IHG promotion: double points and accelerator (Sep 16 - Dec 31 [extended from Dec 16])
Sep 4, 2018, 6:41 am
#91
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
PS: There is a fun game for you guys.
1, Open the task page in a desktop computer and log in. It will show your tasks.
2, Right click your mouse and select 'PRINT PREVIEW'
3, A hidden list will open that is not shown on your tasks.
This hidden list consistence of 'Stay once get X,000 points' and 'Stay 3 times get X,000 points' thing.
Ok I have no idea if these hidden tasks is genuine or not. Whether it can be trigged or not. But it makes fun reading and makes your miserable promotion looks a little bit better.
1, Open the task page in a desktop computer and log in. It will show your tasks.
2, Right click your mouse and select 'PRINT PREVIEW'
3, A hidden list will open that is not shown on your tasks.
This hidden list consistence of 'Stay once get X,000 points' and 'Stay 3 times get X,000 points' thing.
Ok I have no idea if these hidden tasks is genuine or not. Whether it can be trigged or not. But it makes fun reading and makes your miserable promotion looks a little bit better.
I think this game is much more fun than the actual promo (which, among other things, misleads by putting 15k in front of double points, when that's simply the cap on how many double points you can earn).
My Print Preview is a bit hard to read because of misformatting, but it seems to start with Stay Once, Earn 2000 Points, followed directly by Stay Once, Earn 3000 Points (before it goes on to multi-stay promos).
So assuming this was real, would I earn 2000, 3000, or 5000 points on the first stay?
Sep 4, 2018, 7:19 am
#93
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: AMS
Programs: FB Platinum PA; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 307
My offer:
Earn 32,200 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Double Points plus more offers and earn 32,200 total bonus points.
30,000 Double Your Stay
2,200 Travel with the IHG® App
1 Platinum Elite Bonus
Stay 3 nights and continue your Platinum Elite status for 2019.
I already continued my Platinum Elite status 2 month ago
Earn 32,200 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Double Points plus more offers and earn 32,200 total bonus points.
30,000 Double Your Stay
2,200 Travel with the IHG® App
1 Platinum Elite Bonus
Stay 3 nights and continue your Platinum Elite status for 2019.
I already continued my Platinum Elite status 2 month ago
Sep 4, 2018, 8:12 am
#96
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Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
So suppose on your SECOND stay, you spend $100 for the room with 1,000 Bonus points package, and $15 for food and beverage, your base points will be based on $115 total spending. And your award would be look like:
Base Point: 1150
Bonus Points Package: 1000
Elite Bonus: 1150 (for Spire card)
Double Points Promotion: 1150
Total EQP: 2150
Total rewards point: 4450
Sep 4, 2018, 9:35 am
#97
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: United 1K, Frontier 100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond/ Ambassador/ Milestoner
Posts: 568
This is mine:
Nice and big, but I am not going to spend $1500 in 3 months. The "4 of 4" is what kills it. I can't think of a quarter when I have spent that much. Then, again, when you add in the base points plus the elite points, then maybe all these points are worth 10 nights or so. Maybe the $1500 buys me about 10 nights here and another 10 nights on points later.
Earn 160,000 total bonus points.
15,000Double Your Stay
51,200Discover Our Brands
4,500Travel with the IHG® App
16,800Saturday Stays Bonus
72,500Your Achievement Bonus
Nice and big, but I am not going to spend $1500 in 3 months. The "4 of 4" is what kills it. I can't think of a quarter when I have spent that much. Then, again, when you add in the base points plus the elite points, then maybe all these points are worth 10 nights or so. Maybe the $1500 buys me about 10 nights here and another 10 nights on points later.
Earn 160,000 total bonus points.
15,000Double Your Stay
Earn double points on every stay, starting with your second stay, up to 15,000 bonus points.
51,200Discover Our Brands
Stay at 5 brands and get 51,200 bonus points.
4,500Travel with the IHG® App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 4,500 bonus points.
16,800Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 16,800 bonus points.
72,500Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 72,500 bonus points.
Sep 4, 2018, 10:07 am
#99
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: United 1K, Frontier 100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond/ Ambassador/ Milestoner
Posts: 568
Actually, I am beginning to think that maybe the "Double Your Stay" element is not the completion of all 15,000 possible 'double points' but simply hitting any double points on a second stay.
Indeed, the t&c's only talk about how points double and do not talk about how many must be doubled.
and, the 'up to' 15,000 points implies that less may work.
So, we will see if by a second night somebody gets this element marked as 'done'.
I don't do 'twitter' but maybe someone who does can 'reach out' and twit them to get a ruling.
Indeed, the t&c's only talk about how points double and do not talk about how many must be doubled.
and, the 'up to' 15,000 points implies that less may work.
So, we will see if by a second night somebody gets this element marked as 'done'.
I don't do 'twitter' but maybe someone who does can 'reach out' and twit them to get a ruling.
Sep 4, 2018, 10:59 am
#100
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
Sep 4, 2018, 11:05 am
#101
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 714
I hope this doesn't sound stupid but regarding the double points offer, do they mean if I earn 30k points from two+ stays (not even possible for me), they'll award another 30k? Or can I make two stays, earn any amount and I'll be awarded a maximum of 30k?
Sep 4, 2018, 11:12 am
#102
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
On your second, and each subsequent stay, your room rate and incidental spending (base points) will be doubled, until you hit the maximum of 15K doubled-points ($1,500 without incidentals).
Sep 4, 2018, 12:07 pm
#104
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 55
My offer isn't too bad, and I could get 36,600 bonus points by booking 2 cheap bonus point package stays/nights with the app. But, I'm completing a Hilton Diamond challenge (matching my Spire status) at the end of September, and unless I need to be visiting my parents in small-town WI twice, it's tough for me to give up those benefits (when Spire rarely gets me much of anything).
15,000 Double Your Stay
Earn double points on every stay, starting with your second stay, up to 15,000 bonus points. \
22,400 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 2 brands and get 22,400 bonus points.
6,400 Travel with the IHG® App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 6,400 bonus points.
8,000 Earn More, Faster
Earn 8,000 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
15,000 Double Your Stay
Earn double points on every stay, starting with your second stay, up to 15,000 bonus points. \
22,400 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 2 brands and get 22,400 bonus points.
6,400 Travel with the IHG® App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 6,400 bonus points.
8,000 Earn More, Faster
Earn 8,000 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
15K Double Your Stay
22.4K Discover Our Brands (Stay at 2 brands)
6.4K Travel with App (book 2 stays)
24K (Stay 2 weekends, including a Saturday night and another night)