IHG Rewards - Win Big

[Deleted member 29185]

Not much availability for the cheap rate at the GC. Just wish IHG still had cash backs on their properties.

Cheap rate being PP newsletter? If so, doesn't it only start on 1 Sept?

 

[ozcos]

Anybody know what happens in my current situation? Staying at a CP now, been here for a week and checking out in a week. So, one week before the promotion starts and one week after. Does my spend / nights count for the entire stay since I checked out after Sep 1, or just the spend after start of Sep?
(I think I recall that in previous Hilton promos I would get the credit for the entire stay. Not sure about IHC).

 

[markis10]

Anybody know what happens in my current situation? Staying at a CP now, been here for a week and checking out in a week. So, one week before the promotion starts and one week after. Does my spend / nights count for the entire stay since I checked out after Sep 1, or just the spend after start of Sep?
(I think I recall that in previous Hilton promos I would get the credit for the entire stay. Not sure about IHC).

Your stay will count as part of the promo, the only thing that won't count is the online booking, these must be done from tomorrow.

 

[serfty]

Beaudy! I have a stay at AKL tonight, 1 down and 4 to go!

Terms and Conditions

Must be an IHG® Rewards Club member and must register member number in advance to participate in this promotion. 1,000 bonus points, 500 bonus miles or 25 bonus AIR MILES®† reward miles will be awarded after your first qualifying stay, which must be completed between 1 September 2013 and 31 December 2013 (both dates inclusive) at InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, Even® or Hualuxe® hotels worldwide. A stay is defined as one night or consecutive nights at the same hotel, regardless of frequency of check-in/out. A stay constitutes a ‘qualifying stay’ when paying qualifying rates, which include most business and leisure rates.

Also, any qualifying night during the promotion period, so long as your stay either starts OR ends during the promotional period is counted. This is including those over NYE.

 

[muffy28]

Where does it say that online booking part must be after Sept 1. I'm having difficulty finding all the T&C's for this Promo. I have booked some stays since I have registered. Will these still count? Thanks.

 

[markis10]

Where does it say that online booking part must be after Sept 1. I'm having difficulty finding all the T&C's for this Promo. I have booked some stays since I have registered. Will these still count? Thanks.

Any stays in the period will count for any offer except the online booking offer which must have stays that we're booked on or after Sept 1:

Must be an IHG® Rewards Club member and must register member number in advance to participate in this promotion. Bonus points or miles listed above will be rewarded after required number of qualifying stays are booked through an IHGbrand.com or mobile internet site between 1 September 2013 and 31 December 2013 (both dates inclusive) at participating InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, Even® or Hualuxe® hotels worldwide. Click here for a full list of participating hotels. For a complete list of IHG brand and mobile internet sites please visit http://www.ihg.com/websites. For full IHG Best Price Guarantee terms & conditions visit Book With Us Advantage | Best Price Guarantee or First Night Free | IHG. A stay is defined as one night or consecutive nights at the same hotel, regardless of frequency of check-in/out. A stay constitutes a “qualifying stay” when paying qualifying rates, which include most business and leisure rates. Only one room per member per stay will be awarded the applicable bonus points or miles. No retroactive points or miles will be awarded for stays prior to registration. You must be a miles collector with a preferred alliance in order to collect miles. Frequency/ partner credits may be issued in currencies other than miles. Click herefor a list of all participating airlines. All airline program terms and conditions apply. Please allow up to 4 to 6 weeks for points or miles to be credited after checkout. Offer is subject to standard IHG Rewards Club terms and conditions and earning structure, which can be obtained by visiting IHG® Rewards Club | The World's Largest Hotel Loyalty Program. This exclusive offer is valid and applies to the original recipient only.


Here is a quote from Flyertalk where a lurker answered the common questions:

Originally Posted by IHGRewardsClub

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to chime in to answer questions asked about the promotion in this thread. I've read through the entire thread, and I *think* I've answered most of them. Let me know if you have additional questions or if I missed something!

• Reward Nights, Points & Cash, and Point Breaks stays do not count as stays towards the offers in this promotion.
• Changing earning preferences: If you choose to change your earning preference, you will continue to earn your original earning preference through the end of the campaign. After the campaign, you'll need to contact the service center who can assist in converting your earnings into your new preference.
• Holiday Inn Resort is considered a Holiday Inn stay
• Dining offer: can be spread out among several stays, but the charges must be billed to the room . Ex: $320 dining spend can be acheived over multiple stays
• Stays do not need to be re-booked on or after Sep 1st to count, as long as they are consumed during the promo period.
• *edited*BPG bookings that include paid nights will count as stays for this promotion as long as the rate submitted for the BPG claim is a qualifying rate.
• Bonus points received during this promotion will not count towards Elite status.
• If you check-in before September 1st, but check-out after September 1st...your stay will count.
• Bonus Point Package rates are stackable. Meaning if you book a 5,000 point bonus package, you will receive your base points, 5K bonus points, and any promotional bonus points that are assocaited with that stay.
• IKEX3 does not count as it is a non-Q rate.
• For the "Stay More" offer, nights to not have to be consecutive to qualify for this offer.

Whew. That was a lot, I hope that I answered all the Q's. Please let me know if you have additional questions or if I missed anything asked previously in the thread!

Thanks,

Carolyn

www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontin...-win-promotion-post21351708.html#post21351708

 

[markis10]

Also worth noting the life in the city requires distinct different city stays:

Hi Everyone -
Popping back in again to provide a bit more clarity to my recent post.


Several of you are asking questions about upcoming stays that overlap the start and end dates of the promotion. So long as your stay either starts OR ends during the promotional period, your stay will count towards the promotion. Both of the examples below will count.


Ex: Check-in August 29th & Check-out September 1st
Ex: Check-in December 30th & Check-out January 3rd


For the "Life in the City" offer, all stays have to take place in a unique city. If your particular offer requires 5 stays to fulfill the bonus points, then you must stay in 5 unique cities (the full list can be found on the website).


Thanks!


Carolyn

I have a live in the city which is Aus and Japan, I wonder if that's the same, as the terms don't mention the unique city requirement.

 

[sumthinfornuthin]

Mine all up is 106100 (assuming the Big Win is additional to all the others and not just the total as it almost adds up perfectly) EDIT - Yes it is, the top right of the page displays the total possible points offer.

Anyone read if stays booked prior to registration will count? I've only seen some vague reference to "must be pre-registered" so I'm assuming not (but luckily my IC SYD stay is cancellable)

Re-book then cancel the original booking

 

[anat0l]

Any stays in the period will count for any offer except the online booking offer which must have stays that we're booked on or after Sept 1

Dammit, I should learn to read my T&Cs a lot more carefully.

That said, given that AP rates need 7 days in advance minimum, and the differential between AP and Flexible, I had no choice but to take the economical option. The bonus points will have to wait or waylay.

 

[JohnK]

I note Batam is on the list, perhaps you could stay with a friend and not show up

Is Bataam on the resort list? I must have missed it. Shame SIN DO is not until the new year.

Need to look at Hua Hin but that is not cheap either. Also 3 resorts in Krabi but airfare from BKK is ridiculous if you are not already staying there.

 

[CaviAck]

I just paid $97 per night in Cairns for the last few nights.

When did you book these? Cause when I was looking a week out for this weekend it was $150 a night at the HI...

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Can anyone confirm that the dates given would be based on US timezones? Or are we right to book from tomorrow morning? (same question really with PP newsletter bookings)?

 

[QF WP]

Finally got to sign in. 81,600 possible points.

• Try one and done (one stay) - 1,000
• Stay more and earn more (stay 5 nights) - 6,700
• Explore our brands (stay at 3 different IHG brands) - 22,000
• Book with us (Book 2 separate stays through an IHG® hotel website or mobile device to get our best price guarantee) - 4,000
• Survey the win (complete survey) - 100
• Eat it up (spend $56 USD on food & beverage) - 800
• Getaway with a win (1 resort stay) - 6,000
• Win big (complete all offers) - 41,000

Lets see how I go

 

[markis10]

Can anyone confirm that the dates given would be based on US timezones? Or are we right to book from tomorrow morning? (same question really with PP newsletter bookings)?

Should be local time.

 

[markis10]

Looks like the PP specials are now loaded, can see the IC SC for $124.50 a night, similar for the HI in Melbourne mid week school holidays, while the CP SP $110 rooms are also showing.

 

[777]

OK, i had my 1st eligible stay on the night of the 1st in Sydney. Currently not showing up as activity on my "win big" status but it's in my IHG account. Does anyone have any activity registered for Win Big yet?

 

[Deleted member 29185]

OK, i had my 1st eligible stay on the night of the 1st in Sydney. Currently not showing up as activity on my "win big" status but it's in my IHG account.

Perhaps the Big Win is calculated on US timezones. It might need some manual intervention!

 

[markis10]

Perhaps the Big Win is calculated on US timezones. It might need some manual intervention!

I think they do a regular sweep but have said it may take up to 6 weeks.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I think they do a regular sweep but have said it may take up to 6 weeks.

Ah well picked up. I just made two booking which pretty much give me everything I need, today........and the on-line bookings show in my IHG account, but no Big Win credits for that ....yet! Thanks for the info!

 

[serfty]

Had a stay last Saturday night, that stay has not as yet posted, let alone worrying about this promotion.