Originally Posted by
jamestkirk
what i like our IHG is that promotions only take stay dates into consideration, not booking dates
i usually miss most ALL promotions because i book by anticipation when rates are low while Accor usually release its offers like 1-2 months ahead of the first stay dates
Before covid, i was able to earn much more bonus points than now and timeframe was much larger
Accor odes have this strange rules about booking dates when they run promotions where you have to register first then make reservations.
Most US hotel chains don't have this rule.