Dec 31, 2017, 6:49 am
Last edit by: FLYGVA
Wiki was copied from 2017 thread
Created WIKI Mar2017 purely to add the "new" IHG PB List URL as I can't find by screen navigation since IHG changed the reservation screens etc, and the old url if saved no longer works either.
Just got fed up trying to find , much easier to store in wiki, hope this helps others
Pointbeaks changed the amount of points needed: This is discussed in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1890423-point-breaks-now-5k-10-15k.html
This thread is about the discussion about the locations and the actual list, please use the thread above for discussions about the increased number of points needed for pointbreak redemptions.
SCUBACCR
Use this URL for "Live" PB Listing:
https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/redeem-rewards/pointbreaks.html
The PREVIEW list usually appears on IHG's blog first
https://blog.ihg.com/ihg-rewards-club-pointbreaks-preview
Created WIKI Mar2017 purely to add the "new" IHG PB List URL as I can't find by screen navigation since IHG changed the reservation screens etc, and the old url if saved no longer works either.
Just got fed up trying to find , much easier to store in wiki, hope this helps others
Pointbeaks changed the amount of points needed: This is discussed in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1890423-point-breaks-now-5k-10-15k.html
This thread is about the discussion about the locations and the actual list, please use the thread above for discussions about the increased number of points needed for pointbreak redemptions.
SCUBACCR
Use this URL for "Live" PB Listing:
https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/redeem-rewards/pointbreaks.html
The PREVIEW list usually appears on IHG's blog first
https://blog.ihg.com/ihg-rewards-club-pointbreaks-preview
2018 Pointbreaks Discussion Thread
Jul 23, 2018, 2:41 pm
#661
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Jul 23, 2018, 2:42 pm
#662
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Didn't know about taxes being inclusive outside of US and Canada. Thanks for that.
I was responding to this though:
Originally Posted by The_Bouncer - "Strange. I'm seeing the CP LHR available at 15k on the app for the 17th. But then, with a cash rate of Ł60, why would you bother?"
My goal wasn't to say 15k pts is more valuable than Ł60 or vice versa. My goal was to show that it shouldn't automatically be dismissed as a dumb idea.
I was responding to this though:
Originally Posted by The_Bouncer - "Strange. I'm seeing the CP LHR available at 15k on the app for the 17th. But then, with a cash rate of Ł60, why would you bother?"
My goal wasn't to say 15k pts is more valuable than Ł60 or vice versa. My goal was to show that it shouldn't automatically be dismissed as a dumb idea.
Jul 23, 2018, 2:52 pm
#663
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 129
For me, it's worth it. I have tons of IHG pts and find it hard to get $0.50 value out of them. Plus, w/ accounts being hacked, I'm afraid of losing them.
Jul 23, 2018, 3:02 pm
#664
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: BOS
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Booked HI @ Cape Cod (15k) for a few nights in early September, getting well over 1 cpp. Hotels in Buffalo and Montreal looked like good deals as well, but I'll not be able to take a stip there before September. Nothing good for my trip to NC / GA in the end of August.
Jul 23, 2018, 4:37 pm
#665
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It happens to coincide with an upcoming visit I will make to Dubai, so I booked a couple of nights there. Don’t know what this hotel is like, though. Can’t be too bad, for the UAE, but IHG hotels in Abu Dhabi are underwhelming all the same. European options are thin but at least those given are fairly decent.
Jul 23, 2018, 4:38 pm
#666
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Jul 23, 2018, 4:57 pm
#667
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Interestingly, the Holiday Inn Downtown Dubai is also showing for 15,000 points around the dates I’ve booked. Is that an error or could that be the real points price for that hotel?
Incidentally, 1,000 points posted instantly as part of my current spend points Accelerate challenge. Wonder what will happen if I cancel!
Incidentally, 1,000 points posted instantly as part of my current spend points Accelerate challenge. Wonder what will happen if I cancel!
Jul 24, 2018, 5:04 am
#669
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I have a one week gig at the ADB across the street from CP Manila Galleria. So this list is good for me as I bill flat rate paying my own expenses. I have stayed there many times so I would get some benefits as a frequent guest.
Some PB list works for me and some won't. This was a gift as I will end up paying less expenditures.
Same for "Accelerate" promotion. I scored big during the most recent set which will be applied for this PB stay.
Some PB list works for me and some won't. This was a gift as I will end up paying less expenditures.
Same for "Accelerate" promotion. I scored big during the most recent set which will be applied for this PB stay.
Last edited by tentseller; Jul 24, 2018 at 6:03 am
Jul 24, 2018, 6:13 am
#670
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I have a one week gig at the ADB across the street from CP Manila Galleria. So this list is good for me as I bill flat rate paying my own expenses. I have stayed there many times so I would get some benefits as a frequent guest.
Some PB list works for me and some won't. This was a gift as I will end up paying less expenditures.
Same for "Accelerate" promotion. I scored big during the most recent set which will be applied for this PB stay.
Some PB list works for me and some won't. This was a gift as I will end up paying less expenditures.
Same for "Accelerate" promotion. I scored big during the most recent set which will be applied for this PB stay.
Jul 24, 2018, 6:58 am
#671
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Email the hotel with your pending stay, lounge access request and your stay history. There are no set formulae for discount or comp that I can figure out. (10-15 nights per year)
Jul 24, 2018, 7:47 am
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Whoah, the Dubai Holiday Inn Barsha would cost AED226 (GBP46) on the nights I have booked, most definitely not worth 15,000 points a night. Will probably cancel this one, works out to be a pretty terrible deal. Even if it was 5,000 points, it would still be better just to pay the cash rate.
Jul 24, 2018, 10:03 am
#673
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Interestingly, the Holiday Inn Downtown Dubai is also showing for 15,000 points around the dates I’ve booked. Is that an error or could that be the real points price for that hotel?
Incidentally, 1,000 points posted instantly as part of my current spend points Accelerate challenge. Wonder what will happen if I cancel!
Incidentally, 1,000 points posted instantly as part of my current spend points Accelerate challenge. Wonder what will happen if I cancel!
Jul 24, 2018, 11:47 am
#674
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Whoah, the Dubai Holiday Inn Barsha would cost AED226 (GBP46) on the nights I have booked, most definitely not worth 15,000 points a night. Will probably cancel this one, works out to be a pretty terrible deal. Even if it was 5,000 points, it would still be better just to pay the cash rate.
So if you check the rates of all hotels on the list probably 60-70% of them have low daily rates.
Also the prices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are very low in the summer and to the end of September.
Jul 24, 2018, 3:06 pm
#675
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It was still possible to get some decent value from these promotions from time to time, but the moment they upped Pointbreaks to 10,000 and 15,000 points that effectively killed. But others already said all this the first time Pointbreaks came out with these increased levels.