2015 Pointbreaks discussion
Oct 26, 2015, 10:05 pm
#796
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Jeez, this morning I was thinking of booking Bali for a couple nights but it wasn't live. I tried again, but still not live, so I moved on to other things.
And then it seems to have gone "poof" almost immediately! If you look at the chart, it's pretty much zeroed out for the entire promo period.
I guess the hotel can decide how much inventory to offer?
The silly thing is that this is a good deal, but not a great deal. I wasn't even sure I was going to use it. If you're willing to stay away from chain hotels, you can probably get better value than 5000 IHG points on better places to stay. Heck, even this particular hotel is going for less than $100 night, and you might find a good promo to juice.
And then it seems to have gone "poof" almost immediately! If you look at the chart, it's pretty much zeroed out for the entire promo period.
I guess the hotel can decide how much inventory to offer?
The silly thing is that this is a good deal, but not a great deal. I wasn't even sure I was going to use it. If you're willing to stay away from chain hotels, you can probably get better value than 5000 IHG points on better places to stay. Heck, even this particular hotel is going for less than $100 night, and you might find a good promo to juice.
Oct 26, 2015, 11:06 pm
#797
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Booking Point Break Reservation
IHG states you are only allowed to book two point break reservations for a specific property. Do you know if anything happens if you book three on different dates?
Oct 26, 2015, 11:25 pm
#798
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somebody posted this earlier and it is either not true or not enforced
Last edited by saint77; Oct 27, 2015 at 8:03 am
Oct 26, 2015, 11:36 pm
#799
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Oct 27, 2015, 12:43 am
#800
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I am sure there is a strategy at IHG to ban members for not studiously following the fine print for PBs
Last edited by saint77; Oct 27, 2015 at 8:04 am
Oct 27, 2015, 1:26 am
#801
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Well (at least by my logic) - properties get featured as PBs because they're flailing, consistently under capacity, etc... Wouldn't IHG be happy that their highest-revenue customers are staying at these properties as much as possible, at least in terms of residual spend (bars, room service, etc.)?
Oct 27, 2015, 1:33 am
#802
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A report from China states a member was suspended after booking three stays in one of the PB hotels earlier this year. The said member stated himself in a forum, so can not be verified.
Oct 27, 2015, 2:35 am
#803
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Just to clarify, Is it for each hotel, we can not make 2 PB bookings or is it for all hotels? Thanks!
Oct 27, 2015, 3:18 am
#804
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Only 2 bookings in the same hotel allowed. No limit on how many hotels you can book but they may not like it if you book two different hotels in the same time from one account.
Oct 27, 2015, 3:47 am
#805
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I got two PB nights at the same property on the same night...should count as my two.
Oct 27, 2015, 6:05 am
#806
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The silly thing is that this is a good deal, but not a great deal. I wasn't even sure I was going to use it. If you're willing to stay away from chain hotels, you can probably get better value than 5000 IHG points on better places to stay. Heck, even this particular hotel is going for less than $100 night, and you might find a good promo to juice.
There are properties where the BAR might seem to offer a greater saving. BUT my saving is only what I would be willing to pay for that stay if there was no point break. Quite often, due to the travel involved, that is less than zero.
Your circumstances may be different, and so you would value these stays differently. My point, that is borne out by the actual speed of booking, is that the deal is great for many people.
Oct 27, 2015, 6:47 am
#807
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The silly thing is that this is a good deal, but not a great deal. I wasn't even sure I was going to use it. If you're willing to stay away from chain hotels, you can probably get better value than 5000 IHG points on better places to stay. Heck, even this particular hotel is going for less than $100 night, and you might find a good promo to juice.
Oct 27, 2015, 9:23 pm
#808
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I am in for a night each in Omaha, Kansas, and Missouri all next week. Fit my plans perfectly.
Oct 28, 2015, 12:24 pm
#809
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Kentucky
FYI: Three of the Kentucky Point Breaks (Frankfort, Shelbyville, and Louisville-Hurstbourne) are very close to the Bourbon distilleries. You could piece together an excellent Bourbon Trail itinerary using those hotels.
http://kybourbontrail.com
http://kybourbontrail.com
Oct 28, 2015, 2:35 pm
#810
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Not really my list this time around, but as usual I could find 1 night to avail