Here is a bumper bunch of new IHG Rewards Club bonus point codes

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• Toddy says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:02

  Thanks Raffles.

  Quick question: does the code need to be input prior to the BOOKING, or the actual STAY?

  • John says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:21

    If you input before the points post, which can be a few days AFTER the stay, they should still work

    • Rob says:

      16 Jan16 January 07:30

      Someone I know inputted the codes last week after check-out but before posting and he didn’t get the points. (Which is, to be honest, not what I expected.)

      Before check-out is definitely OK.

  • Rob says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:31

    Latest case study (see other comment) is before check-out.

• John says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:10

  Lots of reports of accounts getting closed randomly, so use at your own risk and NEVER complain even if you don’t get something you’re entitled to, as that may lead to an account audit.

  • Rob says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:33

    I wouldn’t say ‘lots’ … a couple, out of literally a few thousand people via Flyertalk etc who put these through. What I do know (from personal experience a few years ago) is that if you have duplicate accounts in your own name then they WILL find them and close them. They appear to track IP addresses and the credit cards used for payment, not just the obvious name and address fields.

    • james67 says:

      16 Jan16 January 12:12

      Has me a little alarmed as I persuaded my father (diehard Hilton customer) to join IHG for the big win and stackable promos. We share same first and family name but obviously different adress so I was sure everything was fine. <istake I have made is to have him book a stay on my gold card to help me reach spend target so if auditted both accounts probably in trouble.

      • Rob says:

        16 Jan16 January 12:16

        The risk is slim, I think. After all, you could have been travelling together with you paying. Bigger issue is that he will have to show your card at check-in if you pre-paid, so make sure he takes it.

        • James67 says:

          16 Jan16 January 14:28

          Thanks, and for the reminder about the card too.

        • Will says:

          16 Jan16 January 21:46

          It’s weird. I did loads of pre paid IHG stays for big win 2013 and was never once asked for the card I paid with

        • Rob says:

          16 Jan16 January 22:00

          CP City didn’t ask either. HIX Croydon wanted it, the HIX I used in Madrid 100% insisted on it.

  • Jenni says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:34

    This is my concern as well, after reading reports on FT about accounts getting closed ‘due to breach of T&C’s’. I don’t know if its safe to use these. I might let the dust settle a while anyway, my next paid stays with IHG aren’t until mid-March, I’ve only got Hilton stays in the winter. Incidentally, any news of a new promo for them, the current one ends the end of Jan?

    • Rob says:

      16 Jan16 January 09:25

      No Hilton news yet, but I am sure it will come

  • James67 says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:38

    This is annoying. Surely IHG are responsible for ensuring their codes work properly. How hard can it be to ensure targetted codes only work on targetted accounts or that only new accounts get bonus for new members?

  • Bart Lapers says:

    16 Jan16 January 08:00

    About the fact we are not targeted for these codes: Check this interview with Don Berg, Vice President InterContinental Hotels Group Loyalty Programs http://boardingarea.com/loyaltytraveler/2013/11/13/smart-travelers-game-ihg-and-ihg-seeks-smart-travelers/

    • CV says:

      16 Jan16 January 09:18

      The nugget amongst all the other good info was Last Minute Reward Nights deals (and needed a Google search to the find offer page on IHG website), didn’t know this existed, will hopefully get to test this out soon on an existing booking for the first weekend in February.

    • John says:

      16 Jan16 January 09:33

      Good luck telling a low-paid IHG customer service agent that your account should be reinstated because of an interview with their CEO!

    • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

      16 Jan16 January 13:37

      That guy also said there would be free worldwide internet in 2014. Clearly things can change.

• DANIEL says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:17

  Before the stay…

• Tom says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:28

  ‘My Offers’ page working fine for me?
  It has removed all the used/inactive 2013 codes and just left me with the BW 2014 and one that was still eligible from last year.

  • Rob says:

    16 Jan16 January 07:31

    No, it was playing up. I had codes still within their 60-90 period which disappeared, although reports elsewhere suggest they will still post.

• James67 says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:32

  Thanks for tabulating all of these in one post. Next week I have some stays from the £25etc sale which are nonqualifying for big win 2 and presumably base points. Any chance these stays may trigger these special promotions? If not I will hold off registering for a while yet.

  • Alan says:

    16 Jan16 January 08:04

    Mine posted as non-qualifying and I didn’t receive any bonus points. I remember from last year some folk had managed to receive credit for deeply discounted rates, but it’s more likely miss than hit.

    • Tom says:

      16 Jan16 January 08:36

      Yes, my stay on the £20.12 rate last year posted as qualifying. And I picked up all the stacked bonus points too. IHG paid me to stay 🙂

  • Rob says:

    16 Jan16 January 09:26

    Very unlikely – last year some £20.12 rates did post as qualifying, although mine didn’t. No similar reports this year.

    • Ben E says:

      16 Jan16 January 09:53

      any chance, do you think, of £20.13 rates coming up?

      • Rob says:

        16 Jan16 January 10:34

        They did it again – I am currently sitting in my office in the Crowne Plaza The City on a £45 rate, which got me lounge access and all the wine I can drink in the evening! It was £25 / £35 / £45 depending on brand. The deal was here – https://headforpoints.com/2013/11/25/amazing-ihg-flash-sale-now-on-25-e25-hi-express-35-e35-holiday-inn-etc/

        • james67 says:

          16 Jan16 January 12:06

          Thanks for responses. I will register this week and see how it goes. Should not be any risk as there is 90% chance I will have a qualifying stay within 60 days anyway. My sole 20.12 reservation last year posted but IHG still won out as I was forced to cancel a 3 night stay on same rate. In truth I think there are few half-baked promos like the odd Tesco onces we can capitalise on; for the most part I think the major hotel chains and airtlines know exactly what they are doing and probably work out their risks very well.

        • phil says:

          16 Jan16 January 20:13

          I was there on the same deal on the Monday before Christmas…great hotel isn’t it…especially at £45! Didn’t get the free wine deal though…that wasn’t part of this deal was it?

        • Rob says:

          16 Jan16 January 21:06

          I was upgraded to the club floor as I am a Platinum member (normal policy here when not busy). The booze comes out 6-8 along with some bread and cheese. I also had breakfast in the lounge today, bacon and scrambled eggs! No lunch in the lounge, though.

        • Trevor says:

          16 Jan16 January 22:14

          I, sadly, had a similar but opposite trip recently. Got a CP upgrade to Club wing and lounge for a mattress run, then had to walk away to stay at HI nearby with family – the CP didn’t have a family room. We did all return for brekkie in the lounge though.

  • Chris says:

    18 Jan18 January 10:32

    I did a couple of stays on the 25/35/45 sale one posted as non qualifying one posted points and counted towards big win. No rhyme or reason it seems, but you may get lucky

• Rda says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:33

  I used these codes in Manchester last week and got nearly 17,000 points

• Chris says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:34

  Most of the promotions worked for me. Got about 15k bonus points. They initially didn’t show up on my offers, but as of the last few days they are now showing.

• olybeast says:

  16 Jan16 January 07:52

  Thanks raffles!

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