Daily Getaways?
Jul 28, 2022, 9:37 pm
#121
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,404
But IHG has become a pretty lousy deal at $5 per thousand points. I used to get great value out of their points, both through Point Breaks and just through value-priced properties. I have trouble finding any deals right now. I bought a bunch of points three years ago and still have 200,000. When I've stayed with them I've used cash instead of points in hopes that a good deal will pop up.
Jul 29, 2022, 3:09 pm
#122
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oxford, Mississippi
Programs: Delta Silver thanks to Million Miles; Choice Plat., point scrounger everywhere
Posts: 1,595
Addendum: I just booked a great value on IHG as compared to the cash rate. Not as good as the top Choice value, but a great value. Glad I had the points.
Last edited by Rebelyell; Jul 30, 2022 at 9:25 pm
Jul 29, 2022, 4:26 pm
#123
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
With Choice I redeem for a mimimim value of $100 per 10k points, but that’s my value for what I get in return. But when using just the published rates, I am typically getting $150+ per 10k point redeemed.
I’ve not stocked up like crazy on IHG points in quite some time, but I still find some value in them. Just not like the value I get with Choice points.
I’ve not stocked up like crazy on IHG points in quite some time, but I still find some value in them. Just not like the value I get with Choice points.
Jul 29, 2022, 6:57 pm
#124
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,404
With Choice I redeem for a mimimim value of $100 per 10k points, but that’s my value for what I get in return. But when using just the published rates, I am typically getting $150+ per 10k point redeemed.
I’ve not stocked up like crazy on IHG points in quite some time, but I still find some value in them. Just not like the value I get with Choice points.
I’ve not stocked up like crazy on IHG points in quite some time, but I still find some value in them. Just not like the value I get with Choice points.
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Jul 31, 2022, 7:06 pm
#126
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Texas
Programs: Too many to count!
Posts: 27
Anyone else seeing a refund like mine?
Last edited by CynthiaD; Aug 1, 2022 at 7:29 am
Aug 1, 2022, 3:22 pm
#128
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Posts: 102,095
Even when I’ve see them make mistakes previously, they’ve fixed nearly all without a need to follow-up. Even to my disadvantage at times.
Aug 1, 2022, 5:24 pm
#129
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Metro DC
Programs: UA Plat, SPG Gold, HH Gold, Priority Club Platinum, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 291
No points yet
All charges correct for the two sets of points I purchased. I hope the deposit doesn't take the full two weeks, I have a trip I'd like to take this weekend.
Aug 3, 2022, 2:49 am
#130
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: HH + IHG DIA
Posts: 14
Keep in mind that the T&Cs state 14 business days, so almost 3 weeks. I wonder that this time frame was extended compared to the 2021 Daily Getaways.
Aug 3, 2022, 4:25 am
#131
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Metro DC
Programs: UA Plat, SPG Gold, HH Gold, Priority Club Platinum, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 291
Good point about the business days. Still, I hope they can expedite the postings, though they have no reason too.
Aug 3, 2022, 12:32 pm
#133
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Metro DC
Programs: UA Plat, SPG Gold, HH Gold, Priority Club Platinum, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 291
Aug 3, 2022, 1:32 pm
#134
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
I haven't gotten my Daily Getaways points yet but just redeemed 30K for a reservation at The Draper, an Ascend Collection hotel, on West 37th Street in Manhattan. Cash price, which seems similar to other Manhattan hotels across multiple chains I've checked over the Labor Day weekend, was $400. The Draper is a new addition to the Choice brand and wasn't listed in search results when I last checked ten days ago.