The Big Win returns - Spring 2014
Jan 26, 14, 5:18 pm
#646
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: 787
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 1,297
Originally Posted by CalItalian
Will have to be 4 different based on what has posted for my Big Win 2014.
"Stay at 2 Holiday Inn® hotels and earn 8,000 points"
I see someone mentioned Express doesn't count, but will HI Select and Regular HI?
Jan 27, 14, 1:40 am
#648
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 70
Originally Posted by Concerto
One of my challenges includes having to book a Best Flexible Rate with Breakfast. I thought I had managed to book this at HI Dusseldorf Ratingen, which also happens to be one of my City Life cities. I would also be knocking out one of my two Saturday night stay challenges with this stay.
I stayed on this rate, with the additional 10% off discount for IHG members. This was still group under the "Best Flexible Rate" with Breakfast ticked when booking.
The receipt mentions "IHG® Rewards Club Member Exclusive –Flexible with Breakfast" and "Best Flexible Rate with Breakfast" in the text.
The stay has posted on Big Win, but not the Breakfast rate.
I contacted IHG Customer Service and they have confirmed that this rate does qualify for "Start The Day Off Right" (as you would expect) but this will take 4-6 weeks to show. It seems as if they are still working on this.
I'm also one of the people who lost the 100 points for the survey, and that offer isn't showing against the overall "Win Big" so I'm assuming that this is one of many glitches that the programmers are concentrating on.
Jan 27, 14, 2:35 am
#649
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Spire Elite, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 6,756
Mine has finally updated to this year's and seems doable.
6 stays
2 x HIX
2 Saturday nights
2 x city locations (they've included Manchester, Edinburgh etc in the UK this time)
etc.
Got a trip to Berlin in March so that should easily take care of a Saturday night stay and 2 locations (will get a cheap airport hotel eg HIX before flying out of London)
In London in April so a Saturday night stay will be done then as well.
6 stays
2 x HIX
2 Saturday nights
2 x city locations (they've included Manchester, Edinburgh etc in the UK this time)
etc.
Got a trip to Berlin in March so that should easily take care of a Saturday night stay and 2 locations (will get a cheap airport hotel eg HIX before flying out of London)
In London in April so a Saturday night stay will be done then as well.
Jan 27, 14, 5:21 am
#651
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Central Scotland
Programs: Oneworld, Avios and IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 574
Originally Posted by Epicura
This is probably a dumb question, my apologies if so. But when booking 2 rooms for the same night (reservation made twice, resulting in 2 reservation numbers) will this result in 2 eligible stays for the Big Win?
Jan 27, 14, 5:46 am
#652
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,312
Originally Posted by Epicura
This is probably a dumb question, my apologies if so. But when booking 2 rooms for the same night (reservation made twice, resulting in 2 reservation numbers) will this result in 2 eligible stays for the Big Win?
Jan 27, 14, 8:37 am
#654
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SFO/SJC
Posts: 312
This morning I just found under my "IHG mobile app booking" tab there're two qualified nights but they are both marked "04.01.2014".
I'm sure they were not on that date and were separate stays. Anyone with similar problems?
I'm sure they were not on that date and were separate stays. Anyone with similar problems?
Jan 27, 14, 8:49 am
#655
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: 787
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 1,297
Originally Posted by Points Scrounger
Yes, anything without express in the name is a Holiday Inn brand.
One more question. Does HI Select counts as its own brand or falls in to Holiday Inn? There aren't many Selects, but Im staying in Montreal HI Select, and doing another stay at regular HI later. Will this satisfy this task?
"Stay at 2 different IHG brands and earn 16,000 points"
Jan 27, 14, 9:06 am
#656
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 389
Originally Posted by lz80521
This morning I just found under my "IHG mobile app booking" tab there're two qualified nights but they are both marked "04.01.2014".
I'm sure they were not on that date and were separate stays. Anyone with similar problems?
I'm sure they were not on that date and were separate stays. Anyone with similar problems?
Jan 27, 14, 11:17 am
#657
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: I hate my location and hope to flee from it soon.
Programs: Hyatt PL, PC Spire/RA, HH GOLD, SPG Green, Marriott Silver, Skywards B, CSA Gold, Lufthansa Paper,UA
Posts: 1,202
Originally Posted by ThePointsCollector
Thank you.
One more question. Does HI Select counts as its own brand or falls in to Holiday Inn? There aren't many Selects, but Im staying in Montreal HI Select, and doing another stay at regular HI later. Will this satisfy this task?
"Stay at 2 different IHG brands and earn 16,000 points"
One more question. Does HI Select counts as its own brand or falls in to Holiday Inn? There aren't many Selects, but Im staying in Montreal HI Select, and doing another stay at regular HI later. Will this satisfy this task?
"Stay at 2 different IHG brands and earn 16,000 points"
Jan 27, 14, 11:28 am
#658
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SFO/SJC
Posts: 312
Just checked BW website and saw IHG has resolved the mobile booking problem.
Now my BW has been completed for exciting 174k points.
Cost: $350, pure mattress runs at two HIs and two HIXs. They are within 30 minutes drive from my home.
Now my BW has been completed for exciting 174k points.
Cost: $350, pure mattress runs at two HIs and two HIXs. They are within 30 minutes drive from my home.
Jan 27, 14, 12:20 pm
#659
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 103
Originally Posted by lz80521
Just checked BW website and saw IHG has resolved the mobile booking problem.
Now my BW has been completed for exciting 174k points.
Cost: $350, pure mattress runs at two HIs and two HIXs. They are within 30 minutes drive from my home.
Now my BW has been completed for exciting 174k points.
Cost: $350, pure mattress runs at two HIs and two HIXs. They are within 30 minutes drive from my home.
