IHG Hotels have brought back the elite member weekend stay (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) offer for stays at the Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan).
IHG Rewards Club elite members can save 30% on breakfast inclusive rates through July 25, 2021.
You can access this offer on IHG’s website here.
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Note that this rate plan is not available during holiday weekends.
- “Elite member” refers to Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, and Spire Elite members and InterContinental Ambassadors who book and stay at hotels in the Greater China region (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
- Participating hotels: Open the IHG®WeChat mini program and enter your dates and destination. Participating hotels feature the “Elite Member Weekend Discount” tag (in Chinese). Alternatively, call our 24-hour reservation hotline for more details.
- A promotional discount of up to 30% is applied to the “Best Flexible Room Rate with Breakfast” for specific rooms.
- A promotional discount of 50% is applied to the “Best Flexible Rate” for specific suites.
- “Breakfast” refers to the buffet breakfast for two that is included in the “Best Flexible Room Rate with Breakfast”.
- Members may check in as early as 10am, check out as late as 4pm, and request an extra rollaway bed, subject to room availability.
The early check-in is from 10 AM, and late check out is until 4 PM when available.
Conclusion
IHG has had a similar rate plan for Greater China weekend stays for years.
It appears, however, that they have removed the requirement of having the IHG Rewards Club membership address in any of these countries. Now IHG only refers to staying in the area.
There could be challenges for non-Chinese to book these rates because you must use the WeChat application to pull hem up.
Here are the terms and conditions of this rate plan:
Terms and Conditions for the IHG® Rewards Club “Elite Member Weekend Discount” promotion.
Participating in this campaign means members have to carefully read through and agree on the terms and conditions for this campaign.
1. About the promotion and reservation
InterContinental Hotels Group® is offering the “Elite Member Weekend Discount” promotion to IHG® Rewards Club Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Spire Elite members and InterContinental Ambassadors.
To participate in this promotion or learn more, please book or enquire through the IHG® WeChat Mini Program, or call our 24-hour Customer Care Centre:
- Members in Mainland China 400-880-3515
- Members in Taiwan 0080-186-3388
- Members in Hong Kong 800-965-888
- Members in Macau 0800-738
2. Duration of promotion
Bookings between: July 30, 2020 and July 24, 2021
Stays between: Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights between July 30, 2020 and July 25, 2021
(Excluding Public holidays in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan))
3. Member eligibility
This promotion is available to IHG® Rewards Club Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Spire Elite members, and InterContinental Ambassadors who book and stay in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) hotels.
4. Promotion details
- Enjoy 20% or 30% discount on weekend stays at participating hotels.
a) Eligible members who book a weekend stay (Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights, excluding statutory holidays in Greater China) at participating hotels (excluding Holiday Inn Express® hotels) may enjoy 20% or 30% off the Best Flexible Room Rate with Breakfast (includes breakfast for 2 persons).
b) Eligible members who book a weekend stay (Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights, excluding statutory holidays in Greater China) at participating Holiday Inn Express® hotels may enjoy 20% or 30% off the Best Flexible Room Rate (this rate includes breakfast at Holiday Inn Express hotels).
c)The member himself/herself must be present and staying in the room in order to enjoy this rate. This weekend discount cannot be used in combination with other discounts or promotions.
Enjoy 50% discount on specific suite room type on weekend stays at participating hotels.
a)Eligible members who book a weekend stay (Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights, excluding statutory holidays in Greater China) at participating hotels may enjoy 50% off the Best Flexible Room Rate on specific suite room type (includes breakfast for 2 persons).
b) The member himself/herself must be present and staying in the room in order to enjoy this rate. This weekend discount cannot be used in combination with other discounts or promotions.
3. Participating hotels: Search destination through IHG® WeChat Mini-program on weekends (Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights), the participating hotels in search result are with a tag of ”精英会员周末特惠可用” or call our 24-hour Customer Care Centre
4. Guests may enjoy early check-in at 10 a.m. and extend their check-out to 4 p.m. and request an extra rollaway bed free of charge, subject to availability at participating hotels. Guests should request these additional services when booking and during check-in; their availability is subject to confirmation by the hotel.
5. Cancellation policy
Members should call the designated hotline or use the IHG® WeChat Mini Program to cancel their reservation before 6pm two days before their scheduled check-in (local time at destination). Members who do not cancel their reservation before this deadline or who fail to show up for their reservation without giving notice are subject to a no-show charge for the first night of the reservation at the promotion rate (plus tax, where applicable). This will be billed to the credit card used to guarantee the reservation upon booking. In addition, for reservations of two or more nights, if the member has still not checked in or called the hotel to cancel by the check-out deadline on the second day, the hotel will no longer guarantee the reservation.
6. Check-in rules
To qualify for check-in, eligible IHG® Rewards Club Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Spire Elite members, and InterContinental Ambassadors must hold a valid reservation made through a designated booking channel. Members must present a valid IHG® Rewards Club membership card and booking confirmation when they arrive at the hotel. Guests who fail to demonstrate that they are a valid member before check-out will not be entitled to the promotional rate, and will instead be charged the regular “Best Flexible Room Rate with Breakfast” rate for their room.
7. Promotion restrictions
- A limited number of rooms are available for this promotion at participating hotels. For this reason, promotional rooms and discounts are subject to availability at the hotel and may not be offered during peak periods.
- Room upgrades for IHG® Rewards Club Platinum Elite, Spire Elite members, and InterContinental Ambassadors are subject to availability. Rooms can only be upgraded to the next room category. If the booking is for a suite, room upgrades are not available.
- Members must reserve their room by 6pm on the day before they check in, and the stay date must be within 60 days from booking date. Members can only reserve two rooms for a weekend stay each time they book through the IHG® WeChat Mini Program or call the booking hotline, and same hotel same discount only allow 1 booking in 60 days. A credit card is also required to guarantee the reservation.
- The exclusive discount offered through this promotion cannot be used in combination with other promotions.
8. Other terms
- In addition to agreeing to the terms and conditions of this promotion, participating IHG® Rewards Club members must also comply with the IHG® Rewards Club Membership Terms and Conditions.
- Weekend reservations made at the discounted rate cannot be redeemed for cash or transferred to any other member or guest in the system. If IHG® discovers that a member has abused this promotion, it reserves the right to exclude them from the promotion and prevent them from making future reservations.
- To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, IHG® reserves the right to terminate this promotion at any time and for whatever reason. IHG® can exclude IHG® Rewards Club members from this promotion without prior notice before they make a reservation or after they complete a stay. IHG® cannot be held liable for a member’s exclusion.
- To the extent permitted by law, IHG® reserves the right of final interpretation of these terms and conditions.
The terms and conditions for the campaign are prepared in both Chinese and English, and the two versions shall have equal legal force and effect. If there is any discrepancy between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.
