New intercontinental.com Website

Chinatrvl · Dec 8, 12, 10:53 pm

Was surprised to find a new website layout at
www.intercontinental.com

It has been completly redone, including structure and hotel presentations. So far it looks a bit unstructured for my taste.

Raffles · Dec 9, 12, 12:48 am

An RA friend emailed me this cut and paste from the benefits page, anyone else see it?

"Complimentary weekend night certificate*
Option to purchase Royal Ambassador status for a spouse, partner or colleague
Earn Priority Club Rewards points at all IHG hotels
Collect points or miles
5,000 bonus Priority Club Rewards points
Redeem points for rewards, including free nights"

nicolas75 · Dec 9, 12, 12:50 am

I like the elegant design

nicolas75 · Dec 9, 12, 12:51 am

Is Israel in Europe?

nicolas75 · Dec 9, 12, 12:58 am

InterContinental Marseille-Hotel Dieu is known for its exceptional service, comfort, and style.

Well, we will see it when the hotel will open...in May 2013

paulmoscow · Dec 9, 12, 2:29 am

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Originally Posted by Raffles

Option to purchase Royal Ambassador status for a spouse, partner or colleague

It was always the case: technically, they need to shell out $200 for enrollment.

medic51vrf · Dec 9, 12, 2:52 am

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Originally Posted by nicolas75

Is Israel in Europe?

It depends on exactly what you're asking. Geographically, Israel is in Asia but socially, etc. it is associated with Europe.

stanontour · Dec 9, 12, 2:58 am

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Originally Posted by Raffles

An RA friend emailed me this cut and paste from the benefits page, anyone else see it?

"Complimentary weekend night certificate*
Option to purchase Royal Ambassador status for a spouse, partner or colleague
Earn Priority Club Rewards points at all IHG hotels
Collect points or miles
5,000 bonus Priority Club Rewards points
Redeem points for rewards, including free nights"

Yes i get the same also
also at the top of the page it says:

Its our pleasure to welcome you back to InterContinental® Ambassador. As a Royal Ambassador you are one of our most valued guests. Please explore our latest member offers or contact us if there is anything more we can do to help.

nicolas75 · Dec 9, 12, 3:46 am

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Originally Posted by medic51vrf

It depends on exactly what you're asking. Geographically, Israel is in Asia but socially, etc. it is associated with Europe.

You mean Israel is part of Eurovision song contest

Still, Israel is part of Middle East
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/ihg/hot...le-east-hotels

Maluku_Flyer · Dec 9, 12, 3:54 am

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Originally Posted by paulmoscow

It was always the case: technically, they need to shell out $200 for enrollment.

No. It appears that the free referral certificates are gone.

medic51vrf · Dec 9, 12, 4:04 am

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Originally Posted by nicolas75

You mean Israel is part of Eurovision song contest

Still, Israel is part of Middle East
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/ihg/hot...le-east-hotels

I know you were kidding, but Israel seems to have quite a few of their own "Americas/Europes/Australias/Etc's Next Top Whatever" shows.

Israel is part of the Middle East "regionally", and part of Asia geographically, but due to the vast differences between Arabs and Israelis, I think you would be hard pressed to find a Jew or and Arab that would say Israel is "part of the Middle East"!

BTW I love how you used one IHG web site to show evidence that another one is inaccurate! That's classic! It's like saying "IHG have no idea what they're talking about, just ask them!"

medic51vrf · Dec 9, 12, 4:10 am

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Originally Posted by Maluku_Flyer

No. It appears that the free referral certificates are gone.

Don't know, but the term "ability to purchase" has been around on various material for a long time.

paulmoscow · Dec 9, 12, 4:41 am

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Originally Posted by Maluku_Flyer

No. It appears that the free referral certificates are gone.

They were never free. You either need to be an existing Ambassador or pay the $200 enrollment fee after getting a referral.

Maluku_Flyer · Dec 9, 12, 4:47 am

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Originally Posted by paulmoscow

They were never free. You either need to be an existing Ambassador or pay the $200 enrollment fee after getting a referral.

The referral certs were free for RA receiving them from IHG. The new wording suggests that IHG wants to collect the money that the RAs used to get for them on ebay. Will be interesting to see the actual price tag.

Moranguinho · Dec 9, 12, 5:21 am

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Originally Posted by Maluku_Flyer

The referral certs were free for RA receiving them from IHG. The new wording suggests that IHG wants to collect the money that the RAs used to get for them on ebay. Will be interesting to see the actual price tag.

Yes, but IIRC the text on the Certs was: give the same privileges to... for only 200 USD.