IHG Rewards Club adds an extra Accelerate promotion target

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• TGLoyalty says:

  14 Jun14 June 08:44

  In this case wasn’t the hotel rate actually in rubles and the IHG website was converting to USD to make it easier for internationals (it’s like Prague I’m seeing most hotels in CZK but one or two are being converted to EUR for some reason)

  Check your booking to see if it says what the hotels actual currency you will be charged in is.

• Alex says:

  14 Jun14 June 09:09

  I had hoped that this new accelerate target would also fix the glitch many of us face this time around, preventing successful registering for the promotion. Alas, no – I’m still unable to register, although my “loyalty is appreciated”…

  • Ant says:

    14 Jun14 June 13:04

    same here

    • Oh! Matron! says:

      14 Jun14 June 16:37

      and here. Really not happy with IHG currently. Their “instant” upgrade to Plat Spire takes up to two weeks. They don’t seem to understand my unhappiness.

• fivebobbill says:

  14 Jun14 June 09:14

  * It wasn’t a personal choice destination by the way John, I was at a Euro 2020 Qualifier, Belarus v Northern Ireland, so 4 days on Lake Garda wasn’t really an option 🙂

• SimonW says:

  14 Jun14 June 09:21

  The new metal Platinum Amex is the coolest credit card ever.

  • BlueHorizonuk says:

    14 Jun14 June 10:09

    Agreed

  • Grant says:

    14 Jun14 June 11:54

    Really? I was a bit disappointed when mine arrived yesterday. Feels more like a laminate construction than a truly metal card – the thicker layer at the back with the numbers printed on has a plasticy feel to me with only the thinner front layer appearing to be metal.

    • SimonW says:

      14 Jun14 June 12:11

      Interesting. I wouldn’t describe my one like that at all. Its thickish metal with very thin plastic, almost just a sticker, across the back. the number on the back is etched in to the metal, not printed. Is there a chance they are using different processes or machines ?

  • RakishDriver says:

    14 Jun14 June 15:56

    Is it worth the extra £125 a year and the hit on the referral points?
    Gotta give it to Amex, timed the intro of ‘metal’ card right, coinciding with an uppercut to customers.

    • SimonW says:

      14 Jun14 June 16:22

      net off the £120 Addison Lee credit, and it is £5 extra for this beautiful thing. Totally too cheap. Amex have been generous

      • Susan says:

        14 Jun14 June 19:13

        A credit which is sod all use to those outside the M25 (not that we seem to exist per most Amex offers anyway).

        • Shoestring says:

          14 Jun14 June 19:28

          Savage! I get to use quite a few & I’m down in Cornwall lol

          I was a bit fed up with £140 a year on my Gold card currently – after all, what benefits does the card itself get you??? – but the offers and referrals and 2 free lounge passes have covered the fee already – not forgetting this is the card that got me 8x £25 off £40 @Amazon a couple of months ago 🙂

          Damn black cat says: I’m all for half price As Good as It Gets/ Whiskas.

          Shoestring says: the half price single malts ain’t too bad, either, Moggs.

        • Shoestring says:

          14 Jun14 June 19:40

          Don’t forget – if you’re a car owner – the current Morrisons Amex offer could save you a decent wedge of the old greenies. Buy Morrisons vouchers at the kiosk, use them to buy fuel, save 5% on your petrol/ diesel. (Others got 7%/ 10%). I’m counting on buying up to £1000 of vouchers for this purpose, so £50 saving.

        • Graham Walsh says:

          14 Jun14 June 22:23

          Not for the Morrisson offer on any cards 🙁

        • Lady London says:

          14 Jun14 June 23:15

          Is your black cat’s name “Damn” , Shoestring?

  • Sandrounder says:

    14 Jun14 June 16:03

    But it isn’t actually a credit card….

    • Sandgrounder says:

      14 Jun14 June 16:49

      Pedantry aside, just got home and the supp for Mrs S has arrived. I have to say it is a really nice piece of kit. Very impressed. It is a great interpretation of the classic design. I am glad they dropped the ‘platinum’ on the front, it felt a bit flash.

• Shoestring says:

  14 Jun14 June 10:02

  O/T if anybody is going for the Nectar points promotion at Ebay that I mentioned yesterday, here are a couple of tips. From noon today until midnight tomorrow you can get 10% off *everything* with code PRICEWIN (min £50 purchase, though). Plus on a site beginning with Q you can get a personalised offer for an extra bonus on any Ebay purchase, my wife has got 10%. So a handy 20% off.

  • Lady London says:

    14 Jun14 June 13:02

    Ta Shoestring.

  • the_real_a says:

    14 Jun14 June 13:50

    Thanks. Saved me loads!! (but now i have to do the DIY)

  • Michael says:

    14 Jun14 June 14:51

    25 nectar for filling out a 30 second travel plans survey today on my card.

    • John says:

      14 Jun14 June 19:47

      Found 20p on the pavement when I got out of my car.

      • Shoestring says:

        14 Jun14 June 19:48

        That’s what I call a good day

• ChrisC says:

  14 Jun14 June 10:20

  I had a great TAP deal in February – LHR-LIS-BOS-LIS-LGW in J for £750 return (and given £156 of that was APD it was a really great fare). Thought they were pretty good on the whole except service was slow to start – almost an hour for the first drinks run on the LIS-BOS leg.

  But be aware. When I checked in at LHR they wanted to see my ESTA despite my protestations it’s an electronic system so cue me spending 5 minutes logging into my ESTA ‘account’ on my phone to show them a number that is in effect meaningless.

  Also I got SSSS (first time ever) at LIS and they wanted to see details of my return flight so again had to use my phone to call up the booking.

  So whilst I have no hesitation in recommending TAP be prepared for these idiosyncracies.

  • Optimus Prime says:

    14 Jun14 June 11:52

    I always bring printouts for every booking and ESTA/visa. Wouldn’t be the first time I see someone else’s phone freezing up when trying to scan their boarding pass…

  • xcalx says:

    14 Jun14 June 13:11

    I had similar on my last trip on IB MAD-SJU and SJU-MAD-LHR-LBA it seemed every step of the trip I was pulled out for extra this and that.

  • Rui N. says:

    14 Jun14 June 14:22

    Technically, when you go to the US you should have always at hand (meaning paper) the details of your return trip. It might be uncommon, but border officers ocasionally ask for proof of return trip, e.g.
    And with what’s going on over there, even outside the airport you can be asked to prove that you are legally in the country and are planning to go out (CBP can stop you if you are near 100 miles of a border, which an international airport complies with).
    If you, for example, travel between NY and DC by bus, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see CBP checking the immigration status of everyone (happened to a work colleague of mine that was on holiday there).
    I’ve also always been asked to show that I had an ESTA, but that might have been just me, apparently. In any case, not bringing all the material you need for immigration purposes is just asking for trouble.

    • Lumma says:

      14 Jun14 June 15:08

      You don’t need to have a ESTA to be in the country. You can enter at land borders without one. (Although I’d imagine there would be many British citizens in Mexico or Canada without one)

      • Lumma says:

        14 Jun14 June 15:09

        *wouldn’t

      • Rui N. says:

        14 Jun14 June 20:08

        You don’t need an ESTA by air as well. Just need to have a visa.

    • Funtime says:

      14 Jun14 June 22:14

      I’ve done all 50 States and never once been asked to display an Esta or the green visa waiver that predated it for direct flights from the UK and others, whilst remaining in the US. Not sure if the waiver is still paper for land border crossing.

      Been asked several times for my passport with appropriate entry stamp when out in the sticks near the Mexican border but never an Esta.

      Big Bend in Texas springs to mind, Rio Grande is but a mere paddle across to Mexico but never risk it, you’ll be back on the next flight home.

      • Liz says:

        15 Jun15 June 04:24

        On our last day of this years road trip and are now up to 36 states visited! It’s been a blast. All checked in for our flight home tomorrow and next years outbound flight is already booked on 241.

  • marcw says:

    14 Jun14 June 14:27

    I’ve flown a few times to the USA with different carriers. United asked for my return ticket. BA asked to see my ESTA, AA wanted to see return trip (I did check in on the self-check in kiosk, where the lady serving them does not see details of my booking) + ESTA. I’va travelled a few times when they did not ask specifically for any documentation.

    • Martin Valt says:

      14 Jun14 June 16:59

      About eighteen months I was asked by an immigration officer at JFK to “prove” how I could afford to pay for my (pre-paid with hard copy evidence in my hand) five nights at Crowne Plaza Times Square (which was around $160/night to best of my recollection). I was at a bit of a loss as to how I might convincingly do this whilst standing at his desk, particularly given that he wouldn’t permit me to switch my phone on.

    • Lady London says:

      14 Jun14 June 23:19

      Whenever I’ve offered to show my ESTA BA checkin has said don’t bother we can see it here anyway.

      I will still keep carrying a printed ESTA, return ticket details and first night’s hotel accommodation printout. Becuase they day I don’t carry them is the day I will get a US Immigration Official wanting all of them.

• Michael says:

  14 Jun14 June 10:52

  Can the IHG cards be managed on App?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    14 Jun14 June 12:00

    No but mobile website seems to be ok

• Susan says:

  14 Jun14 June 12:20

  Accelerate still not letting me register – same as last time. Hello Hilton.

  • AG says:

    14 Jun14 June 15:44

    Same, it’s not even clear, it just says has an exclamation point and a link to “see our hotel offers” …

    Really silly! I have also booked all my upcoming work travel this year with Hilton as a consequence.

    • @mkcol says:

      14 Jun14 June 23:49

      Phew! Thought it was just me.
      Silly IHG.

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