Chase IHG Traveler Card's "Fourth Reward Night Free"
Aug 10, 2018, 10:44 pm
#31
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: San Diego
Posts: 75
Bora Bora and Tahiti are notoriously difficult to book on points. Same with BOGO certificate. Personally, there's probably sufficient value to the card even if you are only able to use the 4th night free benefit just once evey other year. That's assuming you can use all 3-4 free night certs (your two existing plus one or two from new Premier(s)) every year. I think you won't have a hard time getting $89 value out of a free night cert, but even if you only get $70 value at a HIX, if you occasionally use the 4th night benefit you get the full value from an additional free night. It all depends entirely on your travel patterns and the availability/desire to stay at IHG properties, and only you can answer that. For me, it's not something I will need to use every year to get net value, it isn't even something I need to maximize on a value per point basis, particularly with the current 100k signup bonus.
If you're looking only to do high redemptions at luxury properties, then you're using the wrong hotel chain in the first place.
If you're looking only to do high redemptions at luxury properties, then you're using the wrong hotel chain in the first place.
Aug 14, 2018, 9:12 pm
#32
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 456
I don't think I travel often enough to take full advantage of having both IHG cards. I plan on keeping the select card which will be downgraded to 40k annual certificate for $49 annual fee. The party was great while it lasted $49 for night at IC hotel. Now waiting for the next big deal...
Aug 24, 2018, 1:27 am
#34
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,015
You would need 1 reservation for 4th free. Call them and perhaps they have a way of putting them all together.
Aug 24, 2018, 8:48 pm
#35
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,621
One of the nights was showing no more points availability and cash rates were through the roof. I just stayed with the four separate points nights booking and didn't get the discount.
Sep 23, 2018, 3:34 pm
#38
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NY
Programs: AA, KLM, United, Amex, Chase, Hilton
Posts: 262
I have 100k points and the hotel I want to book is 30k/night. I'm trying to book 4 nights for the price of 3 so thats 90k points. IHG is telling me that even though the cost is 90k points, I still need to have 120k points in my account. Has anyone heard this before?
Every IHG rep I speak with is so unprofessional, keeps saying "umm," doesn't know about the benefits... i really am questioning the competence of the people IHG hires for customer service.
Every IHG rep I speak with is so unprofessional, keeps saying "umm," doesn't know about the benefits... i really am questioning the competence of the people IHG hires for customer service.
Sep 23, 2018, 4:14 pm
#39
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
Programs: HH Diamond, Sixt Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott/SPG Gold .....
Posts: 3,207
That should not happen as the system should show a upfront cost of 90k (as it is not 130k and get 30k back).When did you get the card?
Sep 23, 2018, 4:41 pm
#40
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NY
Programs: AA, KLM, United, Amex, Chase, Hilton
Posts: 262
I haven't received it in the mail yet. I applied last week and today I got an email from IHG saying that my elite status has been upgraded to Platinum bc of the card. So I figured the other benefits of the card (i.e. 4th night free) would apply as well. I called IHG again and they said it can take up to 2-3 weeks for all the benefits to roll in (so stupid), which is supposed to explain why I'm not able to book 4 for the price of 3.
Dec 17, 2018, 8:42 am
#41
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,539
I have 100k points and the hotel I want to book is 30k/night. I'm trying to book 4 nights for the price of 3 so thats 90k points. IHG is telling me that even though the cost is 90k points, I still need to have 120k points in my account. Has anyone heard this before?
Every IHG rep I speak with is so unprofessional, keeps saying "umm," doesn't know about the benefits... i really am questioning the competence of the people IHG hires for customer service.
Every IHG rep I speak with is so unprofessional, keeps saying "umm," doesn't know about the benefits... i really am questioning the competence of the people IHG hires for customer service.
booked my stay for 3 award nights first
went back into the reservation and used Change Stay* to extend to 4 nights
* to get to Change Stay, go back into your original reservation, click View All Reservations, click into the reservation under Stays and Events, click Change Stay
Last edited by Colin; Dec 17, 2018 at 8:51 am
Dec 17, 2018, 2:39 pm
#42
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MRY/SFO
Programs: UA Platinum; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 458
experienced this same problem today and came up with a self-service solution
booked my stay for 3 award nights first
went back into the reservation and used Change Stay* to extend to 4 nights
* to get to Change Stay, go back into your original reservation, click View All Reservations, click into the reservation under Stays and Events, click Change Stay
booked my stay for 3 award nights first
went back into the reservation and used Change Stay* to extend to 4 nights
* to get to Change Stay, go back into your original reservation, click View All Reservations, click into the reservation under Stays and Events, click Change Stay
Dec 17, 2018, 4:08 pm
#43
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,434
experienced this same problem today and came up with a self-service solution
booked my stay for 3 award nights first
went back into the reservation and used Change Stay* to extend to 4 nights
* to get to Change Stay, go back into your original reservation, click View All Reservations, click into the reservation under Stays and Events, click Change Stay
booked my stay for 3 award nights first
went back into the reservation and used Change Stay* to extend to 4 nights
* to get to Change Stay, go back into your original reservation, click View All Reservations, click into the reservation under Stays and Events, click Change Stay
Dec 18, 2018, 7:26 am
#45
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,434
My recollection is that T&C say the stay must be completed by the expiration date. My recollection is also that several people have reported booking the stay before the expiration date for a stay after the expiration date and have had no issues. However, if IHG starts enforcing the T&C or the particular hotel where you book your stay decides to enforce the T&C, you could arrive and find you have either no reservation or a reservation at current rate.
If you try it, please report the results.
If you try it, please report the results.
