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The Offer
- IHG’s Accelerate promotion for Q2 of 2018 is now live. You’ll receive bonus IHG points for completing different requirements, you’ll also receive an additional bonus for completing a set number of the tasks
The Fine Print
- Valid from May 1st until July 31st, 2018
Our Verdict
My offer isn’t terrible for a change, basically need to stay a total of 5 nights across two stays and earn 40,000 points. That might be enough to change my booking behavior slightly (but not by much). It might also depend on if they make another devaluation soon and what the next pointsbreaks list looks like. I’ll add this to the list of hotel promotions for Q2.
dude. WTF. my Q1 and Q2 are exactly the same reqs? and still max @ 30k pts. stupid crap.
2,000 Stay Once Get 2,000 Bonus Points
12,000 Stay More, Earn More
8,400 Stay at Holiday Inn®
9,600 Travel with the IHG® App
28,800 Saturday Stays Bonus
28,800 bonus points. Terms
18,000 Explore with Confidence
33,400 Your Achievement Bonus
2,000 May Bonus Offer
Total: 114,200 (best I have seen)
Thanks for the post. Seem like a good offer if IHG is your main place to stay.
2,000: Stay once by 7/31
10,000: Stay 5 nights between 5/1-7/31
27,600: Stay at 3 brands
6,600: Book 1 bonus points package
1,500: Spend on Your IHG® Rewards Club Credit Card
18,900:Complete 4 of the 5 offers
1,500: Stay once at an InterContinental®, Hotel Indigo® or Even® hotel
If I stay at 3 brands including 1 bonus points package, could I get at least 56,600?
Earn 43,500 total bonus points.
Complete all of your Accelerate offers and earn 43,500 total bonus points.
My Offers
Points Value Offer Description Status
2,000 Stay Once Get 2,000 Bonus Points
Thank you for being a loyal IHG® Rewards Club member. Stay once and earn 2,000 bonus points. Terms
10,000 Stay More, Earn More
Get closer to the rewards you want when you stay 5 night(s) and earn 10,000 bonus points. Terms
3,200 Travel with the IHG® App
Book 2 stay(s) with the IHG® App and earn 3,200 bonus points. Terms
2,500 Corporate Account Bonus
Stay 3 time(s) using your corporate rate and earn 2,500 bonus points. Stays booked through your corporate portal count towards the promotion. 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 1,500 bonus points. Terms
20,800 Your Achievement Bonus
Complete 4 of the 5 offers and earn (an additional) 20,800 bonus points. Terms
2,000 May Bonus Offer
Stay once in May and get 2,000 bonus points. Terms
1,500 Exclusive Brand Bonus
Stay once at an InterContinental®, Hotel Indigo® or Even® hotel and earn 1,500 bonus points. Terms
This is pretty simple for me.
Stay once: 2,000 points
Five nights: 10,000 points
Use IHG card: 1,500 points
All of the above: 26,500 points
Stay in May: 2,000 points
Brand bonus (IC, Indigo, Even): 1,500 points
Basically 40,000 points for five paid nights. I had two already planned so need to find three elsewhere. Fortunately low end HIXs count and I legitimately qualify for the state government rate in CA.
I got a potential 46,700 point offer:
2,000: Stay once by 7/31
10,000: Stay 5 nights between 5/1-7/31
12,000: Stay 2 times at Holiday Inn Express
6,600: Book 1 bonus points package
1,500: Pay for 1 stay on IHG credit card
11,100: Complete 4 of the 5 above – achievement bonus
2,000: Stay once in May
1,500: Stay once at an InterContinental, Indigo or Even hotel
This really doesn’t look too difficult for me. I can get 35k points just for 2 nights, as long as one is in May.
Not as good as this quarter where I earned 45,500 points just from Accelerate for 2 stays of 1 night each totaling $174.
My offer for Q2:
Stay once get 2,000 points
Stay five nights 10,000
Book 2 stays with IHG app 9,600
Earn More, Faster (1 bonus points package booked) 6,600
Spend w/ IHG card 1,500
Achievement bonus 10,300
May bonus 2,000
Exclusive Brand bonus (Inter, Indigo, Even) 1,500
Does anyone know if stays booked through my company’s travel portal (regular price, should earn night & stay credit normally) qualify for those tasks? I may have a five day business trip that’s perfect for this. Thanks.
4 nights, 2 brands, 2 different holiday inn express, use the app, their card, etc… for 59,700 bonus points. Actually seems like it may be worthwhile.
Wow that’s actually amazing. Lucky you!