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Nov 12, 2017, 9:39 am

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ernestnywang

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: TPE / HSZ

Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National

Posts: 6,437

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Originally Posted by Gongzuokuang

My 300k IHG miles will get me maybe 7 nights in Hong Kong... valued at maybe a little more than $2000 USD based on $250-$300 per night at IHG properties.

They will normally transfer to Asia Miles at a 5:1 ratio, or in this case 60,000 AM.

With the bonus, it's 90,000 miles.

That's more than a one - way ORD-HKG J seat, making it an equal or greater value to me than using the points for hotel rooms.

The downside to this is that it appears it will take 5 months to get the bonus points added to the AM account (bonus points added March 2018). How stupid is that?! And 4-6 weeks to transfer the points? Are they sending them in an envelope via sea cargo?

IHG is now offering a 100% bonus if you buy a certain number of points. If my calculation is right, bundled with the CX 50% extra offer, it might make some sense to buy IHG points and convert them to AM.

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