Originally Posted by
scubaccr
If B is a)only guest b)elite
then why the heck is not B booking the room for themselves?
3) Under IHG corporate rules for hotel , hotel is meant to change room to additional guest name and remove your IHG number at additional checkin. Then during stay or at checkout if you present yourself your name/number can be added back
In practise this is not always done by hotels, but doing this deliberately for A to earn qual night, points, bonuses, elite status can lead to IHG Corporate closing A's account and confiscating any points balance
And similarly B can have account closed for running a defacto duplicate second account
First thanks for the feedback. As you are one of the main posters on IHG (whose posts I have read over the years), I take your words as the definitive guide
Yes, it's a bit complicated. But the gist of it is some family members newly got into this game but their travel plans changed -- while I have the flexibility to travel there to pick up the tab. (No, it's not my duplicate account.)
Regarding 3), if A (family member) has pre-paid the stay in full (either by CC or by points), then s/he should get the stay credit with no problem? I guess in that case B (it's me) just checks in as a second guest without presenting his own IHG credentials to avoid any confusion. The IHG bennies (for non RAs) are dubious at many properties anyways
