BOOKABLE TODAY: New IHG PointBreaks list of 100 x 5,000 point hotels

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• milgom says:

  30 Oct30 October 09:07

  OT: What is the fastest way to get a small transaction for Virgin Flying Club so that I can buy miles. When I tried with a new account, I got an error: “Before you can Buy Miles, you must have made at least one Flying Club Earning or Spending transaction.”

  I want to buy miles to get Spire Elite (only 10,000 points left)

  Thanks

  • chris says:

    30 Oct30 October 09:12

    Book a virgin trains ticket from Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Haymarket (£2.30) and link it to your virgin account. i find the miles post a couple of days after the journey so book it for the same day (you dont have to take the trip).

    Failing that Amex Reward points convert in 1 minute or so (site says <30 mins) but the min stransfer is 1K points

    • Rob says:

      30 Oct30 October 09:50

      Are we sure that works, is it a Virgin Only ticket or an ‘all operators’ one?

      • Genghis says:

        30 Oct30 October 10:25

        Whenever I do that I’m always careful to select a train relevant for an offer. E.g. a Virgin Trains nectar offer, make sure select a Virgin trains. Both VT and VTEC operate on that route.
        £2.30 seems a bit pricy. How about £1.15 for a child? I always collect the ticket too (can be collected from any national rail station).

      • Andrew says:

        30 Oct30 October 11:08

        30% off Virgin Trains (West Coast) route if you check your Virgin Red App today.

• RussellH says:

  30 Oct30 October 11:25

  Ideas please?

  Just had a two night IHG cash stay classified as non-qualifying. It was for a family gathering, I booked one room and my partner booked two rooms. She paid for all the rooms. She seems to have got the points for both her rooms on the one entry, called an ‘overlapping’ stay, the other room being a ‘non-qualifying overlapping’ stay.

  The points discrepancy form does not let me submit a claim for a week. anyone else had this, or have suggestions on how to action this now please?

  • Rob says:

    30 Oct30 October 12:33

    IHG only lets you earn points on one room, that is why the 2nd room was treated as ‘overlapping’.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    30 Oct30 October 13:54

    Could also be because she paid for the room you booked, some groups have silly rules about who pays for the actual room regardless of who stayed/booked.

• N says:

  30 Oct30 October 11:36

  UK only, no?

  • Andrew says:

    30 Oct30 October 14:27

    This time yes, got to keep an eye on the T&Cs.

    “To redeem this offer, you will need to spend a minimum of £75 at Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn or Hampton by Hilton, including taxes and after any discounts. Offer valid at the hotel or online for one purchase. Offer not valid on 3rd party sites. This offer is valid at UK hotels only. “

    • Rob says:

      30 Oct30 October 17:19

      Also showing on HSBC Visa offers.

  • Mikee says:

    30 Oct30 October 18:34

    Also showing on:

    Halifax
    Hilton Hotels in London 12%
    Hampton by Hilton or Hilton Garden Inns 10% (no geographical restrictions)

    Santander:
    Hampton by Hilton or Hilton Garden Inns 10% (no geographical restrictions)

    For some reason, the Halifax app had more offers than logging-in via the desktop so it’s worth checking both in case you’re missing some.

• Scottydogg says:

  30 Oct30 October 13:11

  These point breaks have been of no use to me ever since i started collecting IHG points amount 15 months ago . They are always in obscure places

  • TGLoyalty says:

    30 Oct30 October 13:54

    Sort of the point, encouraging stays at low occupancy hotels.

  • Ralphy says:

    30 Oct30 October 15:09

    Exactly but if one is adventurous and flexible on time then there can be great opportunities. We went to Helsinki last year, would never have gone there otherwise, got an upgrade to a large suite and lounge access at the Crowne Plaza there.

    Also landed lucky with the Holiday Inn (Express) in Paige Arizona and as soon as it opens, I am booking a week in belfast for a ridiculous 35,000 points provided there is availability together with a stop off either way to Stranraer for the ferry, at the Holiday Inn Preston.

    The CP in belfast looks great, the pool looks fantastic and fingers crossed as a Spire Elite that we get a Club Room upgrade and / or Lounge Access.

    I’ve been meaning to go and do some photography in N Ireland for some time and the time is now! 🙂

    • Robert says:

      30 Oct30 October 20:36

      Just a heads up the pool in the Crowne Plaza in Belfast is part of a DW gym and when I was in it a few years ago I wasn’t impressed. It is out of the way so you need your own transport or use Taxis.

  • Lumma says:

    30 Oct30 October 15:25

    Same here, used my 10000 sign-up bonus points from the free credit card for a points and cash redemption and I think that’s me finished with IHG.

    Would rather book through hotels.com and collect the free nights and have the flexibility of booking anything I want.

• Fenny says:

  30 Oct30 October 13:50

  I quite fancy a trip to Belfast, but it wouldn’t be before the end of Jan.

• Ramones says:

  30 Oct30 October 16:16

  Just booked 2 nights in Belfast Crowne Plaza for last weekend in January. Great deal for 10k points! Thanks HfP

  • Michael Jennings says:

    30 Oct30 October 17:18

    I just booked two nights in the Holiday Inn in Lyon the same weekend. Not quite as nice as the CP in Belfast, but still great.

  • ee says:

    30 Oct30 October 17:58

    Ditto for first weekend in Jan!

• C L says:

  30 Oct30 October 16:29

  Hi Rob, what do you value an IHG mile at ?
  Thanks, Chris

  • Rob says:

    30 Oct30 October 17:17

    0.4p to 0.5p, based partly on using 60,000 for a £250-£300 InterContinental room and partly because that is what you can buy them at in promos like this, so you can’t really value them more highly.

• Ammar Ghouri says:

  30 Oct30 October 17:33

  OT – got the Claridges offer in my Amex account Spend £75 and get £25 back, just wondering if anyone has bought gift vouchers (at the hotel or online) and if they have triggered the offer?

  • Crafty says:

    30 Oct30 October 21:45

    I am trying it tomorrow for Connaught through online chat. Did not auto trigger.

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