Concerto

FlyerTalker688786

Clearly you have not been to Munich in the winter... lol...

FlyerTalker688786

look at the bright side. There are some good properties on the list like Munich. And there are several ICs on the list, which during several quarters there were no IC at all. Also the Panama property and several European property is sort of nice. You can never pleas anyone. Of course, if you would like to go back to the dark period of no IC no CP at all, you are welcome.

Concerto

I thought Munich always had quite a lot of life to it, especially during the pre Christmas rush with the markets and so on. I am there reasonably often, about 2 times during the winter, but I've probably misunderstood how these things work. I'm glad, in a way, Munich airport HIX didn't come up, because I just booked a non refundable stay there in the Black Friday sale.

peter10

rhivolution

I got a couple of nights in Warsaw at the Hotel Indigo. Not a huge saving on the cash price, but not bad either. I need to be in Warsaw anyway (in fact I'm spending 2 weeks there - 2 nights of touristing/pre-op, 3 nights having my hip fixed in hospital, then 7-10 days recovery/rehab/waiting to have the stitches out). So... 2 nights in the Hotel Indigo for free is quite a nice way to start that trip.

Keyser

hope everything goes well....

skywalkerLAX

Booked 3 nights at IC Phu Quoc. Gonna hop over on the direct BKK Air flight. 15k a pop, fair enough!

rhivolution

Thank you!

Kneel

I'm thankful for the value I've gotten from PBs over the years. At this point it's almost wiser to spend effort looking for deals elsewhere than checking the marginal PB value.

I've still got boatloads of IHG points, but most of those have come from past great promotions, such as the postcard mail-in.

The main IHG values remaining are the annual free credit card night and low-point HIX/SB in the Midwest and elsewhere. We are partial to BF included, and appreciate the occasional surprise BF such as the CP-Phoenix, CP-OKC, and HI-LHR-T5 (can't say if they're still offered). We do like The 10% rebate with credit cards and 500 point bonus that stretch points further.

I figured a few years back when there were generous point promotions, that devaluations would come in the future, as it has. I don't expect the pendulum with swing back in the future. I think these downgraded programs are the result of BIG DATA. Companies are looking more deeply at the cost/benefit of these programs and finding they don't generate future revenue streams and may in fact cost the company revenue. They may be missing it for the people who are big spenders and like the rewards, but they are offset by the many more who don't spend much and get lots of benefits (like me :-)).

tentseller

I would say more than fair for an IC as well as CNY/Tet holiday.

skywalkerLAX

Oh god. Is it CNY already late January?? Have to check the dates but in that case I can just as well cancel. Not in the mood for that.

minz56

Chinese New Year 2019 is 5 February.

mster

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LASNRT

I've stayed there before, a couple of years ago when the Okayama CP was on the list (but I paid cash). Great hotel, very good location. Just a block to the Fukuromachi streetcar stop and a block away from the bridge that crosses the river that leads into the Peace Park.