Downward rate changes at IHG hotels
Jul 6, 2019, 3:21 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 118
Downward rate changes at IHG hotels
In April I booked the Holiday Inn Long Island City for two weekend nights. Saturday on my Credit Card free night and Sunday as a prepaid (non refundable) stay about three weeks in advance. Sundays seem to be the least occupancy levels for hotels in NYC.
A week before my arrival the rate for the Holiday Inn, IHG went down nearly 40 points. Since I prepared, couldn't cancel and rebook. Had I booked the refundable rate would have canceled and rebooked.
Is this common? Anybody, notice downward rate changes on IHG properties? Thanks,
SBT
A week before my arrival the rate for the Holiday Inn, IHG went down nearly 40 points. Since I prepared, couldn't cancel and rebook. Had I booked the refundable rate would have canceled and rebooked.
Is this common? Anybody, notice downward rate changes on IHG properties? Thanks,
SBT
Jul 6, 2019, 5:24 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: IHG - spire amb, Marriot - tit, Radisson - plat, Hilton - gold, Accor -gold, GHA - plat
Posts: 282
In April I booked the Holiday Inn Long Island City for two weekend nights. Saturday on my Credit Card free night and Sunday as a prepaid (non refundable) stay about three weeks in advance. Sundays seem to be the least occupancy levels for hotels in NYC.
A week before my arrival the rate for the Holiday Inn, IHG went down nearly 40 points. Since I prepared, couldn't cancel and rebook. Had I booked the refundable rate would have canceled and rebooked.
Is this common? Anybody, notice downward rate changes on IHG properties? Thanks,
SBT
A week before my arrival the rate for the Holiday Inn, IHG went down nearly 40 points. Since I prepared, couldn't cancel and rebook. Had I booked the refundable rate would have canceled and rebooked.
Is this common? Anybody, notice downward rate changes on IHG properties? Thanks,
SBT
Jul 6, 2019, 8:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Motown
Programs: DL, WN, AA, IHG Diamond, Hertz 5*
Posts: 3,408
Booking way in advance is always a gamble. If I need a room when I know demand will be high, I book the lowest pay-at-checkout rate in advance. Then keep monitoring rates to see if they decrease. That has happened at the IC Chicago a couple times, but not always. If the rates do go down, it usually happens just a week or two before the arrival date.