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For newcomers to IHG promotions, note that Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn (including Holiday Inn Resorts) are two different brand categories for these things. If your dashboard says 'stay at a Holiday Inn Express' as one of the tasks and you stay at a Holiday Inn, it will NOT credit for the Holiday Inn Express task. (and vice versa)

At IHG, points + cash stays are simply points stays where you bought some of the points at the time of the reservation. Once you finish the reservation, a points + cash stay shows as a points stay. Thus points + cash stays only count for tasks where they are specified, and not other tasks.
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IHG Accelerate 2016 promotion (September to December 2016)

Old Aug 18, 2016, 12:08 am
  #16  
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Moscow
Programs: Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond AMB
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One of my offers is "Renew Your Ambassador Membership". But I've already renewed it in April, do they expect me to extend it into 2018?
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 12:22 am
  #17  
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Worst offer ever.


5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.

3,000 Stay Once Get 3,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 3,000 bonus points. T

30,000 Double Points
Earn double points starting with your second stay.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 12:45 am
  #18  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: FRA
Programs: MileagePlus Premier Silver, IHG Spire Elite, HHonors Silver, RapidRewards
Posts: 382
Pretty happy with mine this time around. Based on pre-planned stays/activity, I've highlighted what I expect to hit in green, for a total of 29000, and possibly 12000 more if either of the bonus offers count towards the Achievement bonus (which, when I click through to terms, I get "complete 6 of the 4 offers" hurrrr). If not, it might almost be worth mattress running to 2 more HIXes (8,800 + 12,000).

5,000 Stay Once Get 5,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.

12,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 6 night(s) and earn 12,000 bonus points.

8,800 Stay Smart®
Stay Smart® by staying at 3 Holiday Inn Express® hotel(s) and earn 8,800 bonus points.

4,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.

4,000 Stay a Little Longer
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book a single stay of 4 or more consecutive nights.

1,500 Spend on your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card
Book and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card and earn bonus points.

1,000 Earn When You Redeem
You earned your points, now use them! Redeem your points for anything, from a digital download to a Reward Night, and you’ll earn 1,000 bonus points.

12,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 12,000 bonus points. Terms

5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.

500 Registration Bonus
Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 12:59 am
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: United 1k aa exec plat
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Question

question: one of my tasks is:

4,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.

will this count as 2nights towards a different task which is stay 6nights?

thanks
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 1:06 am
  #20  
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Belfast/Dubai/Hong Kong
Programs: QR Gold/CX Silver/EK Silver/EY Gold/Spire Royal Ambassador/Hilton Diamond
Posts: 190
I Think this is easily achievable!!!!


5,000 Stay Once Get 5,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.
(easy)
34,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 17 night(s) and earn 34,000 bonus points.
(Easy)
16,200 Earn more at InterContinental
Stay 9 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa and earn 16,200 bonus points.
(Easy)
21,600 Authentic experiences
Live the InterContinental® life when you stay at 3 InterContinental® hotel(s) and earn 21,600 bonus points.
(Easy)
10,800 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 3 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 10,800 bonus points.
(This onis kinda hard but not impossible)
33,600 Globetrotter Bonus
Earn 33,600 bonus points for staying at 4 IHG hotel(s) outside of your country of residence. You’ll earn for one hotel stay per country.
(Easy)
9,500 Eat, Drink, and Earn
Spend $690 on food or beverages at IHG hotels and earn 9,500 bonus points.
(Easy)
48,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 48,000 bonus points. Terms
5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.
500 Registration Bonus
Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points. Terms
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 1:20 am
  #21  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: FRA
Programs: MileagePlus Premier Silver, IHG Spire Elite, HHonors Silver, RapidRewards
Posts: 382
Originally Posted by bryanwallace
question: one of my tasks is:

4,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.

will this count as 2nights towards a different task which is stay 6nights?

thanks
IME it should. Typically "stay" in IHG parlance means any number of consecutive nights at the same property, regardless of check-ins/check-outs.

Night just means night. I think in your case it should count. In theory a single, 6-night stay that includes Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun could satisfy both of those goals.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 2:06 am
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
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Originally Posted by bryanwallace
question: one of my tasks is:

4,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.

will this count as 2nights towards a different task which is stay 6nights?

thanks
Yeah if you stay two nights (one of which is the Saturday) it will mark that task off and you will get two nights towards your other one.

The targets are stackable so it's possible to take a few of them out with one stay
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 3:04 am
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 73
Originally Posted by Saral
I love clicking the t and c's...get 4 out of the above 5 for your bonus, which is fine...click the t and c's... get 4 out of 2 for your bonus...Doh typical ihg
I have 4 offers and only have to complete 3 of my 1 offers ... Woo Hoo ... Oh!

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Old Aug 18, 2016, 5:51 am
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: London
Programs: IHG Spire Amb, BA Gold, Hyatt
Posts: 131
I'm not so sure I'll be able to complete this one, unless my travel plans for the next few months change pretty drastically (marked in blue seem easy enough to do without much trying). I'm also not sure that the achievement bonus and other bonus amounts for some of these are tempting enough to make me change my plans. It seems like they are trying to get people to renew their Ambassador membership early this year too. Is that because of the debacle with the packets that is ongoing and they are hoping this will be enough to entice people to renew for another year?

5,000: Stay Once Get 5,000
24,000: Stay More, Earn More - Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 12 night(s) and earn 24,000 bonus points.
2,600: Travel with the IHG® App - Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 2,600 bonus points.
4,000: A Bonus Weekend Stay - Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.
19,200: Globetrotter Bonus - Earn 19,200 bonus points for staying at 4 IHG hotel(s) outside of your country of residence. You’ll earn for one hotel stay per country.
4,000: Stay a Little Longer: Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book a single stay of 4 or more consecutive nights.
5,000: Renew Your Ambassador Membership - Earn 5,000 bonus points when you renew your Ambassador Membership.
20,000: Your Achievement Bonus - Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 20,000 bonus points.
5,000: September Bonus Offer - Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.
500: Registration Bonus - Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 89,300 total bonus points. (had to edit to add this)

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Old Aug 18, 2016, 6:23 am
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: IHG Platinum
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This is the same as the last one.....go to print view on a computer when you are looking at your targets and it reveals a 5K points bonus for an Oct, Nov and Dec stay (extra 15K in total) that are not showing up when you just look at the page
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 6:48 am
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Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 141
Not bad:
I haven't been traveling much this year. I fully expected to hit 50 days for Share Forever, but came 10 nights short. So only having to do 30 should be achievable.

Earn 98,500 total bonus points.
5,000 Stay Once.
60,000 Stay 30 night(s).
16,000 Stay 6 weekend(s).
1,000 Earn When You Redeem.
11,000 Your Achievement Bonus. Complete 3 of the 4 offers.
5,000 September Bonus Stay once in September.
500 Registration Bonus.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 7:18 am
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: AMS
Programs: FB Platinum PA; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 307
My offer this time:

Earn 59,500 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 59,500 total bonus points.

My Offers
Points Value Offer Description Status
3,000 Stay Once Get 3,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 3,000 bonus points.

22,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 11 night(s) and earn 22,000 bonus points.

2,600 Travel with the IHG® App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 2,600 bonus points.

11,200 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 4 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 11,200 bonus points.

3,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 3,600 bonus points when you book 1 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.

600 Eat, Drink, and Earn
Spend $39 on food or beverages at IHG hotels and earn 600 bonus points.

1,000 Earn When You Redeem
You earned your points, now use them! Redeem your points for anything, from a digital download to a Reward Night, and you’ll earn 1,000 bonus points.

10,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 10,000 bonus points.

5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.

500 Registration Bonus
Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 7:33 am
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Posts: 349
Originally Posted by Temedar
One of my offers is "Renew Your Ambassador Membership". But I've already renewed it in April, do they expect me to extend it into 2018?
I had similar in the last one - it went straight to complete as it was already renewed.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 7:41 am
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Join Date: May 2016
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Receiving this error when I try to register for the promotion

There was a problem processing your request. Please try again after some time or contact your IHG® Rewards Club Customer Care Center for assistance.

Anyone else receiving this? I contacted the customer care center and they said they would look into it.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 7:48 am
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: SIA Solitaire PPS, IHG Royal Amb, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Hhonor Gold
Posts: 2,207
I tried to register a few times and encountered the following error:

There was a problem processing your request. Please try again after some time or contact your IHG® Rewards Club Customer Care Center for assistance.

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