Dec 7, 2017, 5:28 pm
Last edit by: beachmouse
Another year, another Accelerate. Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions below:
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)
An award stay only counts toward a task that specifically requires an award stay and will not count toward other tasks and night requirements for the purposes of the promotion. (Award stays do count toward general elite qualification, but that's outside this promotion)
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.
Doing a points + cash booking and then cancelling it does NOT trigger a 'buy points' task completion. A 'buy points' task is a points transaction that is processed through points.com
The 'pay with your IHG credit card' task has typically been very slow to post. If it does within about two weeks of completing a stay, that's relatively quick, and it will often be several weeks beyond that, depending on when your statement closing date is and how IHG's system sweep is timed.
Some offers require booking within the promotion period in addition to staying during the promotion period.
Registration & dashboard link:
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/of...accelerate2018
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)
An award stay only counts toward a task that specifically requires an award stay and will not count toward other tasks and night requirements for the purposes of the promotion. (Award stays do count toward general elite qualification, but that's outside this promotion)
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.
Doing a points + cash booking and then cancelling it does NOT trigger a 'buy points' task completion. A 'buy points' task is a points transaction that is processed through points.com
The 'pay with your IHG credit card' task has typically been very slow to post. If it does within about two weeks of completing a stay, that's relatively quick, and it will often be several weeks beyond that, depending on when your statement closing date is and how IHG's system sweep is timed.
Some offers require booking within the promotion period in addition to staying during the promotion period.
Registration & dashboard link:
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/of...accelerate2018
IHG Accelerate Q1 2018 (1st January to 30th April)
Feb 3, 2018, 5:00 am
#181
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: SPG,HH,IHG
Posts: 786
I got this offer
Earn more at intercontinental
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points
Stay once get 2000
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "Stay once get 2000" is update correctly but this offer is not updated.
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "2000 promotion" is update correctly but Stay 2 nights offer is not updated.
Is it need 2 consecutive nights at intercontinental to complete this offer ??
Earn more at intercontinental
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points
Stay once get 2000
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "Stay once get 2000" is update correctly but this offer is not updated.
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "2000 promotion" is update correctly but Stay 2 nights offer is not updated.
Is it need 2 consecutive nights at intercontinental to complete this offer ??
Feb 3, 2018, 5:47 am
#182
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
I got this offer
Earn more at intercontinental
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points
Stay once get 2000
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "Stay once get 2000" is update correctly but this offer is not updated.
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "2000 promotion" is update correctly but Stay 2 nights offer is not updated.
Is it need 2 consecutive nights at intercontinental to complete this offer ??
Earn more at intercontinental
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points
Stay once get 2000
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "Stay once get 2000" is update correctly but this offer is not updated.
I already stayed 1 night in January at Intercontinental and "2000 promotion" is update correctly but Stay 2 nights offer is not updated.
Is it need 2 consecutive nights at intercontinental to complete this offer ??
What do the actual terms and conditions say for the offer? They may be a bit clearer.
Feb 3, 2018, 6:11 pm
#183
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: SPG,HH,IHG
Posts: 786
This is Full T&C of this offer
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points.
Must be an IHG® Rewards Club member and must register your member number in advance to participate in this Offer ("Registration"). Number of bonus points listed above will be awarded after required number of Qualifying Nights at any InterContinental® hotels in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa have been consumed by the member between 1 January 2017 and 30 April 2017 (both dates inclusive).This Offer is subject to the General Promotion Terms and standard IHG Rewards Club Membership Terms and Conditions and earning structure, which can be obtained by visiting www.ihgrewardsclub.com. This exclusive Offer is valid and applies to the original recipient only. IHG Rewards Club Members with a Miles earning preference will earn Points. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for bonus points to be posted onto your account. IHG reserves the right to remove a member's bonus points or cancel a member’s account if fraudulent use of the Offer is detected. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG® Rewards Club reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion/Offer at any time with or without notice. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG reserves the right of final interpretation of this Offer.
Feb 4, 2018, 3:59 am
#184
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
Thank you chrism20
This is Full T&C of this offer
This is Full T&C of this offer
Stay 2 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 4,200 bonus points.
Must be an IHG® Rewards Club member and must register your member number in advance to participate in this Offer ("Registration"). Number of bonus points listed above will be awarded after required number of Qualifying Nights at any InterContinental® hotels in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa have been consumed by the member between 1 January 2017 and 30 April 2017 (both dates inclusive).This Offer is subject to the General Promotion Terms and standard IHG Rewards Club Membership Terms and Conditions and earning structure, which can be obtained by visiting www.ihgrewardsclub.com. This exclusive Offer is valid and applies to the original recipient only. IHG Rewards Club Members with a Miles earning preference will earn Points. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for bonus points to be posted onto your account. IHG reserves the right to remove a member's bonus points or cancel a member’s account if fraudulent use of the Offer is detected. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG® Rewards Club reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion/Offer at any time with or without notice. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG reserves the right of final interpretation of this Offer.
If it’s been three weeks I’d probably message them and query it and see what they say. If they come back and say it needs to be one stay of two nights ask them where it details this.
Feb 4, 2018, 6:02 am
#185
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,846
Feb 4, 2018, 11:02 am
#186
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: WAW
Programs: A3(*G), Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,534
Feb 4, 2018, 12:06 pm
#187
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Feb 4, 2018, 12:24 pm
#188
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
The speed at which things are tracking and posting seems to have significantly improved across the board which is definitely an improvement on previous promotions.
Feb 4, 2018, 3:06 pm
#191
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
I agree. The completion bonus of 15k isn’t enough motivation to go out of your way to complete those tasks considering the additional expense.
This is a trend with these promotions now. The completion bonus seems to be getting lower and lower (for me anyway) so there is little motivation to put in much effort.
This is a trend with these promotions now. The completion bonus seems to be getting lower and lower (for me anyway) so there is little motivation to put in much effort.
Last edited by chrism20; Feb 4, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Feb 4, 2018, 4:57 pm
#192
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
Feb 6, 2018, 5:56 pm
#193
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Hot off the presses with this IHG email. Does not show on my Accelerate dashboard now ...
IHG® Rewards Club and Accelerate just got even better! With Kimpton® Hotels in the family, you now have another exciting, one-of-a-kind way to stay and earn points.
To celebrate, you can earn additional bonus points when you enjoy the boutique luxury experience of a Kimpton hotel. As part of Accelerate, you'll receive 10,000 bonus points with your next Kimpton stay anytime from now until April 30th. That's on top of the 52,700 points (my maximum) you can already earn with Accelerate.
IHG® Rewards Club and Accelerate just got even better! With Kimpton® Hotels in the family, you now have another exciting, one-of-a-kind way to stay and earn points.
To celebrate, you can earn additional bonus points when you enjoy the boutique luxury experience of a Kimpton hotel. As part of Accelerate, you'll receive 10,000 bonus points with your next Kimpton stay anytime from now until April 30th. That's on top of the 52,700 points (my maximum) you can already earn with Accelerate.
Feb 6, 2018, 7:25 pm
#195
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Gold Country, California
Programs: Hilton Gold, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,199