Originally Posted by
Tennen
Well, if you had kept your CC, you wouldn't have had to worry about the expiration... IMHO, if 18k isn't enough for a redemption, just wait for a 100% bonus points offer to top up your account balance.
The old IHG Select card ($49) has/had a 10% rebate on redemptions, but it's been closed to new applications since the Premier card's launch. Lots of people (especially on FT) have both the Select and the Premier and stack the benefits.
Because of the inflexibility of IHG reward program, I've decided to cut the relationship. No point to keep all 4 or 5 hotel relationship. We would certainly remain if the FN was still unlimited. Now just not worth the trouble to find a single night at 40k level.
Sure the AF is worth that single FN. But it is much easier to stack several Marriott and Hyatt FNs together for the same trip.