I have both the digital and the paper certificates.
Interestingly, the digital certificate states to "redeem before" a certain date but seems to allow bookings far past that date.
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That's different (I think) to the paper certificates that had to be both redeemed and surrendered by their expiry date? My paper certificate is valid until 01/2020 which I think means redeem and use by the end of January 2020?
The T&Cs state:
The complimentary weekend night may be redeemed up to 12 months from the date on which the credit is issued and is redeemable only in conjunction with a minimum two-night paid weekend stay when booking the Ambassador Weekend rate "Ambassador Complimentary Weekend Night" at any InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property (not valid at any other IHG® brands of hotels).
So, can I book a stay well into 2020 with my digital certificate and then use my paper certificate for another stay up to January 2020?