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I like the timing on this as it follows my How To Earn IHG Points With IHG's Promos. This post has a list of the cheapest ~200 IHG hotels, map of the cheapest 1,000+ hotels, the best of the cheapest hotels, etc...
This is part of a bigger project and post. I already have the points price for every hotel of the major chains, and in finding the cheapest cash rates for each hotel, then I can give an objective / data-driven answer to the most valuable redemptions.
On the other side of the coin, I'm...
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There is simply no greater ROI in terms of earning free nights than these IHG promotions. In fact, we did 3 stays in Austin (where we live) last month (and I'll explain why we did that at the end).
Carrie, my wife, has a 56,000 bonus for 3 paid stays and my dad has an 80,000 bonus for 3 paid stays (/5 nights).
However, I see why there are grumblings, because not every account I've checked has an amazing promotion...
Let me explain why I still love these promotions and how to best complete them.
(Also, check your IHG Accelerate...
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In the wake of the Into The Nights promotion, there are a number of "Free Nights" out there. We each got two free nights from the Into The Nights promo, and each have a free night from the IHG credit card annual perk.
One of the nicest InterContinental hotels in the world is the IC Bora Bora Thalasso. What's particularly incredible for points collectors is that all the rooms are overwater bungalows. Unlike all the other points hotels in French Polynesia, this means that your basic award room is still an overwater bungalow. How awesome is that? Plus, these...
Read moreIHG has announced a new version of the Big Win or the Into The Nights promotion for Jan 1 to April 30 and this time it's basically the same thing as the Big Win but it's called the "Set Your Nights" promotion (register here).
All these promotions are built on the same broken technology, but the good news is that I know what to expect. So I'm going to handle this post as a Q&A style for this promotion, that I'll refer back to. If you have questions, please let me know.
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