Twice as many base points as expected ?
Dec 3, 2019, 2:51 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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Twice as many base points as expected ?
Can anyone shed light on this ? I understand that you get 10 base points per $ spend. On my current work assignment, I stay in 3-4 different IHG hotels in a northern UK city (which shall remain nameless for the time being). My hotel bill is typically around 280 GBP for 3 nights (corporate rate). Typically get around 3,100 base points, which is in line with expectations.
For reasons unknown to me, I always get 20 base points at the Northern UK city Holiday Inn per $ - e.g. around 6,200 base points for the same spend. Looking back at previous stays (1st stay 6 months ago), this always seems to happen at this hotel, but I've only just noticed as the 4x multiplier really makes it stand out - I ended up with around 33,000 points for 280 GBP spend last week. I have just switched the next 6 weeks stay to this Holiday Inn to maximise this benefit.
Any ideas as to why this particular hotel is awarding twice as many base points as expected ? It is not one of the new ones (e.g. Vocos offering double points). For the avoidance of doubt, it is the base points that are higher than expected, nothing to do with bonuses etc.
For reasons unknown to me, I always get 20 base points at the Northern UK city Holiday Inn per $ - e.g. around 6,200 base points for the same spend. Looking back at previous stays (1st stay 6 months ago), this always seems to happen at this hotel, but I've only just noticed as the 4x multiplier really makes it stand out - I ended up with around 33,000 points for 280 GBP spend last week. I have just switched the next 6 weeks stay to this Holiday Inn to maximise this benefit.
Any ideas as to why this particular hotel is awarding twice as many base points as expected ? It is not one of the new ones (e.g. Vocos offering double points). For the avoidance of doubt, it is the base points that are higher than expected, nothing to do with bonuses etc.
Dec 3, 2019, 4:07 pm
#3
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 44
It is an odd one. I slightly prefer the local Crowne Plaza or Indigo, but the extra points has swayed me to the HI (at least whilst the x4 multiplier is on).
Dec 3, 2019, 11:41 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 10
Can anyone shed light on this ? I understand that you get 10 base points per $ spend. On my current work assignment, I stay in 3-4 different IHG hotels in a northern UK city (which shall remain nameless for the time being). My hotel bill is typically around 280 GBP for 3 nights (corporate rate). Typically get around 3,100 base points, which is in line with expectations.
For reasons unknown to me, I always get 20 base points at the Northern UK city Holiday Inn per $ - e.g. around 6,200 base points for the same spend. Looking back at previous stays (1st stay 6 months ago), this always seems to happen at this hotel, but I've only just noticed as the 4x multiplier really makes it stand out - I ended up with around 33,000 points for 280 GBP spend last week. I have just switched the next 6 weeks stay to this Holiday Inn to maximise this benefit.
Any ideas as to why this particular hotel is awarding twice as many base points as expected ? It is not one of the new ones (e.g. Vocos offering double points). For the avoidance of doubt, it is the base points that are higher than expected, nothing to do with bonuses etc.
For reasons unknown to me, I always get 20 base points at the Northern UK city Holiday Inn per $ - e.g. around 6,200 base points for the same spend. Looking back at previous stays (1st stay 6 months ago), this always seems to happen at this hotel, but I've only just noticed as the 4x multiplier really makes it stand out - I ended up with around 33,000 points for 280 GBP spend last week. I have just switched the next 6 weeks stay to this Holiday Inn to maximise this benefit.
Any ideas as to why this particular hotel is awarding twice as many base points as expected ? It is not one of the new ones (e.g. Vocos offering double points). For the avoidance of doubt, it is the base points that are higher than expected, nothing to do with bonuses etc.
Dec 5, 2019, 1:19 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
Posts: 6,344
Probably just an unnoticed error. It would be just your luck for it to be noticed before your "6 weeks stay" (did you really mean that).
I wouldn't have switched hotels just because of this error but if the hotel is suitable anyway and you are not personally paying....
I wouldn't have switched hotels just because of this error but if the hotel is suitable anyway and you are not personally paying....
Dec 5, 2019, 11:38 am
#7
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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