Apr 30, 2019, 12:23 pm
Last edit by: craigthemif
A new season and a new IHG Accelerate promotion. 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.
Other than the tasks for redeeming points and point + cash reservations, tasks are generally very stackable. Enjoy the game of figuring out how to get the most out of the least amount of nights and money.
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/gb/en/offers/accelerate2019
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.
Other than the tasks for redeeming points and point + cash reservations, tasks are generally very stackable. Enjoy the game of figuring out how to get the most out of the least amount of nights and money.
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/gb/en/offers/accelerate2019
New Accelerate Promotion (May 01, 2019 - August 31, 2019
May 1, 2019, 4:06 am
#76
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: MAN
Programs: IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 351
Happy with my offer, now that I can finally see it! 51,900 with a reasonable set of targets that I'll cover between business/leisure stays:
Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 12 night(s) and earn 24,000 bonus points.
Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
Stay at 6 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.
Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 12 night(s) and earn 24,000 bonus points.
Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
Stay at 6 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.
Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
May 1, 2019, 5:21 am
#77
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,227
I have had no IHG bookings so far in 2019. Maybe that's why they shafted me?
May 1, 2019, 7:20 am
#78
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: IHG Spire, Hilton Gold
Posts: 66
I had the problem yesterday where I couldn't see any offers after it told me I wasn't eligible based on my earning preferences.
I've tried again this morning and I can see the offers now but they're really poor. I've never had such rubbish choices previously, pretty disappointing...
Earn 19,900 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 19,900 total bonus points.
5,600 Stay at Holiday Inn®
Stay at 2 Holiday Inn® hotel(s)—including Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations®—and earn 5,600 bonus points. Terms
3,200 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 3,200 bonus points. Terms
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points. Terms
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 4 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Not even an achievement bonus
I've tried again this morning and I can see the offers now but they're really poor. I've never had such rubbish choices previously, pretty disappointing...
Earn 19,900 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 19,900 total bonus points.
5,600 Stay at Holiday Inn®
Stay at 2 Holiday Inn® hotel(s)—including Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations®—and earn 5,600 bonus points. Terms
3,200 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 3,200 bonus points. Terms
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points. Terms
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 4 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Not even an achievement bonus
May 1, 2019, 7:26 am
#79
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Programs: MR LT Titanium, IHG Plat.,UA Premier Silver, & PA/OH Turnpike Million Miler
Posts: 2,311
Good News Bad News
Good News my offers are now listed. Bad news they are ridiculously poor:
This will be the second Accelerate promotion in a row I skip. I will continue to focus on Marriott, my primary program, for now. If the IHG promo's continue to be anemic, I may move to Hilton or Hyatt as my secondary program.
--Jon
This will be the second Accelerate promotion in a row I skip. I will continue to focus on Marriott, my primary program, for now. If the IHG promo's continue to be anemic, I may move to Hilton or Hyatt as my secondary program.
--Jon
May 1, 2019, 7:37 am
#80
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,610
it is believed to be a bogus message; many are seeing it (including me). When you go to your list of offers, you will likely see that you are signed up for it. But you will also likely see no details about the promo (what challenges/rewards are your specific promo). That, too, is believed to be a bug that hopefully gets resolved.
in the meantime I booked Hilton stays for the next few months since their promo actually works for me. When the IHG mystery promo reveals itself to me, maybe I will reconsider...
10,500 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 7 night(s) and earn 10,500 bonus points.
14,400 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 3 brands and get 14,400 bonus points.
5,600 Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 5,600 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
5,600 Stay at 6 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 6 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 5,600 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Quite easy to hit that lot before the end of August, given that I'm on the move a lot this summer, so I will probably get an awful offer in September for the next Accelerate.
Quite easy to hit that lot before the end of August, given that I'm on the move a lot this summer, so I will probably get an awful offer in September for the next Accelerate.
May 1, 2019, 7:55 am
#81
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Platinum, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold Elite, HHonors Gold
Posts: 384
I, too, was first shunned by the earning preference error, but now I log in and I see the following;
9,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 6 night(s) and earn 9,000 bonus points.
8,400 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 2 brands and get 8,400 bonus points.
2,800 Stay at 3 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 3 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 2,800 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
12,000 Stay a Little Longer
Earn 12,000 bonus points when you book 2 stay(s) of 4 or more consecutive nights.
19,400 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 19,400 bonus points.
I suspect a few of these I'll receive pretty much accidentally. But the long stay task is completely unrealistic for me, and as such, I won't get the 12,000 for it, nor the 19,400 completionist bonus either, so this is likely to be an inconsequential promo for me.
I'm a very recent first-time entrant to Gold (though 3/4 of the way to Platinum), having done 13 stays in the last year, 9 of them in 2019.
9,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 6 night(s) and earn 9,000 bonus points.
8,400 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 2 brands and get 8,400 bonus points.
2,800 Stay at 3 IHG® Hotels
Stay at 3 IHG® hotel(s) and earn 2,800 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
12,000 Stay a Little Longer
Earn 12,000 bonus points when you book 2 stay(s) of 4 or more consecutive nights.
19,400 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 19,400 bonus points.
I suspect a few of these I'll receive pretty much accidentally. But the long stay task is completely unrealistic for me, and as such, I won't get the 12,000 for it, nor the 19,400 completionist bonus either, so this is likely to be an inconsequential promo for me.
I'm a very recent first-time entrant to Gold (though 3/4 of the way to Platinum), having done 13 stays in the last year, 9 of them in 2019.
May 1, 2019, 8:30 am
#82
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Cleveland, OH USA
Posts: 454
Offer finally populated. Here was my offer for quarter:60K for 30 nights28.8K for 12 weekend stays9K for 6 bonus Point packages48.9K for completing all three offers
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May 1, 2019, 8:59 am
#83
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,324
So that’s 60 K plus 28.8 K plus 9 K plus 48.9 K equals 146.7 K total correct? I think it’s a very high offer my total is only 118.4 K Any body have a higher total then 146.7??
May 1, 2019, 9:43 am
#84
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,817
8,400 for two weekends
4,500 for one points&cash stay
2,800 for three IHG hotels
not terribly difficult during road trip season, but 15,700 points aren’t particularly motivating...
4,500 for one points&cash stay
2,800 for three IHG hotels
not terribly difficult during road trip season, but 15,700 points aren’t particularly motivating...
May 1, 2019, 9:47 am
#85
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyrone,EU
Programs: Avios Hunter
Posts: 2,811
146.7K...but requires at least 30 nights stay to acheive it, or less than 3K points per night.
My total is 107K, but can be acheived with 4 stays 1 of which has to be for 4 nights min, the others can be for 3x single nights. So 7/8 nights @15.2K/13.3K points per night
No chance I'll do 4 consecutive nights, pity that I now have to do all targets to hit the bonus, I recall when it was 5 out of 6 etc.
I also notice that if I switch the offer page to reader mode, a load more targets appear, including stay once in june for 3K points
My total is 107K, but can be acheived with 4 stays 1 of which has to be for 4 nights min, the others can be for 3x single nights. So 7/8 nights @15.2K/13.3K points per night
21,600Discover Our Brands
Stay at 3 brands and get 21,600 bonus points.
16,800 Stay at InterContinental® Hotels
Stay at 2 InterContinental® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
6,600 Earn more fasterEarn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
4,000Stay a Little Longer
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book 1 stay(s) of 4 or more consecutive nights.
53,500Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 53,500 bonus points.
Stay at 3 brands and get 21,600 bonus points.
16,800 Stay at InterContinental® Hotels
Stay at 2 InterContinental® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points. Points & Cash allows you to book Reward Nights with fewer points.
6,600 Earn more fasterEarn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
4,000Stay a Little Longer
Earn 4,000 bonus points when you book 1 stay(s) of 4 or more consecutive nights.
53,500Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 53,500 bonus points.
No chance I'll do 4 consecutive nights, pity that I now have to do all targets to hit the bonus, I recall when it was 5 out of 6 etc.
I also notice that if I switch the offer page to reader mode, a load more targets appear, including stay once in june for 3K points
Last edited by tangey; May 1, 2019 at 9:59 am
May 1, 2019, 9:57 am
#86
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hilton Honors Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Tit, Accor Plat
Posts: 246
25,200 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 4 brands and get 25,200 bonus points.
16,200 Stay at Crowne Plaza®
Stay at 3 Crowne Plaza® hotel(s) and earn 16,200 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s).
52,500 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 52,500 bonus points.
I think that's the most points I've ever been offered, and it would be achievable in 6 nights.
Stay at 4 brands and get 25,200 bonus points.
16,200 Stay at Crowne Plaza®
Stay at 3 Crowne Plaza® hotel(s) and earn 16,200 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s).
52,500 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 52,500 bonus points.
I think that's the most points I've ever been offered, and it would be achievable in 6 nights.
May 1, 2019, 10:08 am
#87
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: EWR
Programs: AA, Delta, NWA,HHonors, Hyatt BF
Posts: 1,762
Easy peasy for me again. 3 nights, 3 brands, one paid on the IHG credit card, 41k.
Was going to happen anyway so I'm happy.
I have gotten considerably easy and achievable offers for the past few cycles. Having the credit card seems to be a plus in my case, usually one of my tasks is to spend on it.
Was going to happen anyway so I'm happy.
I have gotten considerably easy and achievable offers for the past few cycles. Having the credit card seems to be a plus in my case, usually one of my tasks is to spend on it.
May 1, 2019, 11:24 am
#89
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: IHG Diamond Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 3,531
IHG needs to end this never ending promotion and come up with something new. This is the worst offer I've ever had...by far.
Earn 21,700 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 21,700 total bonus points.My Offers
Saturday Stays BonusStay 7 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 13,600 bonus points.
Earn More, FasterEarn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Spend on your IHG® Rewards Club Select Credit CardBook and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Select Credit Card and earn 1,500 bonus points.
Earn More, FasterEarn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s) and get to your next reward faster.
Spend on your IHG® Rewards Club Select Credit CardBook and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Select Credit Card and earn 1,500 bonus points.
May 1, 2019, 11:38 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: IHG Diamond Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 3,531
25,200 Discover Our Brands
Stay at 4 brands and get 25,200 bonus points.
16,200 Stay at Crowne Plaza®
Stay at 3 Crowne Plaza® hotel(s) and earn 16,200 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s).
52,500 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 52,500 bonus points.
I think that's the most points I've ever been offered, and it would be achievable in 6 nights.
Stay at 4 brands and get 25,200 bonus points.
16,200 Stay at Crowne Plaza®
Stay at 3 Crowne Plaza® hotel(s) and earn 16,200 bonus points.
4,500 Stay for Less and Earn
Book 1 stay(s) using Points & Cash and earn 4,500 bonus points.
6,600 Earn More, Faster
Earn 6,600 bonus points when you book 2 Bonus Points Package stay(s).
52,500 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 52,500 bonus points.
I think that's the most points I've ever been offered, and it would be achievable in 6 nights.