(EDIT: I originally had posted this yesterday when the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion looked like it had gone live. Apparently there was some sort of technical issue yesterday and most people could not get in to see their offers. I am reposting this as it’s now live
IHG has a history of giving out some pretty good quarterly promotions, and they are back with the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion. For awhile, they were changing the name of the promotion every quarter but recently they seem to be sticking with “Accelerate”
Then there was the IHG Accelerate promotion from Q4 of 2015, which was the last one that I personally participated in
- Here’s my IHG Accelerate promotion offers – what’s yours?
- Rethinking my IHG Accelerate promotion offers
- My last IHG Accelerate promotion stay – what would you do?
- Trouble with IHG Accelerate stays not showing up?
- My IHG Accelerate points have posted – have yours?
I was not eligible for the IHG Accelerate Summer promotion, as it was targeted to residents of other countries, but I’m back in business for the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion
Accessing the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion
You can access the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion at IHG’s website. After you sign in, and accept the terms, you should see your dashboard, which will be personalized with your own offers. Depending on your stay profile, you’ll have different tasks. Typically, the more you have stayed previously with IHG, the harder your tasks will be to complete
IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 Dan
Here is my promotion – I think I have no recent stays at any IHG brand
It looked like I could get my bonus offer with one September stay, but I don’t think I can simultaneously use a Cash + Points Stay AND pay with my IHG credit card. So 2 stays would net 35,000 points
(SEE ALSO: Do IHG Points + Cash stays count to earn rewards?)
IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 Carolyn
Here is my wife’s promotion – she also has no recent stays at any IHG brand
Different offers but same net – 2 stays at a Holiday Inn Express (one of my favorite budget hotels anyways!), including one in September, would net her 35,000 points
All stays must be done between September 6th and December 15th to qualify for the IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion. Even if you’re not sure whether you think you’ll complete the offer, I usually recommend registering, just in case! Sometimes circumstances change!
What were your IHG Accelerate Fall 2016 promotion offers? Leave a note in the comments
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no offer at all yet… will keep checking back….
So why couldn’t you use cash and points with Ihg cc?
Two accounts, same message: “There was a problem processing your request. Please try again”
There was a problem processing your request. Please try again after some time or contact your IHG® Rewards Club Customer Care Center for assistance.
For the Q3 Accelerate promo i’ve been targeted for 38k points after 18 stays!! Nowhere as good as last time and will be difficult to reach.
http://www.travelhackingtutor.com/2016/08/19/ihg-rewards-club-accelerate-autumn-2016-promotion/
That’s…. a lot of stays! How many stays have you done with IHG over the past few months?
Didn’t get the V.I.P. offer. Complete all and earn 33,500 bonus points.
Not nearly as good as yours.
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 5,000 bonus points. Terms
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 5 night(s) and earn 10,000 bonus points. Terms
Stay Smart® by staying at 4 Holiday Inn Express® hotel(s) and earn 16,800 bonus points. Terms
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 6,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required. Terms
Book and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card and earn 2,300 bonus points. Terms
Complete 4 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 15,000 bonus points. Terms
5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points. Terms
3,000 – Stay Once and earn 3,000 bonus points.
10,000 – Stay 5 night(s) and earn 10,000 bonus points.
3,600 – Big City Bonus: Stay in 1 of 6 major markets: New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and Las Vegas and earn 3,600 bonus points.
1,500 – Book and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card and earn bonus points.
21,900 – Your Achievement Bonus: Complete 3 of the 4 offers and earn (an additional) 21,900 bonus points.
5,000 – September Bonus Offer: Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points.
9 Tasks for 67000 points
3,000 Stay Once Get 3,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 3,000 bonus points. Terms
BOOK NOW
16,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 8 night(s) and earn 16,000 bonus points. Terms
BOOK NOW
13,200 Comfort Seeker
Stay at 3 Holiday Inn® hotel(s)—including Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations®—and earn 13,200 bonus points. Terms
BOOK NOW
6,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 6,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required. Terms
BOOK NOW
2,500 Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 2 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points. Terms
BOOK NOW
2,300 Spend on your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card
Book and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card and earn bonus points. Terms
BOOK NOW
1,000 Earn When You Redeem
You earned your points, now use them! Redeem your points for anything, from a digital download to a Reward Night, and you’ll earn 1,000 bonus points. Terms
REDEEM NOW
18,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 18,000 bonus points. Terms
5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points. Terms
I do have two nights I have already booked with points at only 10K a piece. If I paid for these nights I would earn 31K points. The cost for the 2 nights would be $155. It seems like a great bonus but I would basically be paying $155 for 31k points, right? When I look at it that way it doesn’t seem so good. I think I would rather have the free nights. Am I thinking this through correctly?
That seems logical to me. It depends on how many points you have. If you’ve got a bunch of points and no real needs in the near-term future, then using points and saving cash makes sense.
You’d be paying $155 for 51K points though right (since you’d save the 20K points you would otherwise use)? I don’t know if that changes your calculations or not
I don’t think I would calculate in the 20k points I wouldn’t be using since I wouldn’t be earning any extra. Those are ones I already own.
But if you DIDN’T rebook, you’d be spending those 20k points. So let’s say you have 100K points and $500 right now.
If you book the awards, you’ll have 80K points and $500.
If you change it to paid stays, you’ll have your 100K points PLUS the 31K new, so 131K points and $345
So the difference is 51K points for $155
Oh. I see. What do you think about my comment to crys about points and cash bookings?
He’s talking about using a cashback portal like you would with any other purchase
http://www.cashbackmonitor.com/cashback-store/ihg/
looks like UPromise and one other give 6%. So if your booking is $100, you go through this portal and get $6 from UPromise. You still put the whole $100 on your IHG credit card on IHG’s site
Sunny morris. Something else to consider is canceling and rebooking through a cash back portal to reduce the amt output if your initial reservation wasn’t booked thru a portal
@crys do you mean like a rocket miles or kaligo? For such a cheap hotel, only $75 a night, I find those sites give very little return. I might actually get more just by paying with my IHG card. But this did get me wondering. Does this promo works with cash and points bookings? That would cut my costs in half definitely making it feel more lucrative.
Nice! I got that is essentially a blend of yours and Carolyn’s, plus a “stay in a major city” (LA, Chicago, DC, NYC and……Vegas?) offer. Only thing I am annoyed about is the 12k bonus requires 6/7 offers to be completed. :-/
Earn 91,600 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 91,600 total bonus points.
5,000 Stay Once Get 5,000
38,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 19 night(s) and earn 38,000 bonus points. Terms
16,000 Stay Smart®
Stay Smart® by staying at 6 Holiday Inn Express® hotel(s) and earn 16,000 bonus points. Terms
4,000 A Bonus Weekend Stay
Stay with us for the weekend and earn 4,000 bonus points. A Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday night stay required. Terms
1,000 Stay for Less and Earn
Earn 1,000 bonus points when you book 1 stay(s) using Points and Cash. We’ll reward you with more Bonus Points when you use a combination of points and cash. Terms
3,600 Big City Bonus
Stay in 1 of 6 major markets: New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and Las Vegas and earn 3,600 bonus points. Terms
1,500 Spend on your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card
Book and pay for one stay with your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card and earn bonus points. Terms
17,000 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 6 of the 7 offers and earn (an additional) 17,000 bonus points. Terms
5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points. Terms
500 Registration Bonus
Register for Accelerate and earn 500 bonus points. Terms
Nineteen nights?! That’s insane. Not much of a ‘bonus offer’.
Earn 38,000 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 38,000 total bonus points.
Dan, thanks for the link. I see the following but I don’t see where to register??? Only a BOOK NOW link….
5,000 September Bonus Offer
Stay once in September and get 5,000 bonus points. Terms Book Now
3,000 Stay Once Get 3,000
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 3,000 bonus points. Terms Book Now
30,000 Double Points
Earn double points starting with your second stay. Terms
If you got through the site to be able to see your offers than you’re already registered and shouldn’t need to do anything else but just book
I stayed at a Holiday Inn on a Sunday Night and it was booked via my works booking agent and the cost was £65. I have been told by IHG that the night didn’t qualify towards the Accelerate promotion because it was in their words ‘heavily discounted’ but when I checked the rate showing on the IHG website for the same room in the same hotel is £54 pounds. I have lodged a complaint but this might be the end of my relationship with IHG