IHG Accelerate 6th Sept to 15th Dec 2016

[Rick93]

My Accelerate list of 'achieved' shows a positive result for a 'comp' night on AMB BOGO voucher.

'The Saturday Night' was the second night using the voucher. My Accelerate account shows a '50%' complete for the required two Sat. nights for 9,600 points.

 

[Jacques Vert]

My Accelerate list of 'achieved' shows a positive result for a 'comp' night on AMB BOGO voucher.

'The Saturday Night' was the second night using the voucher. My Accelerate account shows a '50%' complete for the required two Sat. nights for 9,600 points.

Interesting; my BOGO seems to only be accepted for one of the two nights. It's showing 80% complete despite having stayed 9 out of ten nights.

I'll see what happens when the tenth night posts before chasing it.

JV

 

[dairyfloss]

I stand to do pretty well out of Accelerate, this time around... with a cheap 'stay' at HIX KLCC getting me over the line (though I checked in and out without ever using the room - I was up the road in a suite at the KL Shangri-La! ).

I spent a week in Sep/Oct at IC The Willard Washington DC for a relative's nearby wedding, during which I had booked a mix of Corporate Rates, AMB Weekend & Reward Nights. That group of stays along with a bunch of bonuses on and off Accelerate netted me 72,940 points... and re-qualified me for IHG Platinum Elite for another year. I then got another 5,000 points for renewing my IC Ambassador membership (which was already done earlier in the year, so it auto-completed). The HIX KLCC stay was a Corporate Rate booking that cost just AUD $72, and put me over the line for my Accelerate offer's acheivement bonus, plus, I also got a bonus for booking that stay through the IHG app. For the extra AUD $72 I will net another 22,215 points (equivalent to buying at 0.003c each).

All up it was close to 100,000 points earned for 5 revenue nights at IC, and 1 at HIX.

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[samh004]

Having recently joined IHG, my offers were substantially less than all of you! That said, I do have some questions, being new to the game.

To start with, for the "Eat, Drink and Earn" offer, is this a coughulative offer over the period of the promotion (so $50 + $30 + $20 at 3 properties would work) or does it have to be all in one stay? Do I have to stay at a property to earn points or can I quote my membership number when dining but not staying? I recently completed a stay at a Holiday Inn where I charged breakfast to my room and paid upon checkout (it wasn't included in the rate) but the points that posted to my account were only for the room charge... if I submit a missing points claim will this be included?

Cheers.

[h=3]Earn 33,500 total bonus points.[/h]
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 33,500 total bonus points.

[h=4]My Offers[/h][TABLE="width: 90%"][TR][TD="class: pointValue"]Points Value[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Offer Description[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]Status[/TD][/TR][TR="class: SO A offer-completed"][TD="class: pointValue"]500[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Download the IHG® App
Earn 500 bonus points when you download and sign in to the IHG® App. You'll get mobile-exclusive rates, access your virtual membership card & find more ways to go further, faster.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: SO A offer-active"][TD="class: pointValue"]2,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 3 night(s) and earn 2,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: SO A offer-active"][TD="class: pointValue"]2,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Saturday Stays Bonus
Stay 2 weekend(s), including a Saturday night and another night, and earn 2,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: SO A offer-active"][TD="class: pointValue"]2,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Eat, Drink, and Earn
Spend $100 on food or beverages at IHG® hotels and earn 2,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: SO A offer-active"][TD="class: pointValue"]2,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Your Rate
Stay 2 times using our member exclusive discount, Your Rate, and earn 2,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: BO A offer-active, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][TD="class: pointValue"]10,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 3 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 10,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD="class: status, align: center"]
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: BO A offer-active, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][TD="class: pointValue"]15,000[/TD][TD="class: offerDesc"]Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 5 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 15,000 bonus points.[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

 

[andye]

It is coughulative. Worth noting that to IHG $ means USD. This applies to spend for promos and earn for points, so often get fewer than you would 'expect'

 

[JohnK]

Have completed Accelerate and all bonus points posted. Now 750,000+ IHG points.

 

[Jacques Vert]

Interesting; my BOGO seems to only be accepted for one of the two nights. It's showing 80% complete despite having stayed 9 out of ten nights.

I'll see what happens when the tenth night posts before chasing it.

JV

Now that my 10th night has posted, 80% has jumped to 100%.

So as others have been able to confirm, both nights from my BOGO have counted towards the accelerate offers. Another 29,000 points on top of 12,500 previously received from this offer.

 

[serfty]

Have completed Accelerate and all bonus points posted. Now 750,000+ IHG points.

I would view that as 150000 AAdvantage miles - far more useful to me ...

 

[JohnK]

I would view that as 150000 AAdvantage miles - far more useful to me ...

True. Is that almost 2 returns to Europe with very low taxes?

I don't see the value in hotel points but they are very easy to collect without too much expense. Try to get to 1 million+ IHG points and then try to use them for first round the world trip with the wife. The points should provide a little more value in North America and Europe?

 

[Bazzi]

My Accelerate offer has 32900 bonus points on offer - I've met all 3 requirements - stay 5 nights/stay once/eat drink earn - the last being Monday last week.
How quickly do the bonus points post after completing all the Accelerate offers?

 

[dairyfloss]

My Accelerate offer has 32900 bonus points on offer - I've met all 3 requirements - stay 5 nights/stay once/eat drink earn - the last being Monday last week.
How quickly do the bonus points post after completing all the Accelerate offers?

Howdy - for my final qualifying stay I checked out on 13th Nov... points for that one posted 16th Nov... and then the Accelerate achievement bonus posted on the 23rd Nov; so 7 days after the final stay [posted]. The T&Cs say up to 3 weeks for it to happen though.

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[Bazzi]

Howdy - for my final qualifying stay I checked out on 13th Nov... points for that one posted 16th Nov... and then the Accelerate achievement bonus posted on the 23rd Nov; so 7 days after the final stay. The T&Cs say up to 3 weeks for it to happen though.

Cheers,
Matt.

Thanks Matt

 

[QF WP]

Alas, I failed to get any stays done (had one on 19th Dec, so outside the offer date). Such is life...