Old Aug 25, 2016, 7:43 am
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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)

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.
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IHG Accelerate 2016 promotion (September to December 2016)

Old Aug 18, 2016, 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by paperwastage
US one

for Stay at 2 Holiday Inn Hotels (Including HI Club Vacations)
What counts as HI? HIX as well?
Probably not, since OP has "Stay at 2 HIX" instead of just "HI"
Correct - HIX is a separate, discrete brand.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 2:31 pm
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Unhappy

Crazy as always... OMFG! Especially, Globetrotter Bonus and Eat, Drink, and Earn...

Stay Once Get 5,000
Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.

88,000 Stay More, Earn More Probably NOT
Stay 44 night(s) and earn 88,000 bonus points.

9,600 Earn more at InterContinental
Stay 8 nights at any InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa and earn 9,600 bonus points.

12,000 Saturday Stays Bonus Probably NOT
Stay 5 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 12,000 bonus points.

19,200 Globetrotter Bonus NO!!
Earn 19,200 bonus points for staying at 4 IHG hotel(s) outside of your country of residence. Youll earn for one hotel stay per country.

2,500 Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points.

31,800 Eat, Drink, and Earn NO!!
Spend $3,520 on food or beverages at IHG hotels and earn 31,800 bonus points.

42,000 Your Achievement Bonus Probably NOT
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 42,000 bonus points.

5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.

500 Registration Bonus
Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 5:54 pm
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no love here in Australia.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 7:12 pm
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Received the error message as well. Called the number, he said he would enroll me in the promotion, didn't work. On hold, came back and said August 25 is the day it goes live. I asked if he could see what my offer was because I need to make some bookings mid-Sept and they are nonrefundable 21 day advance rates. I will make plans based on what my offer is. Put me on hold, never came back. That call lasted 32 minutes.
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 1:33 am
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No love in Finland either...same error message
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:04 am
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Jeez, it gets worse every time. No chance I'll manage all of this.
Stay Once Get 5,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.
Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 38 night(s) and earn 76,000 bonus points.
Travel with the IHG App
Book 4 stay(s) with the IHG App and earn 4,500 bonus points.
A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required.
Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points.
Stay a Little Longer
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book a single stay of 4 or more consecutive nights.
Eat, Drink, and Earn
Spend $860 on food or beverages at IHG hotels and earn 8,200 bonus points.
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:05 am
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For those getting the error message, I got this numerous times on my phone, but once I tried on a laptop it worked fine.
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:11 am
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I was getting the error message yesterday but was able to register today
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:19 am
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And here's what I got this time:

Stay Once Get 5,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points

Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 36 night(s) and earn 72,000 bonus points

Travel with the IHG App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG App and earn 1,900 bonus points

Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points

Stay a Little Longer
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book a single stay of 4 or more consecutive nights

Earn More, Faster
Earn 3,600 bonus points when you book 1 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster

Your Achievement Bonus

Complete 5 of the 6 offers and earn (an additional) 15,000 bonus points
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:44 am
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Have just been able to register.

Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points.

Completely unachievable as I left the job that I had a corporate rate for over a year ago!!

Hopefully I should be able to hit the rest
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 2:48 am
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Originally Posted by FFlash
No love in Finland either...same error message
Worked for me though (15 minutes ago)!
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 3:03 am
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Guess I didn't have to wait until August 25 after all . . .

Earn 48,100 total bonus points.

5,000 Stay Once Get 5,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.

12,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 6 night(s) and earn 12,000 bonus points.

1,000 Stay for Less and Earn
Earn 1,000 bonus points when you book 1 stay(s) using Points and Cash. We'll reward you with more bonus points when you use a combination of points and cash.

4,000 Stay a Little Longer Not typical for me staying put in one place for that many nights
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book a single stay of 4 or more consecutive nights.

3,600 Big City Bonus I hate it when they do this to me--why not San Francisco which is 40 minutes from home
Stay in 1 of 6 major markets: New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and Las Vegas and earn 3,600 bonus points.

1,500 Spend on your IHG Rewards Club Credit Card
Book and pay for one stay with your IHG Rewards Club Credit Card and earn bonus points.

5,000 Renew Your Ambassador Membership Still waiting for Ambassador kit from enrollment 8 months ago
Earn 5,000 bonus points when you renew your Ambassador Membership.

11,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 11,000 bonus points.

5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 3:08 am
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Mine are a slam dunk. Easiest offer I've seen so far, though nowhere near the highest point total offered. I'll have no problem achieving everything in full. Really wish I could get that Globetrotter bonus some of you are getting, but no complaints with my package.

...

Earn 58,600 total bonus points.

5,000 Stay Once Get 5,000
Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points.

10,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 5 night(s) and earn 10,000 bonus points.

9,600 Stay Smart
Stay Smart by staying at 2 Holiday Inn Express hotel(s) and earn 9,600 bonus points.

12,000 Explore with Confidence
Stay in any country in Europe, Greater China (China Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and earn 12,000 bonus points.

17,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 3 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 17,000 bonus points.

5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 4:06 am
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2,000 Stay Once Get 2,000
9,000 Stay More, Earn More - 6 night(s)
3,200 Travel with the IHG App - Book 2 stay(s)
6,400 Saturday Stays Bonus - Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night
1,000 Stay for Less and Earn - 1 stay(s) using Points and Cash
18,400 Your Achievement Bonus - Complete 4 of the 5 offers
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5,000 September Bonus Offer

Almost identical to my last set, except the Points + cash and 1 more night on the Stay More, Earn More.

Easy. ^
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Old Aug 19, 2016, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by parklife
Have just been able to register.

Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points.

Completely unachievable as I left the job that I had a corporate rate for over a year ago!!

Hopefully I should be able to hit the rest
Simply use the rate
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