Ambassador and free weekend night voucher
Mar 11, 2019, 11:48 am
#526
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 398
Follow up noob question: expiration date of June/2019 means by the end of June 2019, correct? No specific date is listed, so that's what i'm assuming.
Mar 12, 2019, 6:24 pm
#528
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA MM, AA MM, IC Plat Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 3,146
I stayed at the IC NY Times Square on a BOGO in March 2019, and I was charged the $30 (plus tax) "destination fee" on both the paid and the "free" night.
Mar 13, 2019, 7:56 am
#529
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: UK
Programs: IHG
Posts: 1,316
For those that are interested, you can book your weekend before they send you the email voucher:
"We would like to inform that the electronic copy of the weekend night certificate is expected to be deposited to all accounts by 15 March 2019. You may now go ahead and book your Ambassador weekend rate as usual without the need to present a physical voucher on your arrival. The hotel will be able to verify on the system whether you have a valid complimentary weekend voucher or not."
"We would like to inform that the electronic copy of the weekend night certificate is expected to be deposited to all accounts by 15 March 2019. You may now go ahead and book your Ambassador weekend rate as usual without the need to present a physical voucher on your arrival. The hotel will be able to verify on the system whether you have a valid complimentary weekend voucher or not."
Mar 14, 2019, 3:37 am
#531
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Antwerp
Programs: IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 166
Any recent experiences from anyone whom had to pay the destination fee on reward nights?
Mar 14, 2019, 8:08 pm
#532
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA MM, AA MM, IC Plat Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 3,146
Mar 17, 2019, 7:25 pm
#533
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Island, NZ
Programs: IHG Ambassador, Air NZ lowly Jade now, Emirates
Posts: 559
I'm a little confused. My husbands ambassador membership ends in June 2019. He has a paper BOGO cert as per the normal membership package that used to get sent out with an expiry on that for June 2019 (as you would expect). Now he has received the email voucher, but how long is this valid for. I dont think it said anything about when that expired. Or is this a replacement voucher for the paper one....
Mar 21, 2019, 6:51 am
#537
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Nada, HH Diamond, IHG Spire AMB, Marriott Plat, Accor Gold
Posts: 510
One of the frustrating things about the BOGOF certificate; I have two nights at the IC O2 London, £315, not great use I know but using it before it expires. Now I can book those two nights for £320 without using the certificate. 
Mar 21, 2019, 6:59 am
#538
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Capetown
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat, IHG and Hilton Diamond, LH SEN, BA Gold
Posts: 10,167
Mar 21, 2019, 7:02 am
#539
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Nada, HH Diamond, IHG Spire AMB, Marriott Plat, Accor Gold
Posts: 510
Mar 21, 2019, 2:43 pm
#540
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
Whereas bogo freenight weekend is booked as BestFlex rates.
For me, i sometimes note that 2nights on my corp flex rate, is virtually same total as booking a 2night bogo, so I don't bother, and also applies to IC's with low weekend rates compared to high midweek (business stayer pricecs) rates, when just book adr if no great corp fixed rate per night and just the gold 15% off flex corp deal.