The Big Win returns - Spring 2014
Jan 6, 2014, 5:25 pm
#451
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
Just did the 2014 Bigwin survey as a kind FTer posted it is available already. That will give me my complete 2014 Bigwin total of 100/195,900
o Stay more and earn at 30,600 (27 nights needed)
o Explore our brands at 31.200 (5 Brands needed )
o Live the city life at 16,800 (3 European cities Needed)
o Win in a weekend at 19,200 (8 Saturdays needed (same as 4Q2013 task ) ) <== I think one poor IHG'ers posted target is 12 Saturdays
o Survey the win at 100 (DONE ! )
o Win Big Bonus at 98,000 (5/5 offers- Impossible with 8 Sat nights task)
TOTAL = 195,900
Note, In effect only 4/4 tasks, as a survey is not really a task
I will NOT be participating yet again, as similar to 4Q2013, I am tasked with 8 Saturday nights when I average only 2x Saturdays per quarter.
Unless some recurring night/stay bonus like 1Q2013 comes along, or IC's revert to 20points/us$ like USA, I don't see many paid IHG stays happening for me this quarter.
Just like 4Q2013 cheaper to buy points than to, i)fly to 2x extra cities, ii) book 6x expensive unused M/Run Sat nights in Amsterdam.
I know the grass is not always greener elsewhere, but the 27 nights wanted in stay more + earn more task, will almost get me HH Diamond, and if I time my 30th stay correctly at start of April?, eg HH's new status year, that HH Diamond will be for 2 years until March 2016 ... seems a better target for me. (Just sad the HH airlines bonus per stay is biting the dust
)
o Stay more and earn at 30,600 (27 nights needed)
o Explore our brands at 31.200 (5 Brands needed )
o Live the city life at 16,800 (3 European cities Needed)
o Win in a weekend at 19,200 (8 Saturdays needed (same as 4Q2013 task ) ) <== I think one poor IHG'ers posted target is 12 Saturdays
o Survey the win at 100 (DONE ! )
o Win Big Bonus at 98,000 (5/5 offers- Impossible with 8 Sat nights task)
TOTAL = 195,900
Note, In effect only 4/4 tasks, as a survey is not really a task
I will NOT be participating yet again, as similar to 4Q2013, I am tasked with 8 Saturday nights when I average only 2x Saturdays per quarter.
Unless some recurring night/stay bonus like 1Q2013 comes along, or IC's revert to 20points/us$ like USA, I don't see many paid IHG stays happening for me this quarter.
Just like 4Q2013 cheaper to buy points than to, i)fly to 2x extra cities, ii) book 6x expensive unused M/Run Sat nights in Amsterdam.
I know the grass is not always greener elsewhere, but the 27 nights wanted in stay more + earn more task, will almost get me HH Diamond, and if I time my 30th stay correctly at start of April?, eg HH's new status year, that HH Diamond will be for 2 years until March 2016 ... seems a better target for me. (Just sad the HH airlines bonus per stay is biting the dust
)
Last edited by scubaccr; Jan 6, 2014 at 5:35 pm
Jan 6, 2014, 8:03 pm
#453
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,934
Unless you're using the link from this task's T&Cs, you won't see a separate "best flex rate with breakfast" automatically. What you'll see is "best flex rate", and then if the hotel has a "with breakfast" optoin, there will be a checkbox on the right, showing you how much the add-on for the "with breakfast" option is. Once you click that check-box, the rate on the left rewords from "best flex rate" to "best flex rate with breakfast".
(If you are using the link from this tasks' T&Cs, it'll stupildly include those brands I said should be unchecked, so it may be more trouble than it's worth. That's because, due to a mistake, the T&Cs list those 3 brands, even though they can't possibly have a "best fleixble rate with breakfast".)
Jan 6, 2014, 8:59 pm
#454
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Canada, Eh?
Posts: 294
Unless you're using the link from this task's T&Cs, you won't see a separate "best flex rate with breakfast" automatically. What you'll see is "best flex rate", and then if the hotel has a "with breakfast" optoin, there will be a checkbox on the right, showing you how much the add-on for the "with breakfast" option is. Once you click that check-box, the rate on the left rewords from "best flex rate" to "best flex rate with breakfast".
Best to use this, rather than spend a long time arguing with C.S.
http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/glob...breakfast-rate
Jan 7, 2014, 5:21 am
#455
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue
Posts: 3,323
My promo......
1 night = 1,000
3 Nights= 3,000
3 brands= 7,000
Book 2 online = 2,000
3 Saturdays = 8,000
All done = 10.000
So, a paltry 31k that still needs one more Saturday than last years Big Win (which I made, and was for 132k).
31k won't even buy a night in a Crowne Plaza around here. It just makes Carlson's 38k after 3 nights promo look so much better...
1 night = 1,000
3 Nights= 3,000
3 brands= 7,000
Book 2 online = 2,000
3 Saturdays = 8,000
All done = 10.000
So, a paltry 31k that still needs one more Saturday than last years Big Win (which I made, and was for 132k).
31k won't even buy a night in a Crowne Plaza around here. It just makes Carlson's 38k after 3 nights promo look so much better...
Jan 7, 2014, 5:25 am
#456
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
My promo......
1 night = 1,000
3 Nights= 3,000
3 brands= 7,000
Book 2 online = 2,000
3 Saturdays = 8,000
All done = 10.000
So, a paltry 31k that still needs one more Saturday than last years Big Win (which I made, and was for 132k).
31k won't even buy a night in a Crowne Plaza around here. It just makes Carlson's 38k after 3 nights promo look so much better...
1 night = 1,000
3 Nights= 3,000
3 brands= 7,000
Book 2 online = 2,000
3 Saturdays = 8,000
All done = 10.000
So, a paltry 31k that still needs one more Saturday than last years Big Win (which I made, and was for 132k).
31k won't even buy a night in a Crowne Plaza around here. It just makes Carlson's 38k after 3 nights promo look so much better...
Jan 7, 2014, 5:33 am
#457
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: SK Gold, ITA Executive, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,163
Jan 7, 2014, 8:22 am
#458
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 315
Hi guys, regarding the mobile booking task, I checked the TC:
"Bonus points or bonus miles listed above will be rewarded after required number of qualifying stays are booked on any IHG web or mobile apps between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2014 (both dates inclusive) at participating InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®......"
So, my question is, does the TC mean that bonus points will be awarded after making two mobile bookings or after we complete the two seperate stays?
Thank you!
"Bonus points or bonus miles listed above will be rewarded after required number of qualifying stays are booked on any IHG web or mobile apps between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2014 (both dates inclusive) at participating InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®......"
So, my question is, does the TC mean that bonus points will be awarded after making two mobile bookings or after we complete the two seperate stays?
Thank you!
Jan 7, 2014, 9:22 am
#459
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 940
Hi guys, regarding the mobile booking task, I checked the TC:
"Bonus points or bonus miles listed above will be rewarded after required number of qualifying stays are booked on any IHG web or mobile apps between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2014 (both dates inclusive) at participating InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®......"
So, my question is, does the TC mean that bonus points will be awarded after making two mobile bookings or after we complete the two seperate stays?
Thank you!
"Bonus points or bonus miles listed above will be rewarded after required number of qualifying stays are booked on any IHG web or mobile apps between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2014 (both dates inclusive) at participating InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®......"
So, my question is, does the TC mean that bonus points will be awarded after making two mobile bookings or after we complete the two seperate stays?
Thank you!
Jan 7, 2014, 9:55 am
#460
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
From what I now can see, the checkboxes have disappeared in favour of a rate code
Best to use this, rather than spend a long time arguing with C.S.
http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/glob...breakfast-rate
Best to use this, rather than spend a long time arguing with C.S.
http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/glob...breakfast-rate
Great, this works. Thanks^
Jan 7, 2014, 9:58 am
#461
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
If you haven't already, uncheck brands that can't possibly have it, such as Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, and Staybridge Suites. (Only brands that have hotel restaurants can have this rate.)
Unless you're using the link from this task's T&Cs, you won't see a separate "best flex rate with breakfast" automatically. What you'll see is "best flex rate", and then if the hotel has a "with breakfast" optoin, there will be a checkbox on the right, showing you how much the add-on for the "with breakfast" option is. Once you click that check-box, the rate on the left rewords from "best flex rate" to "best flex rate with breakfast".
(If you are using the link from this tasks' T&Cs, it'll stupildly include those brands I said should be unchecked, so it may be more trouble than it's worth. That's because, due to a mistake, the T&Cs list those 3 brands, even though they can't possibly have a "best fleixble rate with breakfast".)
Unless you're using the link from this task's T&Cs, you won't see a separate "best flex rate with breakfast" automatically. What you'll see is "best flex rate", and then if the hotel has a "with breakfast" optoin, there will be a checkbox on the right, showing you how much the add-on for the "with breakfast" option is. Once you click that check-box, the rate on the left rewords from "best flex rate" to "best flex rate with breakfast".
(If you are using the link from this tasks' T&Cs, it'll stupildly include those brands I said should be unchecked, so it may be more trouble than it's worth. That's because, due to a mistake, the T&Cs list those 3 brands, even though they can't possibly have a "best fleixble rate with breakfast".)
Thanks. ^ I was trying to avoid "looking" for hotels offering breakfast. I knew there had to be a simpler, more effective way of directly booking under this rate code...the link "bearvest" posted does just that.
Jan 7, 2014, 11:44 am
#463
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 940
Jan 7, 2014, 7:40 pm
#465
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: SPG Plat,MR Plat Spire Plat/IC Amb, Choice Plat, BW Plat
Posts: 1,320
Stay more and earn at 9,200 (7 nights needed)
Explore our brands at 19.200 (4 Brands needed )
Start the Day off Right at 2000 (book 1 stay at best flexible rate with breakfast)
Win in a weekend at 8000 (2 Saturdays needed )
IHG Mobile App booking 4,800 (Book 3 separate stays through the IGH App)
Change your view at 5,600 ( Stay as 3 HI’s )
Survey the win at 100
Win Big Bonus at 49,000
Total = 97,900
Not bad I guess since I avoided IHG last year. Hesitate about the IHG app though.
Explore our brands at 19.200 (4 Brands needed )
Start the Day off Right at 2000 (book 1 stay at best flexible rate with breakfast)
Win in a weekend at 8000 (2 Saturdays needed )
IHG Mobile App booking 4,800 (Book 3 separate stays through the IGH App)
Change your view at 5,600 ( Stay as 3 HI’s )
Survey the win at 100
Win Big Bonus at 49,000
Total = 97,900
Not bad I guess since I avoided IHG last year. Hesitate about the IHG app though.