The Big Win Promotion Fall 2013
Aug 26, 2013, 5:41 pm
#196
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I think there is only one person that posted who had miles in their offer and that was only for 16k miles. So I am pretty sure they adjust the miles downward if earning miles instead of points.
Aug 26, 2013, 5:46 pm
#197
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I just signed up for this offer, how does one figure out what bonus's they will get? I have 7 res's booked already and two are awards. I'm lost on how to figure out what kind of bonus's I'll get. On another side, IHG has been very good to me this year, so far 437K points and I want more....
Aug 26, 2013, 5:48 pm
#198
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Big Lose Promo
After painstaking analytical research with regard to this promo, and calculating the points that I would get if I complete the tasks, and considering the fact that I was offered 100% bonus on points purchased (ending TODAY), I made the managerial decision to say SCREW IT. I bought the darn points instead. It was a whole lot quicker, easier, and I don't have to jump through hoops to get there.
Probably came out just a hair less than if I participated in the promo (like 2 or 3 thousand). Just not worth the trouble, at least for me.
Probably came out just a hair less than if I participated in the promo (like 2 or 3 thousand). Just not worth the trouble, at least for me.
Aug 26, 2013, 5:54 pm
#199
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I just signed up for this offer, how does one figure out what bonus's they will get? I have 7 res's booked already and two are awards. I'm lost on how to figure out what kind of bonus's I'll get. On another side, IHG has been very good to me this year, so far 437K points and I want more....
Aug 26, 2013, 6:49 pm
#200
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Aug 26, 2013, 7:15 pm
#202
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-Can you clarify one thing? For "Live the City Life", do the stays have to be in different cities? Or is it sufficient to stay in different hotels within one listed city?
The stays have to be in two distinct cities to qualify for the "Live the City Life" offer in the Big Win. -Carolyn
The stays have to be in two distinct cities to qualify for the "Live the City Life" offer in the Big Win. -Carolyn
Which brings me back to the question I asked several pages up-thread. What are the options, if any, to get credit for a stay in a city without actually traveling there? Does it work to book a room in your own name, with a local friend as the additional guest, and have them check in for you? Any other ideas?
Aug 26, 2013, 7:30 pm
#203
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Philadelphia
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Situation that I think is okay, but want clarification:
I'm in NYC in October with 2 rooms in my name - 1 using my Chase annual free night, the other a standard paid stay (through IHG.com). Will the paid room qualify for the various promos, or does the free night somehow nullify it? Also, if it was inverted as 1 room for 2 consecutive nights, one with the cert and the other paid for, will the night that I paid for count or will the fact that it's partially a reward stay make it non-qualifying?
I understand that the cert night is absolutely non-qualifying, I just want to ensure that it won't effect the eligibility of the paid night towards the promo.
I'm in NYC in October with 2 rooms in my name - 1 using my Chase annual free night, the other a standard paid stay (through IHG.com). Will the paid room qualify for the various promos, or does the free night somehow nullify it? Also, if it was inverted as 1 room for 2 consecutive nights, one with the cert and the other paid for, will the night that I paid for count or will the fact that it's partially a reward stay make it non-qualifying?
I understand that the cert night is absolutely non-qualifying, I just want to ensure that it won't effect the eligibility of the paid night towards the promo.
Aug 26, 2013, 7:33 pm
#204
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
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Hmm, this is all I got since my earning was marked as miles. I changed it to points but rewards are still showing miles. Any way to change?
Try One & Done - 500 miles
Stay more & Earn More - 1000 miles
Explore Our Brands - 2000 miles
Book with Us - 500 miles
Win in a weekend - 2000 miles
Win Big - 4000 miles
Try One & Done - 500 miles
Stay more & Earn More - 1000 miles
Explore Our Brands - 2000 miles
Book with Us - 500 miles
Win in a weekend - 2000 miles
Win Big - 4000 miles
Aug 26, 2013, 7:35 pm
#205
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After painstaking analytical research with regard to this promo, and calculating the points that I would get if I complete the tasks, and considering the fact that I was offered 100% bonus on points purchased (ending TODAY), I made the managerial decision to say SCREW IT. I bought the darn points instead. It was a whole lot quicker, easier, and I don't have to jump through hoops to get there.
Probably came out just a hair less than if I participated in the promo (like 2 or 3 thousand). Just not worth the trouble, at least for me.
Probably came out just a hair less than if I participated in the promo (like 2 or 3 thousand). Just not worth the trouble, at least for me.
My offer of 99,700 points breaks down as:
Try One (1K pts)
Seven Nights (7.4K pts)
5 brands (26K pts)
Survey (.1K pts)
City Life (7.2K for 2 cities, decent sized list for do-able destinations)
Weekend (8K for two Saturdays)
Big Win Completion Bonus (50K)
Aug 26, 2013, 8:04 pm
#206
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Location: DEN
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Now that I managed to register:
5 nights, 2 Sats, 3 brands, 2 cities (all US, and 1 of them is my own!), survey, on-line booking.
107,800 points
Without running my optimization algorithm, that seems like it can be done in 3 stays. Sounds pretty darn good to me!
(And I've barely had an activity in the past 12 months on IHG. I think I booked a pointsbreak room for June but ended up cancelling it.)
5 nights, 2 Sats, 3 brands, 2 cities (all US, and 1 of them is my own!), survey, on-line booking.
107,800 points
Without running my optimization algorithm, that seems like it can be done in 3 stays. Sounds pretty darn good to me!
(And I've barely had an activity in the past 12 months on IHG. I think I booked a pointsbreak room for June but ended up cancelling it.)
Aug 26, 2013, 8:08 pm
#207
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Yup, good to have clarification, even if it's not the answer we were hoping for.
Which brings me back to the question I asked several pages up-thread. What are the options, if any, to get credit for a stay in a city without actually traveling there? Does it work to book a room in your own name, with a local friend as the additional guest, and have them check in for you? Any other ideas?
Which brings me back to the question I asked several pages up-thread. What are the options, if any, to get credit for a stay in a city without actually traveling there? Does it work to book a room in your own name, with a local friend as the additional guest, and have them check in for you? Any other ideas?
Aug 26, 2013, 8:09 pm
#208
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Yup, good to have clarification, even if it's not the answer we were hoping for.
Which brings me back to the question I asked several pages up-thread. What are the options, if any, to get credit for a stay in a city without actually traveling there? Does it work to book a room in your own name, with a local friend as the additional guest, and have them check in for you? Any other ideas?
Which brings me back to the question I asked several pages up-thread. What are the options, if any, to get credit for a stay in a city without actually traveling there? Does it work to book a room in your own name, with a local friend as the additional guest, and have them check in for you? Any other ideas?
Aug 26, 2013, 8:15 pm
#209
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Did you click the link for the T&Cs on that tile and read them??
Aug 26, 2013, 8:27 pm
#210
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Canada, Eh?
Posts: 294
Can't see any reason why they wouldn't count - they're still paid stays that earn qualifying points.
For those asking about rebooking - we'll only know for certain a week or two into the promo once things start posting, but my reading would be that only the 'book through us' element requires bookings to be made after 1/9/13, for all the others it's just that the stay has to fall within the 1/9/13-31/12/13 period, regardless of when the booking was made. Given I've got some non-refundable bookings then if they don't honour that I won't be trying to make any extra stays! (as it is though it's working as I'm moving some stays to them).
PS - just logged in again to the site to be told I've got my 'rewards seeker' badge
For those asking about rebooking - we'll only know for certain a week or two into the promo once things start posting, but my reading would be that only the 'book through us' element requires bookings to be made after 1/9/13, for all the others it's just that the stay has to fall within the 1/9/13-31/12/13 period, regardless of when the booking was made. Given I've got some non-refundable bookings then if they don't honour that I won't be trying to make any extra stays! (as it is though it's working as I'm moving some stays to them).
PS - just logged in again to the site to be told I've got my 'rewards seeker' badge
The emphasis seems to be on Stays and Nights.
I made a "booking" today for September 1st. So I guess I'll know soon enough whether the actual booking (as opposed to the stay) must be from September 1st.
If the "booking" must be after September 1, IHG can expect a myriad of cancellations and re-bookings. That would simply clog the system and defeat the purpose of the contest.
Last edited by bearvest; Aug 26, 2013 at 8:34 pm