2015 Pointbreaks discussion
May 22, 2015, 6:35 am
#331
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 80
I agree - this is a pretty slim pickins list!
Once again, I have made a map with all 145 hotels (though I see that the IHG blog has stolen my idea and included a map in their post too
). I'm including it here in case anyone finds it useful.
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/map-o...and-july-2015/
Not to be outdone by IHG, I've also included a sortable table (same link) that you can use to more easily see what hotels are available.
Though as most people upthread have mentioned, there's not a ton out there. I have family in Houston and was somewhat interested in the Staybridge Suites that's on the list, but then I remembered that we're talking about June and July so.... not the best time to visit Houston :-D
Once again, I have made a map with all 145 hotels (though I see that the IHG blog has stolen my idea and included a map in their post too
). I'm including it here in case anyone finds it useful.http://www.pointswithacrew.com/map-o...and-july-2015/
Not to be outdone by IHG, I've also included a sortable table (same link) that you can use to more easily see what hotels are available.
Though as most people upthread have mentioned, there's not a ton out there. I have family in Houston and was somewhat interested in the Staybridge Suites that's on the list, but then I remembered that we're talking about June and July so.... not the best time to visit Houston :-D
May 22, 2015, 6:37 am
#332
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 80
My understanding was that you could only book 2 reservations (per account). But I'm not sure how or if that's enforced or not
May 22, 2015, 6:45 am
#333
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May 22, 2015, 7:04 am
#334
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May 22, 2015, 7:04 am
#336
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Although not really enforced, that I'm aware of, it's 2 different reservations at one property. You can book 10 different properties and they shouldn't care.
May 22, 2015, 7:08 am
#337
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 63
Thanks everyone. Taking a trip in June and there are three properties that I hopefully can book.
May 22, 2015, 7:52 am
#338
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 63
I agree - this is a pretty slim pickins list!
Once again, I have made a map with all 145 hotels (though I see that the IHG blog has stolen my idea and included a map in their post too). I'm including it here in case anyone finds it useful.
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/map-o...and-july-2015/
Not to be outdone by IHG, I've also included a sortable table (same link) that you can use to more easily see what hotels are available.
Though as most people upthread have mentioned, there's not a ton out there. I have family in Houston and was somewhat interested in the Staybridge Suites that's on the list, but then I remembered that we're talking about June and July so.... not the best time to visit Houston :-D
Once again, I have made a map with all 145 hotels (though I see that the IHG blog has stolen my idea and included a map in their post too
). I'm including it here in case anyone finds it useful.http://www.pointswithacrew.com/map-o...and-july-2015/
Not to be outdone by IHG, I've also included a sortable table (same link) that you can use to more easily see what hotels are available.
Though as most people upthread have mentioned, there's not a ton out there. I have family in Houston and was somewhat interested in the Staybridge Suites that's on the list, but then I remembered that we're talking about June and July so.... not the best time to visit Houston :-D
May 22, 2015, 7:52 am
#339
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: DTW
Programs: Delta SM, ICH PLAT
Posts: 1,188
In my poor memory, it seems that every time the list is posted, a bunch of people complain the list is poor, short, slim. What are you basing your comments on?
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
May 22, 2015, 8:56 am
#341
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 80
In my poor memory, it seems that every time the list is posted, a bunch of people complain the list is poor, short, slim. What are you basing your comments on?
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
May 22, 2015, 9:07 am
#342
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The list is slim and poor comparing to the beginnings of PointBreaks (when the economy was in a different state). It's been more or less the same the last couple of years, so I don't expect anything more exciting.
Even a HIX in the middle of nowhere can be useful, if you happen to be there.
Even a HIX in the middle of nowhere can be useful, if you happen to be there.
May 22, 2015, 9:23 am
#343
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In my poor memory, it seems that every time the list is posted, a bunch of people complain the list is poor, short, slim. What are you basing your comments on?
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
They way I see it, if the PB pop up on my upcoming travel locations, great. However, I am not happy or unhappy if there isn't an IC at every major city in EU going on PB. In fact, if there is a flood of PB, I can see a bunch of other people complaining about the dilution of the IC/CP brand because there are too many cheapskates crowding their upscale hotels.
I scanned through the new list and saw a healthy number of USA locations. Unfortunately, none close to where I'll be in July (Yellowstone/Glacier National Park), but lots of decent locations for road trippers.
Interestingly, extremely short list for China. I am guessing the China hotels are getting some very bad experience 'excessive popularity'...
I remember one time, long long ago, someone actually compiled the number of HI, IC, CP that went on PB. It would be nice if someone can do that again.
May 22, 2015, 9:57 am
#344
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: DTW
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Posts: 1,188
Not sure this is true (or any truer than other countries). China has 2 or 3 BIG holiday periods (May 1, and national day. Lunar new year is heaviest travel period, but people generally go home to family, not to hotels). The relative number of Chinese PB properties relative to other countries this round is significantly lower than previous rounds, including past summers. I think it is either ICH hotels in China are getting a lot busier (a good thing), or, collectively, they got smart from previous experience with PB and declined to join. Looking at NA list, I don't see a lot of repeat appearances either.
May 22, 2015, 11:03 am
#345
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: MN, USA
Posts: 246
Point Breaks availability
I tried searching for the answer to this question but couldn't find it, so I apologize in advance if this has been addressed.
With the release of the next round of the PB hotels (e.g. on 5/26/15), will any more rooms open up for available award stays at these hotels? Or is the answer 'no', that the points requirement simply decreases to 5,000 points for these hotels?
The reason I ask, is that one particular hotel which I'm looking at seems to have very little (if any) award stay availability through 7/31/15 even at its current points requirement (20k). So will any more availability open up on Tuesday morning? I'm thinking "no", but would like to confirm this. Thanks.
With the release of the next round of the PB hotels (e.g. on 5/26/15), will any more rooms open up for available award stays at these hotels? Or is the answer 'no', that the points requirement simply decreases to 5,000 points for these hotels?
The reason I ask, is that one particular hotel which I'm looking at seems to have very little (if any) award stay availability through 7/31/15 even at its current points requirement (20k). So will any more availability open up on Tuesday morning? I'm thinking "no", but would like to confirm this. Thanks.