Originally Posted by
craigthemif
Have you ever heard of using more than one browser window/tab? Or just registering with your email address?
I could've looked in my address book for the number. Or find the IHG card in my travel wallet. Or any number of other things. I think you missed the point.
And while it may have been possible to register with your email address, it didn't offer the option to register with email, which would be another example of their interface programming sloppiness.