Account closed without any reason (might be: registering for targeted promotion)
#16
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Wow, this is the second such post in 24 hours.
The other one used his GF account for his own stays. You've signed up for promos you're not entitled to.
Wow, I am soooo busted... Even more than I was before!
Then again I suspect the majority of contributors to this board may have cause to look nervously over their shoulders now...
The other one used his GF account for his own stays. You've signed up for promos you're not entitled to.
Wow, I am soooo busted... Even more than I was before!
Then again I suspect the majority of contributors to this board may have cause to look nervously over their shoulders now...
#17
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,967
I don't get why IHG would ban someone because they signed up for a promo that they were not entitled to. It should be up to their system to monitor if you are/are not entitled to a promo. Worst case is reverse the points from that. Banning a member seems really short sited.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
#18
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#19
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I don't get why IHG would ban someone because they signed up for a promo that they were not entitled to. It should be up to their system to monitor if you are/are not entitled to a promo. Worst case is reverse the points from that. Banning a member seems really short sited.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
I doubt that IHG would close an account for using one promo code, but whether someone does a minor breach or registers for lots of codes and then starts gloating on posts with things like "I managed to get 35,000 points on 1 night" or whether there are other reasons that are undisclosed, the situation is the same
The thread title is completely misleading since the poster admits that there was a reason
#20
Absolutely not the same. Would you argue that it's the same as someone murdering someone with a chainsaw just because they were asleep and there wasn't a posted law saying "NO CHAINSAWING"? No, because the gravity of the act is completely different.
#21
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I don't get why IHG would ban someone because they signed up for a promo that they were not entitled to. It should be up to their system to monitor if you are/are not entitled to a promo. Worst case is reverse the points from that. Banning a member seems really short sited.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
But to that end its time I use up all my points if this is really happening.
Anybody who thinks that because they use others' codes and the like is generally accepted just because a bunch of people on an anonymous Internet board also do so, has now learned how sorely wrong they were.
Presumably, IHG has conducted a sweep and there will be a lot more agonized threads on FT. Those folks can switch to another chain, start again, and this time not only read the t&c, but think about why programs exist.
#22
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damn whats with all the crime talk, thieving and murder :O
#24
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the argument that it is basically IHG's fault for not stopping them from being able to abuse the programme
With chainsawing it would be the same as arguing that if he didn't want to be sawn, he should have been wearing armour
I am not arguing that there was a crime committed with IHG, just the nature of the argument that it was basically IHG's fault
#25
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Going by the posts from people stating that the codes worked/didn't show on offers page etc there would be a fair few with this issue.
#26
Join Date: Mar 2007
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It is the same type of argument
the argument that it is basically IHG's fault for not stopping them from being able to abuse the programme
With chainsawing it would be the same as arguing that if he didn't want to be sawn, he should have been wearing armour
I am not arguing that there was a crime committed with IHG, just the nature of the argument that it was basically IHG's fault
the argument that it is basically IHG's fault for not stopping them from being able to abuse the programme
With chainsawing it would be the same as arguing that if he didn't want to be sawn, he should have been wearing armour
I am not arguing that there was a crime committed with IHG, just the nature of the argument that it was basically IHG's fault
I personally don't think its abuse of system if IHG built a system to verify the promo codes and it allows you to use one on your account. To me the fact the system applied it to your account means that IHG said its ok to use. I have had many promo codes rejected when I try to use them so it obviously works a lot of the time and even some that are targeted to me were rejected.
A better line of reasoning is that if you go to grocery store to buy some milk and their scanner rings it up at $3 when it was suppose to be $5 since you were not a club card holder, are you stealing? I would say no.
#27
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By the same screwed up sense of entitlement, you would extend IHG codes mantra to
... I found a $20 note on the sidewalk/floor of the bar/cafe/metro, and because there are no checks on my ownership or entitlement, or checks to stop me paying into my bank account, I am thus entitled to pay the $20 into my account.
... I found a $20 note on the sidewalk/floor of the bar/cafe/metro, and because there are no checks on my ownership or entitlement, or checks to stop me paying into my bank account, I am thus entitled to pay the $20 into my account.
#28
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Could be that with 2 IHG accounts, you are deemed to have loaded both accounts with all the recently notified FTer Promo codes, and with $50 night stay under each account in effect earned $150-$200 for 20k-30k promo points per account
(at P+C valuation, OR $240-$360 if using IHG purchase $12/1k rate)
If you have two accounts, why not 3, 4, ... 10 or more accounts to pick up loads of bonus points on multiple accounts, that are only used for a single cheap rate night, just after adding a bunch of untargeted promo codes. I am sure IHG can easily redflag such accounts.
If you have had multiple accounts for sometime, it will be something about the recent use of the accounts, rather than having 2 accounts that got your IHG account(s) cancelled. A large number of households will have multiple family members with IHG membership at same address, maybe even different surnames, so multiple members per address is not in itself an issue.
(at P+C valuation, OR $240-$360 if using IHG purchase $12/1k rate)
If you have two accounts, why not 3, 4, ... 10 or more accounts to pick up loads of bonus points on multiple accounts, that are only used for a single cheap rate night, just after adding a bunch of untargeted promo codes. I am sure IHG can easily redflag such accounts.
If you have had multiple accounts for sometime, it will be something about the recent use of the accounts, rather than having 2 accounts that got your IHG account(s) cancelled. A large number of households will have multiple family members with IHG membership at same address, maybe even different surnames, so multiple members per address is not in itself an issue.
#29
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I think you are probably on the money with that one sir!
#30
Join Date: Mar 2007
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By the same screwed up sense of entitlement, you would extend IHG codes mantra to
... I found a $20 note on the sidewalk/floor of the bar/cafe/metro, and because there are no checks on my ownership or entitlement, or checks to stop me paying into my bank account, I am thus entitled to pay the $20 into my account.
... I found a $20 note on the sidewalk/floor of the bar/cafe/metro, and because there are no checks on my ownership or entitlement, or checks to stop me paying into my bank account, I am thus entitled to pay the $20 into my account.