IHG 3x boost – worth it?

[truthbetold]

Seems IHG are copying Avios with a 1x, 2x, 3x boost feature. Price is as low as approx 0.5 cents per point. However they have calculated my recent credits incorrectly which I cannot fathom. Anyone else get the email today?

[The real Swiss Tony]

Yeah, I got the e-mail too. I’m getting an option of a 55% discount if I go for 3x, which comes in at 0.517 cents per point.

Not biting, personally…

[davefl]

Got it today and last month too. BA copied Virgin, now IHG are doing it, marketing madness

[Super Secret Stuff]

I’m getting an option for 0.504 cents. Could make sense if I had any leisure travel coming up but I don’t

[John]

I bought some in April for 0.48 US cents. I got another emailed offer in June but when I clicked through it said I was not eligible. Just bought another lot at 0.517 and immediately redeemed at roughly the same (based on how much I would like to pay rather than how much the hotels would like me to pay). 4 years ago I thought I would never ever buy points but it makes sense to me now

[Rich_A]

Yes, I was offered 55% off for 3x too. Not really interested at that price

[truthbetold]

My main issue is that they said the number I can boost is far less than the amount earned recently and I can’t make any combination of the 5 earns in the last 3 months add up to the number offered

[Aston100]

Isn’t it slightly cheaper to cancel a points + cash booking?

[truthbetold]

Thanks Aston. Been a few years since I did that and it completely passed my mind

[BA Flyer IHG Stayer]

Don’t do it too often or too rapidly though as IHG look out for people doing this too often.