands? I surely hope so!
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by canakris
Are Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express considered two different brands? I surely hope so!
Yes
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Old Oct 17, 2013, 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by htb
In the mails they send "You're close to earning more miles": empty circles, half-filled circles and full circles with a check-mark.
Thank you!

And NOW, these three types of circles have been placed on the main Big Win page. Clicking on them shows one's progress through the task, such as "5/7" ^
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