10% Points Rebate with (legacy) credit cards
Mar 30, 2017, 12:10 pm
#31
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Well, I've got a completely different weird story. A couple days ago I got an IHG 10% rebate entry in my account for 1,000 points. The only thing is: I had my last IHG reward night stay in the summer for 15000 points, and then 1,500 rebate for that posted a month or two later, and my previous IHG rewards stay for 10000 points (after C+P conversion to all points) was January 2016 and the 1,0000 point rebate for that posted a month or so later.
So I cannot for the life of me figure out why I got this 1,000 point 10% rebate all of a sudden in the past couple days.
Which in turn makes me wonder if the whole rebate posting has gone bonkers, and can result in different weird results for different people.
So I cannot for the life of me figure out why I got this 1,000 point 10% rebate all of a sudden in the past couple days.
Which in turn makes me wonder if the whole rebate posting has gone bonkers, and can result in different weird results for different people.
20K on points
or 15K + $40
or 10K + $70
If I book the 20K points redemption, I get 2K rebate. However, the cash and points redemptions are effectively coded as purchasing points and then redeeming points by IHG. So would I get 2K for any of the 3 scenarios? Or 2K for a points redemption, 1.5K rebate for the 15K + $40 redemption, and 1K rebate for the 10K + $70 redemption?
Thanks.
Mar 30, 2017, 1:31 pm
#32
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco & London
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So i had some reward reservations made a few months ago, received new IHG card two weeks ago and tested the water by rebooking two nights.
I cancelled two rewards nights at IC Le Moana Bora Bora, they never came back into inventory!
Surelty you shoudnt have to cancel and rebook in order to get 10% rebate!
I cancelled two rewards nights at IC Le Moana Bora Bora, they never came back into inventory!
Surelty you shoudnt have to cancel and rebook in order to get 10% rebate!
Mar 30, 2017, 1:38 pm
#33
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
Since the C+P booking is really a points booking where you purchase some of the points at the time of booking, you should get the rebate on the 20K. After all, if you make the reservation and then cancel it, you get 20K points back, not your original points plus your cash portion. Put another way, you are paying 20K points for the room, after buying some of the points at reservation time. However, I have not read the T&C to confirm my opinion.
May 9, 2017, 12:44 pm
#34
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 299
Since the C+P booking is really a points booking where you purchase some of the points at the time of booking, you should get the rebate on the 20K. After all, if you make the reservation and then cancel it, you get 20K points back, not your original points plus your cash portion. Put another way, you are paying 20K points for the room, after buying some of the points at reservation time. However, I have not read the T&C to confirm my opinion.
May 9, 2017, 8:45 pm
#35
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Gold Country, California
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You don't need to cancel and rebook it. You get the full 10% credit card rebate on the cash & points night for the full/total number of points. Reason being, as others have mentioned, once you pay for the partial points it's like a full points stay.
Aug 24, 2017, 9:09 am
#37
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Aug 24, 2017, 10:12 am
#38
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Sep 21, 2017, 4:05 pm
#39
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Location: CHS
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So, far this year.
Mar 28
Jun 28
Aug 28
Those are the dates I have gotten my 10% back.....I see a slight pattern.
Also the same day my CC points post and I have varied from 2 weeks to 5 weeks on redemption to refund
YMMV
Mar 28
Jun 28
Aug 28
Those are the dates I have gotten my 10% back.....I see a slight pattern.
Also the same day my CC points post and I have varied from 2 weeks to 5 weeks on redemption to refund
YMMV
Sep 21, 2017, 8:45 pm
#40
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Location: Florida
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Cut off of tallying time
Fresh DPs
Had 4 reward nights between Sept 7 and 13th.
3 of them posted to account before Sept 15. 10% rebate of all 3 shows up today.
The stay on Sept 13th was posted to account on Sept 16 (but the welcome amenity points posted on Sept 14), does not see the 10% rebate yet. My guess is it misses the cut off on Sept 15.
We will know whether it is processed by end of the Sept (if it is twice a month processing) or Oct 15 (if it is once a month processing).
The 500 amenity points posted super fast from HIX and Candlewood. I got emails about receiving amenity points before check out, on each stay.
Had 4 reward nights between Sept 7 and 13th.
3 of them posted to account before Sept 15. 10% rebate of all 3 shows up today.
The stay on Sept 13th was posted to account on Sept 16 (but the welcome amenity points posted on Sept 14), does not see the 10% rebate yet. My guess is it misses the cut off on Sept 15.
We will know whether it is processed by end of the Sept (if it is twice a month processing) or Oct 15 (if it is once a month processing).
The 500 amenity points posted super fast from HIX and Candlewood. I got emails about receiving amenity points before check out, on each stay.
Sep 21, 2017, 11:50 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
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I see NO pattern. I've received the 10% back on August 30th, September 11th and September 21st over the last month alone.
Jul 2, 2018, 12:05 am
#42
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
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Do rebates apply for C&P awards? I've successfully seen them apply for full points awards, but recently booked my first C&P award and just wondering if it will apply.
Jul 4, 2018, 9:38 am
#43
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If you check your reservation after you've made it, you will find it's purely a points reservation by that time.
And if you cancel a reservation you made with C&P, you get no cash back, you instead get the full points back. (The points purchase you do during a C&P reservation is not reversible.)
Having said all that, it's July 2018, and there are multiple IHG credit cards out there, and AFAIK it's only the legacy ($49 AF) IHG credit card that gives the 10% rebate, not any of the newer cards. So if you don't have the older $49 AF card, you won't likely get 10% back on either pure points or C&P reservations.
Jul 4, 2018, 9:54 am
#44
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That was a good break down, but I think with the OP wants to know is whether they get the full 10% on the full points "rate" or the "discounted" number: 35K vs. 25K plus cash (as an example)? In that case, it'd be the full 3500 points.
Jul 4, 2018, 11:35 am
#45
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There's no such thing as an IHG C&P reservation. IHG C&P only exists in the booking process. At IHG, C&P is nothing more than you buying some points during the booking process. The actually booking is done using pure points by the last step.
If you check your reservation after you've made it, you will find it's purely a points reservation by that time.
And if you cancel a reservation you made with C&P, you get no cash back, you instead get the full points back. (The points purchase you do during a C&P reservation is not reversible.)
Having said all that, it's July 2018, and there are multiple IHG credit cards out there, and AFAIK it's only the legacy ($49 AF) IHG credit card that gives the 10% rebate, not any of the newer cards. So if you don't have the older $49 AF card, you won't likely get 10% back on either pure points or C&P reservations.
If you check your reservation after you've made it, you will find it's purely a points reservation by that time.
And if you cancel a reservation you made with C&P, you get no cash back, you instead get the full points back. (The points purchase you do during a C&P reservation is not reversible.)
Having said all that, it's July 2018, and there are multiple IHG credit cards out there, and AFAIK it's only the legacy ($49 AF) IHG credit card that gives the 10% rebate, not any of the newer cards. So if you don't have the older $49 AF card, you won't likely get 10% back on either pure points or C&P reservations.