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Tiki Nov 27, 2010 5:05 am

Update, I got it installed on iPhone to use with FourSquare. I enabled Facebook but still couldn't see Choice listed as a partner. The only partner in Brisbane area is the Holiday Inn so I might as well stick with FourSquare. It's a bit strange, I can't tell if it's saved my PC number because when I look at the partners, it prompts me to add the number again. I did one check in and it registered 50 PC points, now I hope they go to PC!

lucky9876coins Nov 27, 2010 10:30 am

I must be doing something wrong...
 
Can someone help me out here, since obviously I'm doing something wrong. I've been checking into my local Holiday Inn for about a week now using foursquare, and my account should be linked to topguest, but I haven't seen any points post to my topguest rewards summary page. I realize that it takes a while for the points to hit my actual Priority Club account, though I haven't even seen them on the rewards summary page, so I assume I'm doing something wrong. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

zakami Nov 27, 2010 3:00 pm

The last posting to my Priority Club account (and my wife's) was on Oct 12 but nothing since then. Anyone else in the same boat?

zakami Nov 27, 2010 3:03 pm


Originally Posted by lucky9876coins (Post 15305690)
Can someone help me out here, since obviously I'm doing something wrong. I've been checking into my local Holiday Inn for about a week now using foursquare, and my account should be linked to topguest, but I haven't seen any points post to my topguest rewards summary page. I realize that it takes a while for the points to hit my actual Priority Club account, though I haven't even seen them on the rewards summary page, so I assume I'm doing something wrong. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Lucky, there is a small possibility that HI isn't in the Top Guest database as a Priority Club property. Same thing happened to me when I checked in once at a hotel that was across the street from where I was staying. The check-ins did not post 2 days in a row and I cannot fathom anything I did differently/wrong technically. Have you tried another hotel?

mooper Nov 28, 2010 8:48 am


Originally Posted by silam (Post 15191073)
Can we remove the posts mentioning checking in from really far away, or can the person who wrote edit? The TOS says you need to be present to check-in, so it would be best not to post about breaking/how to break the TOS.

You're not breaking the TOS by figuring out ways to get your check-in to work when your app is saying you are too far away. The location services are imperfect in that weak signals, inaccurate mapping, and other issues can cause them to misplace you. The other day I was sitting in a restaurant, and probably because of the lack of line of sight to the sky, Foursquare said I was too far from the restaurant when I tried to check in, despite the fact I was actually in it. Turning off GPS or using other workarounds can help you check in when you are experiencing such problems.

lucky9876coins Nov 28, 2010 12:24 pm


Originally Posted by zakami (Post 15308269)
Lucky, there is a small possibility that HI isn't in the Top Guest database as a Priority Club property. Same thing happened to me when I checked in once at a hotel that was across the street from where I was staying. The check-ins did not post 2 days in a row and I cannot fathom anything I did differently/wrong technically. Have you tried another hotel?

Thanks, I've actually tried about three Holiday Inn hotels in the area. I think I might not be linking my topguest and foursquare accounts properly. My topguest account has my Priority Club number linked, but could someone explain how exactly to link a topguest and foursquare account?

Thanks!

AndreaRH Nov 28, 2010 12:39 pm

Lucky,

Using your PC, go to Topguest.com, log in, and then click on "Settings." Make sure the FourSquare toggle switch is "on". If it isn't, switch it on and it will step you through the process of connecting your Topguest and Foursquare accounts.

lucky9876coins Nov 28, 2010 4:05 pm


Originally Posted by AndreaRH (Post 15320018)
Lucky,

Using your PC, go to Topguest.com, log in, and then click on "Settings." Make sure the FourSquare toggle switch is "on". If it isn't, switch it on and it will step you through the process of connecting your Topguest and Foursquare accounts.

Thanks for the info! Did that, but when I toggle the switch "on," nothing else comes up. It does ask me for my foursquare email and password if I click "settings," but that's it. Does that mean that I should be good to go?

Thanks again!

dan.morgan Nov 30, 2010 1:16 pm

TopGuest Settings
 
Anyone else having trouble getting to the Settings page in TopGuest? I have been trying for the past week and just get a blank page. I emails them but have received no answer.

foxberg Nov 30, 2010 2:50 pm


Originally Posted by dan.morgan (Post 15352587)
Anyone else having trouble getting to the Settings page in TopGuest? I have been trying for the past week and just get a blank page. I emails them but have received no answer.

I emailed about it today as well.

mooper Nov 30, 2010 7:52 pm


Originally Posted by dan.morgan (Post 15352587)
Anyone else having trouble getting to the Settings page in TopGuest? I have been trying for the past week and just get a blank page. I emails them but have received no answer.

I had a similar problem, but logging in using Facebook instead of using my user/pass solved it. Give that a try. Might also want to try a different browser. Chrome works great for me.

no0neelse Dec 1, 2010 5:05 pm


Originally Posted by zakami (Post 15308239)
The last posting to my Priority Club account (and my wife's) was on Oct 12 but nothing since then. Anyone else in the same boat?

Same for me here. They were posting every other week until Oct 12. Haven't gotten anything since then, although the points are still accumulating in my topguest account.

rob_flies_ua Dec 1, 2010 5:14 pm


Originally Posted by no0neelse (Post 15361938)
Same for me here. They were posting every other week until Oct 12. Haven't gotten anything since then, although the points are still accumulating in my topguest account.

Per http://twitter.com/#!/Topguest/status/10046502760095744 :

We have resolved the issue causing delay in crediting Priority Club points. Look forward to seeing your points from EOD Friday!

DrG Dec 1, 2010 7:59 pm


Originally Posted by rob_flies_ua (Post 15362000)

That's great news. Thanks for relaying the status update.

rob_flies_ua Dec 2, 2010 10:18 am

And now Choice Privileges is a partner:
http://www.topguest.com/partners/choice

50 choice points per day at one of Quality Inn, Comfort Suites and Cambria Suites using Facebook Places or Foursquare


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