IHG planned last year to slowly introduce dynamically priced awards but didn’t get to speed with the program before this spring (read more here, here and here) starting first with the Greater China and then rapidly elsewhere.
The program had some excellent rates at previously 60K to 70K per night InterContinental that suddenly were on sale for a lot less. These good deals are now gone, however.
You can access the IHG Rewards Club here.
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IHG had an award massacre over the weekend. These higher-end InterContinentals and perhaps some others are back up to their previous standard max.
When I asked from an IHG spokesperson about this, the reply was that “reward nights will vary based on demand and seasonality.”
Conclusion
I thought that the IHG Rewards Club decided to make the program attractive again (at least for a while) when these dynamic awards were introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic by offering reasonable rates at previously overpriced (points wise) hotels.
The hotel award night reimbursement is based on the ADR, the number of award redemption in a calendar year, and occupancy rates.
All these are have crashed due to the coronavirus and cash that IHG pays for hotels for award night reimbursements will be much lower in 2020 than usual. It would have been a good time to offer some incentives to members, right?
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I must have gotten in on this by accident (before I head about it) because my wife & he mother stayed at a stayed at a Kimpton in Pittsburgh for 20K a night. :O
There were no restaurants open in the hotel nor did they give welcoming bonus points or the green option. We were not concerned,we are in strange times.
Staff was wonderful, room was great and that was important.
So You got less value for $ or points than usual ( no meals, no swimming pool, no green bonus, no welcome points) yet You perceived it as a good deal!? Okay.
So You got less value for $ or points than usual ( no meals, no swimming pool, no green bonus, no welcome points) yet You perceived it as a good deal!? Okay.
IC Miami was something like 60K and is now at 30K for a night.
But then it used to be $350 to $500 a night and now it’s about $175 …
So it makes sense. What goes up must come down …
Miami is under siege with COVID at the moment so that may be factoring in?
When I was looking into this earlier, IHG used a value 1 cent per point when converting hotel rates to points.
Indeed it’s COVID-related — lot of empty rooms, not much business travel, rates are low, and now low rates mean low points redemptions.
A penny a point is actually a great bargain; I value these at about 6/10 of a penny — so a $180 rate and 30K redemption is about right balance.
IHG= I’d rather Have Gas then stay there lol. They lost me after so called “lifetime platinum status” was taken away.
@disqus_TsgkGf83tk:disqus So is London under siege but all the good deals in London disappeared. How was that being factored in?
I stayed at the Chicago Intercontinental for 15K a night this past weekend with an incredible view
We were at IHG hotel last night. All the hotels nearby were empty. We got complementary parking permit usually $24. We got two frozen dinners. All at checking.
People will not stay at IHG if points redemption is high
Staying at a new HIX right now with the 4th night free bringing the points cost down under 9k. This place was previously 25k per night. I’d say a pretty decent deal.
IHG is one of the worst loyalty programs as no free breakfast and few perks compared to marriott and hilton. i cant imagine why any frequent traveller would bother with them at all.and their reward rates are non competitive. i have their plaitnum elite status via a card but i never use them except for free nights.
IHG is one of the worst loyalty programs as no free breakfast and few perks compared to marriott and hilton. i cant imagine why any frequent traveller would bother with them at all.and their reward rates are non competitive. i have their plaitnum elite status via a card but i never use them except for free nights.
Anyone else still upset how IHG suddenly discontinued their “LIFETIME PLATINUM” status? I know I sure was – and still am. I had to FIGHT with corporate for months just to get my lost points back…
I was able to use my Chase free nights at the Kimpton Austin last week. I considered that a very rare and lucky consumption
. … Opps