{"id":2258,"date":"2013-12-16T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2013-12-16T00:04:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T07:04:09","slug":"my-2013-ihg-big-win-was-a-success-plus-register-for-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2013\/12\/my-2013-ihg-big-win-was-a-success-plus-register-for-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"My 2013 IHG Big Win was a Success! Plus Register for the Q1 2014 Promo"},"content":{"rendered":"

IHG (formerly Priority Club) started a new promotion in the last quarter of 2013 whereby if you complete certain stay challenges, you would get substantial bonus points. Each person had a tailored offer and the points varied from person to person. My offer was 64,20o total bonus points for completing all offers, and I was able to do it all in just 4 nights. This is in addition to the regular points I was already getting for the hotel stay. Here is the break down of what my Big Win promotion offer was:<\/p>\n

Stay 1:<\/strong> 2 nights at a Holiday Inn in Chicago (used for Chicago Seminars)
\n<\/strong>Cost: <\/strong>$201
\nStay Points<\/strong>: 19,170
\nCredit Card Points<\/strong>: 1,005
\nTotal Points<\/strong>:\u00a0 20,170<\/p>\n

Stay 2<\/strong>: 2 nights at Crown Plaza in LA (mattress run)
\nCost: <\/strong>$198
\nStay Points<\/strong>: 23,571
\nCredit Card Points<\/strong>: 990
\nTotal Points<\/strong>: 24,561<\/p>\n

Big Win Points<\/strong>: 64,200<\/p>\n

Grand Total Points<\/strong>: 108,931<\/p>\n

So for about $400 I have enough points for 2 nights at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand which is going for $450+ Euro a night during high season which is a great trade off!<\/p>\n

Q1 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

IHG is continuing their Big Win promotion for the next quarter. Each person has a customized offer which can be checked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was offered 99,800 total points if I complete 4 offers which I could do in 6 nights. These points would be in addition to the regular points I would earn from the stay and through credit card spend. The stays have to be completed between and inclusive of 1\/1\/2014 and 4\/30\/2014. I’ve registered for this promotion but not sure if this would be mattress run worthy. I do have some business stays coming up so I would have to be strategic in planning out the stays since the offers require different brand stays.<\/p>\n

What have you received? Will you be taking advantage of this offer?<\/p>\n

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