IHG promotion: double points and accelerator (Sep 16 - Dec 31 [extended from Dec 16])
Oct 11, 2018, 6:27 pm
#226
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It says "Double Your Stay. Earn double points on every stay, starting with your second stay, up to 15,000 bonus points." In the details it does not say it's completed only if you get all the 15k points. The way I read it was that as long as you doubled the points on a single stay ("double your stay"), the task should be complete and that, in addition to that, you could get further pts up to 15k.
Edited: yes, I have a complete all task bonus. It's 4/4 so needs to include that one.
Edited: yes, I have a complete all task bonus. It's 4/4 so needs to include that one.
Upthread, at least one person did one double points earning stay, and the task was marked as only 2% completed or something like that, while you would think it would have to be marked 100% completed to count toward 4/4 or whatever.
So that datapoint leads to the opposite conclusion from "the way your read it".
Oct 12, 2018, 10:35 am
#227
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In my opinion, data points beat interpreting iHG's murky rules.
Upthread, at least one person did one double points earning stay, and the task was marked as only 2% completed or something like that, while you would think it would have to be marked 100% completed to count toward 4/4 or whatever.
So that datapoint leads to the opposite conclusion from "the way your read it".
Upthread, at least one person did one double points earning stay, and the task was marked as only 2% completed or something like that, while you would think it would have to be marked 100% completed to count toward 4/4 or whatever.
So that datapoint leads to the opposite conclusion from "the way your read it".
Oct 12, 2018, 9:36 pm
#228
Join Date: May 1998
Location: australia
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For the Stay at n Brands task what does a stay at The Watermark Hotel count as?
https://www.ihg.com/spnd/hotels/us/e...cw.ma.ul.ki.va
https://www.ihg.com/spnd/hotels/us/e...cw.ma.ul.ki.va
Oct 13, 2018, 2:01 am
#229
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In my opinion, data points beat interpreting iHG's murky rules.
Upthread, at least one person did one double points earning stay, and the task was marked as only 2% completed or something like that, while you would think it would have to be marked 100% completed to count toward 4/4 or whatever.
So that datapoint leads to the opposite conclusion from "the way your read it".
Upthread, at least one person did one double points earning stay, and the task was marked as only 2% completed or something like that, while you would think it would have to be marked 100% completed to count toward 4/4 or whatever.
So that datapoint leads to the opposite conclusion from "the way your read it".
Oct 30, 2018, 2:34 pm
#232
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
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It says "Double Your Stay. Earn double points on every stay, starting with your second stay, up to 15,000 bonus points." In the details it does not say it's completed only if you get all the 15k points. The way I read it was that as long as you doubled the points on a single stay ("double your stay"), the task should be complete and that, in addition to that, you could get further pts up to 15k.
Edited: yes, I have a complete all task bonus. It's 4/4 so needs to include that one.
Edited: yes, I have a complete all task bonus. It's 4/4 so needs to include that one.
One nice thing about this challenge is that the stays seem to be posting pretty quickly.
I had about 7500 bonus points from last week and my 15,000 bonus point task is showing 50% completed. So, that sure smells like you will need all 15,000 points for the task to complete.
So, I have another 7500 points and another weekend stay to go. Already hotel hopped to get my '5 different brands' and easily did the '2 app bookings'. That will be my '4 of 4'.
I should get about 180,000 points from all that, plus 15,000 spire elite points, plus 15,000 ihg credit card points, if I can get this done.
I had about 7500 bonus points from last week and my 15,000 bonus point task is showing 50% completed. So, that sure smells like you will need all 15,000 points for the task to complete.
So, I have another 7500 points and another weekend stay to go. Already hotel hopped to get my '5 different brands' and easily did the '2 app bookings'. That will be my '4 of 4'.
I should get about 180,000 points from all that, plus 15,000 spire elite points, plus 15,000 ihg credit card points, if I can get this done.
My bonus says 30,000 points for double stay
something like 3,000 points for two app bookings
Oct 31, 2018, 7:51 am
#233
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Nov 2, 2018, 5:46 am
#235
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Nov 2, 2018, 7:05 pm
#237
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Does anyone know when the "completed X out of Y tasks" sweeps?
I finished my 3rd task (stay in 8 different InterContinental Brand Hotels) in Vienna Monday; points posted Wednesday along with the 26,500 points for this task.
But now I show 3 of 4 tasks completed but the "Complete 3 out of 4 Tasks" only shows 2, and the 24,500 points have not been credited.
I think in the past this "swept" on Saturdays or Sundays ... will LYK.
I finished my 3rd task (stay in 8 different InterContinental Brand Hotels) in Vienna Monday; points posted Wednesday along with the 26,500 points for this task.
But now I show 3 of 4 tasks completed but the "Complete 3 out of 4 Tasks" only shows 2, and the 24,500 points have not been credited.
I think in the past this "swept" on Saturdays or Sundays ... will LYK.
Nov 6, 2018, 2:18 pm
#240
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