Join Date: May 2003
Location: 1 hour from Khao Yai, Thailand. No longer Bangkok, China, Taiwan , Palm Coast, FL, LA, or Chicago though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
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IHG is (right now) 15 pts/$ divided by 12850 (points needed to the $100 GC) times $100 equals 11.673152 cents so 11.67%. So, not valuing the GC, just the points.
For UA miles it's 15 pts/$ divided by 13,000 times 5000 (miles) so 5.769 miles per dollar. Depending how you value UA miles, it might be better, as most of the awards I get on UA are minimum 2 cents per and some as much as 5 cents per.
Normally, IHG is 5 pt/$ so one-third as much as above. In that case, Ebates may be better.
The surveys are a waste of time. Best to "double-dip" on IHG as I do 75 to 100 nts/year and can get (minimal) points even for award stays.
Last edited by rbAA; Aug 14, 2016 at 7:54 pm