Originally Posted by dukerau

I'm relatively new to IHG. Just checked this promo on a whim. Mine is decent:

Stay more and earn - 5 nights (8,400)
Explore our brands - 3 brands (17,600)
Start the day off right - 1 stay BFR with b'fast (2,000)
Win in a weekend - 2 Sat nights (4,800)
Book with IHG - 2 stays (3,200)
Change your view - 2 stays at HI (8,000)
Survey (100)
Win big - all 7 (44,000)
for total of 88,100


But DW got a nice offer:

Stay more and earn - 4 nights (8,000)
Explore our brands - 2 brands (16,000)
Start the day off right - 1 stay BFR with b'fast (2,000)
Win in a weekend - 2 Sat nights (8,000)
IHG mobile app booking - 2 stays (8,000)
Change your view - 2 stays at HI (8,000)
Survey (100)
Win big - all 7 (50,000)

for a total of 100,100. Seems like there's a ton of overlap here. So much so that it might be worth just paying to do all these even though we wouldn't otherwise do any? Will this work?

Book 1 Sat night stay at HI, BFR with b'fast via mobile app: $100.57
Book 1 Fri-Sun stay at Candlewood Suites Advance Purchase Rate via mobile app: $137.14
Book 1 Sat stay at HIX Advance Purchase Rate: $92.20

If so, that's ~105,000 points for $330, seems worth it.

So my questions are:

1. Can I book 2 hotels for the same night? In other words, can I have the Candlewood and HI stays on the same night, check into both, and get credit for both? Cheaper hotels are further away from me, so I'd like to condense trips. NO
2. Does HIX count as "Holiday Inn" for the "Change your view" challenge? NO
3. Are HI and HIX considered separate brands for the "Explore our brand" challenge? YES
4. Are advance purchase rates valid for everything (except the BFR w/b'fast)?YES
5. Am I missing anything?