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kevino Apr 30, 2019 12:55 pm

Stay at 6 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.

At first I assumed this means 6 different IHG hotels, but the way the t+c are written (see below, my bolding), maybe they mean 6 different brands? Unclear.:(

T+C: Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 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 the required number of qualifying room nights have been consumed by the member at the required number of IHG® hotels between May 1, 2019 and August 31, 2019 (both dates inclusive) at InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, Kimpton®, EVEN®, avid™, voco™, Regent® Hotels & Resorts or HUALUXE® hotels worldwide. Stays at Holiday Inn Resorts®, Holiday Inn Select and the Holiday Inn Club Vacation® properties count as Stays at the Holiday Inn brand and Stays at InterContinental Alliance® Resort properties count as Stays at the InterContinental brand.

dimon84 Apr 30, 2019 1:23 pm


Originally Posted by kevino (Post 31053327)
Stay at 6 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.

At first I assumed this means 6 different IHG hotels, but the way the t+c are written (see below, my bolding), maybe they mean 6 different brands? Unclear.:(

T+C: Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 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 the required number of qualifying room nights have been consumed by the member at the required number of IHG® hotels between May 1, 2019 and August 31, 2019 (both dates inclusive) at InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, Kimpton®, EVEN®, avid™, voco™, Regent® Hotels & Resorts or HUALUXE® hotels worldwide. Stays at Holiday Inn Resorts®, Holiday Inn Select and the Holiday Inn Club Vacation® properties count as Stays at the Holiday Inn brand and Stays at InterContinental Alliance® Resort properties count as Stays at the InterContinental brand.

Don't worry. Its 6 hotels not brands. Your bolfaced text is standard copy paste they include on each prono.

kevino Apr 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Ok. Thanks!

Concerto Apr 30, 2019 4:33 pm

I can't sign up for it. I get a message saying that due to me earning preferences I am ineligible for this offer. But that's fine, as I have found Hilton's offer so much better since I started using them late last year.

cplunk Apr 30, 2019 5:02 pm

Interesting that I don't see it in the list of offers on the site or in the app, but can follow the link in this thread and register.

8,400 Stay at Crowne Plaza®
Stay at 2 Crowne Plaza® hotel(s) and earn 8,400 bonus points.

3,200 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 3,200 bonus points.

4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.

6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.

4,800 Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 6 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 4,800 bonus points. Stays booked through your corporate portal count toward the promotion.

The "Corporate Account Bonus" apparently requires stays booked through my "corporate portal" which apparently doesn't qualify, corporate travel agent books everything via Concur / SAP, and I had that in the last "accelerate" offer and none of my stays (more than 6) made through company travel office qualified.

And I might book a couple of my next trips in a Crowne Plaza instead of a Holiday Inn. But nothing else really looks worth paying much attention too.

notquiteaff Apr 30, 2019 7:14 pm


Originally Posted by Concerto (Post 31054041)
I can't sign up for it. I get a message saying that due to me earning preferences I am ineligible for this offer. But that's fine, as I have found Hilton's offer so much better since I started using them late last year.

it is believed to be a bogus message; many are seeing it (including me). When you go to your list of offers, you will likely see that you are signed up for it. But you will also likely see no details about the promo (what challenges/rewards are your specific promo). That, too, is believed to be a bug that hopefully gets resolved.

in the meantime I booked Hilton stays for the next few months since their promo actually works for me. When the IHG mystery promo reveals itself to me, maybe I will reconsider...

Points Scrounger Apr 30, 2019 8:42 pm

Can see mine now - excitement abounding!

1500 points for the first stay paid with my IHG credit card. (No brainer)

7200 points after three weekend stays. (unlikely)

4500 points for a Cash + Points stay, must be booked and consumed during the promo period. I have an award stay booked already that I'll probably rebook soon.

shoven Apr 30, 2019 9:59 pm

Well its finally let me see my offer and for the third time in a row its double your points starting with second stay max 40000:mad::confused::td:

taecu Apr 30, 2019 10:37 pm

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BOH May 1, 2019 12:56 am


Originally Posted by Philodemus (Post 31047793)
19,200
Discover Our Brands

Stay at 5 brands and get 19,200 bonus points.
8,800
Saturday Stays Bonus

Stay 4 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 8,800 bonus points.
4,500
Stay for Less and Earn

Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
32,500
Your Achievement Bonus

Complete 3 of the 3 offers and earn (an additional) 32,500 bonus points

I too am a little underwhelmed. The centrepiece of my offer is 5 brands, which I find quite demanding.

That is pretty much identical to mine....except your achievement bonus is double mine! They keep giving me weekend stay one (I have to do 2 this time) and I never pay for a weekend stay as I use my points. Very, very underwhelming so will give this quarter an IHG miss and switch to Hilton.

lipsum May 1, 2019 1:19 am

They're offering me 81,800 total bonus points but it's pretty much undoable.

3 weekend stays, one 4+ night stay, etc.

I'm gonna pass.

RAPC May 1, 2019 2:06 am

I may have to think about doing this, as I have a pretty decent offer, after a very weak one in Q1.

Earn 95,000 bonus points
Discover Our Brands
Stay at 3 brands and get 21,600 bonus points.
Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 12,000 bonus points.
Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
Stay at 2 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 2 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 2,800 bonus points.
Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 47,500 bonus points.

It's only worth it if I can do all offers to get the bonus. Will need to give the weekend part a bit of thought to plan those in, but in theory it can be done in 5 nights across 3 stays. Could be very worthwhile for the 95,000 points.

Weekend stay #1 / bonus points package / hotel #1 / brand #1
Weekend stay #2 / bonus points package / hotel #2 / brand #2
Brand #3 stay / cash and points

craigthemif May 1, 2019 2:16 am


Originally Posted by RAPC (Post 31055254)
Brand #3 stay / cash and points

I've BOLDED the sections of the wiki that make clear that you WON'T trigger any other targets with a P+C stay, unless you get really lucky. not that people will read the wiki... :(

Many people seem to be getting the P+C target, and I've seen several incorrect assumptions already (with others trying to disabuse the notion) that P+C is a useful way to hit targets...

RAPC May 1, 2019 2:24 am


Originally Posted by craigthemif (Post 31055277)
I've BOLDED the sections of the wiki that make clear that you WON'T trigger any other targets with a P+C stay, unless you get really lucky. not that people will read the wiki... :(

Many people seem to be getting the P+C target, and I've seen several incorrect assumptions already (with others trying to disabuse the notion) that P+C is a useful way to hit targets...

Very good point and thanks for flagging. Make that 4 stays unless striking it lucky. I'm a very occasional IHG guest, hence this not registering with me. Appreciate you pointing it out as it will save some pain down the line!

craigthemif May 1, 2019 3:03 am


Originally Posted by RAPC (Post 31055294)
Very good point and thanks for flagging. Make that 4 stays unless striking it lucky. I'm a very occasional IHG guest, hence this not registering with me. Appreciate you pointing it out as it will save some pain down the line!

Well... in my experience you can book a reward stay or P+C, wait for the target to trigger, and then cancel it. But since that might be another YMMV scenario it is definitely safer to book P+C for a stay you actually plan on needing...


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