One of the good pieces of news to come out of IHG Rewards Club is all 178 InterContinental Hotels worldwide will have the same points earning structure of 10 points per $1 for hotel folio spend. This changes the current system whereby InterContinental Hotels outside the Americas only earn a maximum 2,000 points per stay…
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New IHG PointBreaks Hotels bookable Monday, March 24 and secrets of marketing
How did bloggers know about the new PointBreaks list on Thursday before it was posted on the IHG Community online forum Friday? The secret is we have inside information directly from IHG Americas corporate communications in Atlanta. The email came from Atlanta on Thursday telling select bloggers that the list of new PointBreaks hotels will…
My 2014 Big Win IHG Rewards Club offer analysis
IHG Rewards Club registration is open for the Next Big Win promotion running January 1 to April 30, 2014. Each member has a customized offer. Current IHG® Rewards Club members and new members can register for the “Big Win” hotel rewards promotion here. Receive custom offers to win points or miles such as: stay more…
IHG Promo Next Big Win coming December 16
IHG Rewards Club will launch the next Big Win promotion offer December 16, 2013. The promotion will not begin until January 1, 2014 since The Big Win current promotion runs through December 31, 2013. IHG Rewards Club next Big Win promotion will run through April 30, 2014. This is a first of its kind promotion,…
Smart travelers game IHG and IHG seeks smart travelers
Two weeks ago in Las Vegas I interviewed Don Berg, Vice President InterContinental Hotels Group Loyalty Programs at the 2013 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference. Generally I do not like interviews with senior executives of hotel companies since I generally leave the interview with no more information than I could have found in a…
IHG PointBreaks international list Nov 1-Jan 31, 2014
Here is the PointBreaks reward nights list of IHG brand international hotels outside the USA available for 5,000 points per night for reward stays from November 1 through January 31, 2014. The original list of PointBreaks hotels in the USA is here. IHG Rewards Club members can buy IHG points at $70 per 10,000 points…
IHG expanding Nor1 e-Standby Upgrade to all brands worldwide
Nor1 e-Standby Upgrades are what you sometimes see when your booking is nearly complete and then you get an offer of paying a surcharge for a higher category room. Hyatt Hotels and Hilton Hotels use this option frequently. For an extra $15 you might get a preferred view room offer, and for an extra $50…
Why I think buying IHG points in August is a good deal
IHG Rewards Club has an offer for elite members for purchases from August 12 to August 26 giving double points. The offer allows the purchase of 60,000 points at $11.50 per 1,000 points, $690 all-in, with an additional 60,000 bonus points for 120,000 points in all. $690 buys 120,000 IHG Rewards Club points. Rate =…
IHG Last Minute Reward Nights July 5-7
Another month for 50% discount hotel rewards with IHG Last Minute Reward Nights for stays Friday, July 5; Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7 at 61 hotels worldwide. This has to be one of the oddest reward night discounts in the hotel loyalty biz. I can’t believe it has been offered every first weekend…
IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks to August 31
The new list of PointBreaks hotels from IHG Rewards Club will be available for booking later today. Priority Club Community forum published the list this morning, but the hotels are not yet posted on the PointBreaks web pages. All PointBreaks hotels are reduced to 5,000 points until August 31. There appear to be more hotels on…