FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Downward rate changes at IHG hotels
View Single Post
Old Jul 6, 2019, 5:24 pm
  #2  
dimon84
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: IHG - spire amb, Marriot - tit, Radisson - plat, Hilton - gold, Accor -gold, GHA - plat
Posts: 282
Originally Posted by SBT
In April I booked the Holiday Inn Long Island City for two weekend nights. Saturday on my Credit Card free night and Sunday as a prepaid (non refundable) stay about three weeks in advance. Sundays seem to be the least occupancy levels for hotels in NYC.

A week before my arrival the rate for the Holiday Inn, IHG went down nearly 40 points. Since I prepared, couldn't cancel and rebook. Had I booked the refundable rate would have canceled and rebooked.

Is this common? Anybody, notice downward rate changes on IHG properties? Thanks,

SBT
It's usually the other way around. But there are a few that do heavy discounting few weeks before. IC Ljubliana comes to mind.
dimon84 is offline