Jan 1, 2019, 2:35 am
Last edit by: FLYGVA
Wiki was copied from 2018 thread
Created WIKI Mar2017 purely to add the "new" IHG PB List URL as I can't find by screen navigation since IHG changed the reservation screens etc, and the old url if saved no longer works either.
Just got fed up trying to find , much easier to store in wiki, hope this helps others
Pointbeaks changed the amount of points needed: This is discussed in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1890423-point-breaks-now-5k-10-15k.html
This thread is about the discussion about the locations and the actual list, please use the thread above for discussions about the increased number of points needed for pointbreak redemptions.
SCUBACCR
Use this URL for "Live" PB Listing:
https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/redeem-rewards/pointbreaks.html
The PREVIEW list usually appears on IHG's blog first
https://blog.ihg.com/ihg-rewards-club-pointbreaks-preview
2018 discussion thread
Created WIKI Mar2017 purely to add the "new" IHG PB List URL as I can't find by screen navigation since IHG changed the reservation screens etc, and the old url if saved no longer works either.
Just got fed up trying to find , much easier to store in wiki, hope this helps others
Pointbeaks changed the amount of points needed: This is discussed in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1890423-point-breaks-now-5k-10-15k.html
This thread is about the discussion about the locations and the actual list, please use the thread above for discussions about the increased number of points needed for pointbreak redemptions.
SCUBACCR
Use this URL for "Live" PB Listing:
https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/redeem-rewards/pointbreaks.html
The PREVIEW list usually appears on IHG's blog first
https://blog.ihg.com/ihg-rewards-club-pointbreaks-preview
2018 discussion thread
2019 Pointbreaks Discussion Thread
May 28, 2019, 10:48 am
#183
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,765
Handily, one hotel I stay at a bit is half as much at 10k points a night.
Did select Fri/Sat night at a cash + points rate of 5k / around £43 per night, so 10k + £86 (to complete my Accelerate target of cash+points) but it came up with a deduction of 20k points after I completed the booking. A pending payment of £86 is also showing against my card.
Added: Seems to have adjusted itself now and the app is showing me having purchase 2 x 5k points and spent 2 x 10k points. Overall balance has increased by 10k.
If all works out, it should be around 5k points + £86 for my £250 stay
i.e.
10k points from account.
£86 cash to buy 10k points (usually just under £5 per 1000 for a bonus points package so a bit more here)
4500 points back for my accelerate cash + points stay.
300 welcome amenity points.
I assume it's just straight cash that would yield a Fri/Sat night stay for the purpose of completing another accelerate task?
Did select Fri/Sat night at a cash + points rate of 5k / around £43 per night, so 10k + £86 (to complete my Accelerate target of cash+points) but it came up with a deduction of 20k points after I completed the booking. A pending payment of £86 is also showing against my card.
Added: Seems to have adjusted itself now and the app is showing me having purchase 2 x 5k points and spent 2 x 10k points. Overall balance has increased by 10k.
If all works out, it should be around 5k points + £86 for my £250 stay
i.e.
10k points from account.
£86 cash to buy 10k points (usually just under £5 per 1000 for a bonus points package so a bit more here)
4500 points back for my accelerate cash + points stay.
300 welcome amenity points.
I assume it's just straight cash that would yield a Fri/Sat night stay for the purpose of completing another accelerate task?
Last edited by xenole; May 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm
May 28, 2019, 11:10 am
#184
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bregenz, Austria
Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 2,950
This is a mixed bag, but actually not a bad list compared to previous offerings.
HI Durban Umhlanga is a decent property at 5k and one that I would happily snap up a week or two in if it were in the right season for me.
HI Schindellegi Zürichsee is a good deal at 10k. I won't bother, because it's only an hour and a half down the road, but I would say it's the best deal of the European properties on the list.
The one I am seriously considering is a few days in Leipzig. Yes, it's a cheap property. But at 5k, it'll a pleasant weekend away.
HI Durban Umhlanga is a decent property at 5k and one that I would happily snap up a week or two in if it were in the right season for me.
HI Schindellegi Zürichsee is a good deal at 10k. I won't bother, because it's only an hour and a half down the road, but I would say it's the best deal of the European properties on the list.
The one I am seriously considering is a few days in Leipzig. Yes, it's a cheap property. But at 5k, it'll a pleasant weekend away.
May 28, 2019, 11:11 am
#185
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 320
Like me booking IC MSP minutes before the list was posted, it was wishful thinking in that I searched for Minneapolis hotels (or Houston here) and a point break came up.
This method works well if you have preexisting travel plans as you likely already did the research beforehand and know what the hotels regular redemption rate is plus youre ready to act quickly and pull the booking trigger so to speak.
This method works well if you have preexisting travel plans as you likely already did the research beforehand and know what the hotels regular redemption rate is plus youre ready to act quickly and pull the booking trigger so to speak.
May 28, 2019, 11:11 am
#186
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: MD/DC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, TK Gold
Posts: 1,536
Something I could actually use - alas no rooms with points on my date (which I assume had been the case before the points breaks were in play).
May 28, 2019, 11:58 am
#191
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
There is no way around it - Uruguay is not a cheap country for travellers. In fact, it's probably the most expensive place in South America, especially should you choose to take a trip here during the peaks months of January and February.
May 28, 2019, 12:18 pm
#192
Join Date: May 2011
Location: ORD
Posts: 208
Depends on how you define cheap, I guess. Paying under $25 for a hotel in the very walkable city center is a good start. Getting 22% VAT automatically refunded when using a foreign-based credit card at restaurants is a huge bonus too. Take a cheap ferry to Buenos Aires to make a great 2-country trip for cheap.
May 28, 2019, 12:19 pm
#193
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Location: Bregenz, Austria
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Posts: 2,950
May 28, 2019, 12:28 pm
#194
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,620
And I don't. Thanks for letting me know! What about the Zürich option? Seems to be quite a long way out in the hills south of the lake. Should be reachable by public transport, knowing Switzerland. I was thinking of taking a night there just to recover from the work I've had recently, 13 hour days including Sundays.