Apr 12, 2018, 8:50 pm
Last edit by: beachmouse
Another quarter, another Accelerate. Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions below:
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)
For a task that says 'Stay X number of times at a Holiday Inn Express' (or Holiday Inn, Intercontinental, etc.) each stay must be at a different property for it to fully credit rather than staying at the same property multiple times.
An award stay only counts toward a task that specifically requires an award stay and will not count toward other tasks and night requirements for the purposes of the promotion. (Award stays do count toward general elite qualification, but that's outside this promotion)
'Redeem points' award nights only count for the 'redeem points' task and no other tasks. (example- an award night does not count toward 'Stay X number of nights')
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.
Doing a points + cash booking and then cancelling it does NOT trigger a 'buy points' task completion. A 'buy points' task is a points transaction that is processed through points.com
The 'pay with your IHG credit card' task has typically been very slow to post. If it does within about two weeks of completing a stay, that's relatively quick, and it will often be several weeks beyond that, depending on when your statement closing date is and how IHG's system sweep is timed.
Some offers require booking within the promotion period in addition to staying during the promotion period.
Registration & dashboard link:
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/offers/q2accelerate2018
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)
For a task that says 'Stay X number of times at a Holiday Inn Express' (or Holiday Inn, Intercontinental, etc.) each stay must be at a different property for it to fully credit rather than staying at the same property multiple times.
An award stay only counts toward a task that specifically requires an award stay and will not count toward other tasks and night requirements for the purposes of the promotion. (Award stays do count toward general elite qualification, but that's outside this promotion)
'Redeem points' award nights only count for the 'redeem points' task and no other tasks. (example- an award night does not count toward 'Stay X number of nights')
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.
Doing a points + cash booking and then cancelling it does NOT trigger a 'buy points' task completion. A 'buy points' task is a points transaction that is processed through points.com
The 'pay with your IHG credit card' task has typically been very slow to post. If it does within about two weeks of completing a stay, that's relatively quick, and it will often be several weeks beyond that, depending on when your statement closing date is and how IHG's system sweep is timed.
Some offers require booking within the promotion period in addition to staying during the promotion period.
Registration & dashboard link:
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/offers/q2accelerate2018
Accelerate 1 May 2018 - 31 July 2018
Apr 12, 2018, 5:39 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,041
Accelerate 1 May 2018 - 31 July 2018
The page is up but I can't see the individual challenges only the total number of points that I can earn
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/of...accelerate2018
https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/of...accelerate2018
Apr 12, 2018, 7:17 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: IHG - spire amb, Marriot - tit, Radisson - plat, Hilton - gold, Accor -gold, GHA - plat
Posts: 282
Same issue, successful registration and individual tasks are not shown. But I already do not like this one as I have 9 tasks in total this time 
Apr 12, 2018, 8:11 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Depends on the day!
Programs: Marriott/Lifetime Titanium Hyatt/Explorist, Hilton/Silver, IHG Spire,UA Gold
Posts: 17,832
I'm registered as well...have 6 tasks and can earn a total of 41,500 "nights" it says...I'm guessing they mean points! :-)
Apr 12, 2018, 10:45 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 78
Come on, it's nights!!! My offer is 43500 nights. I'm going to sell my home now. It's good to be able to live in hotel rest of my life.
Apr 12, 2018, 1:41 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Moscow
Programs: Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,756
Wow, that's probably the best Accelerate offer I've got:
1500 Stay once
10500 Stay 7 nights
12600 Stay at 2 Crowne Plaza hotels
9600 Book 2 stays with IHG App
28800(!!) Stay 2 weekends
18000 Have 2 stays in any country in North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Greater China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa
35300 Complete 5 of the 6 offers
1500 Stay once
10500 Stay 7 nights
12600 Stay at 2 Crowne Plaza hotels
9600 Book 2 stays with IHG App
28800(!!) Stay 2 weekends
18000 Have 2 stays in any country in North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Greater China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa
35300 Complete 5 of the 6 offers
Apr 12, 2018, 2:37 pm
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
STAY ONCE 2K
STAY MORE (11 nights) 22K
HIX x3 10,800K
WEEKEND Stay 6K
CC stay paid 1,500K
ACHIEVEMENT (4/5) 10,200
Supplemental May bonus of 2K
32.5K for three stays (four nights) by my math
STAY MORE (11 nights) 22K
HIX x3 10,800K
WEEKEND Stay 6K
CC stay paid 1,500K
ACHIEVEMENT (4/5) 10,200
Supplemental May bonus of 2K
32.5K for three stays (four nights) by my math
Apr 12, 2018, 2:38 pm
#15
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: IHG Spire / Kimpton Inner Circle, Delta Plat
Posts: 36
back to back meh accelerates for me being new to IHG
2k stay once in may
1.5k stay once at IC, indigo, or een
2k stay once
5k stay 4 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
15k stay 3 more nights
2k stay once in may
1.5k stay once at IC, indigo, or een
2k stay once
5k stay 4 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
3k stay 3 more nights
15k stay 3 more nights