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Just Because You Make A Reservation At Holiday Inn, Doesn’t Mean The Hotel Exists

by Gary Leff on September 10, 2022

Sep 10 2022

In September 2021 a reader made a reservation at the Holiday Inn LaGuardia Airport for the nights of August 28th at 27,000 points and August 29th using a credit card free night. The reader shared, “we were so excited to be at the US Open this year, we booked almost a year out at a hotel I’ve stayed at and liked.”

This hotel apparently closed – yet they went into their account to print a copy of their reservation to have it with them on arrival a day before check-in. The bookings were there.

IHG Hotels Hacked, Systems Down

by Gary Leff on September 6, 2022

Sep 06 2022

Several readers asked me yesterday what to make of IHG hotels’ systems being down. I figured “it’s just poor IT” and things will return to normal eventually. That remains true, but the hotel giant acknowledges they’ve been hacked.

Hurry: One Night Only, Most IHG Hotels In Most Cities Up To 85% Off Points

by Gary Leff on August 21, 2022

Aug 21 2022

For the night of Saturday, August 5, 2023 – generally the last night bookable at the end of IHG’s calendar right now – most hotels in most cities that have loaded reward night inventory are pricing at just 16,000 points per night.

QUICK: IHG Discounting Many Award Nights 50%, Unannounced Sale?

by Gary Leff on August 17, 2022

Aug 17 2022

A week and a half ago IHG was pricing many of its best hotels around the world for about half the usual points. This didn’t last. I told everyone to book quickly, and many did.

Some people were worried that IHG would cancel the reservations, claiming they were a mistake, but this did not happen. IHG has been silent on what happened. However this strange pricing is back.

IHG Eliminates Credit Card Spend As A Way To Earn Diamond Status

by Gary Leff on August 10, 2022

Aug 10 2022

Not only does it take more base points to become a Diamond, those base points are going to become harder to accumulate.

HURRY: Many IHG Hotels Pricing Awards Half Off For Some Reason

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2022

Aug 07 2022

IHG One Rewards is pricing many hotels at about half their usual award rate. This isn’t true everywhere or for all dates, but does appear to be worldwide.

You’ll find some Kimptons at 45,000 points; Intercontinentals between 35,000 and 45,000 points; Crowne Plazas from 25,000 points and Holiday Inns from 20,000 points. Again, not everywhere, but there are reports of Maldives and Bora Bora properties showing up at just 35,000 points.

Bad Deal: 50% Bonus On Chase Transfers To IHG One Rewards

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2022

Jul 18 2022

Chase already has current transfer bonuses to Marriott and British Airways. They had a transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic last month.

Now they’re running a 50% bonus on transfers to IHG One Rewards through August 15. You shouldn’t take advantage of this bonus (and definitely shouldn’t ever transfer Chase points to IHG without a bonus).

New IHG Elite Benefits Are Live: Free Breakfast, Club Access, And Suite Upgrades

by Gary Leff on June 8, 2022

Jun 08 2022

You can read full benefit details here. Now that benefits are (mostly) live at hotels we’ll start to see how compliant properties are and how the new program works in practice. Regardless, there’s only improvements here in terms of benefits, addressing what has been the key weakness in the IHG program.

IHG Offering Up To Quadruple Points For Stays This Summer

by Gary Leff on May 4, 2022

May 04 2022

IHG One Rewards is offering up to quadruple points on stays May 18 – August 31, 2022. There’s additional bonus points for credit card customers, too.

IHG Already Tweaking Rules, Improving On New Elite Program Announced Yesterday

by Gary Leff on April 14, 2022

Apr 14 2022

IHG launched new elite benefits that include free breakfast for Diamonds, confirmed suite upgrades (as a choice benefit, starting at just 20 nights!), and club lounge access (another choice benefit).

There was just one problem I flagged. Not all benefits apply on award stays. The program changes are an improvement for everyone, to be sure, but not for everyone equally. And IHG One Rewards is addressing this.

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