There will be some adjustments on the number of miles required for award tickets, and a stopover is no longer allowed in Taipei on connecting itineraries.

You can access STARLUX Airlines here.

Intra-Asia Awards Round-Trip

Asia – North America Awards Round-Trip

And then policy change:

For round-trip award tickets, no stopover is allowed between the departure and the turnaround point and between the turnaround point and the destination. The country of turnaround and transfer point must differ from the departure and destination. For example, stopover in Taipei is not allowed for a round-trip ticket departing from Osaka to Bangkok via Taipei.

Conclusion

These STARLUX awards require a rather ridiculous amount of miles, and why not allow a stopover in Taipei?

They are a startup airline that needs to offer more than its main competitors, China Airlines and Eva, both also based in Taiwan and part of alliances.

You usually earn 3 IHG One Rewards points per USD; as a Business Rewards member, that is double to 6 for the duration of this offer. A maximum of 120,000 points can be earned at any single event or stay under this promotion.

You can access this offer on IHG’s website here.

READ MORE: IHG One Rewards Rate & Bonus Points Offers

Note that you must register for this offer to earn the bonus points.

Two IHG’s Examples:

If an IHG® Business Rewards member registered for the Offer has a Qualifying Spend of $5,000 USD during the Offer Period, then the member will earn a total of six (6) IHG One Rewards points for every $1 USD, totalling 30,000 points (15,000 base points + 15,000 bonus points).

If an IHG® Business Rewards member registered for the Offer has a Qualifying Spend of $20,000 USD during the Offer Period, then the member will earn a total of six (6) IHG One Rewards points for every $1 USD, totalling 120,000 Points (60,000 base points + 60,000 bonus points).

Conclusion

All hotel chains have bonus programs for Meeting and Event Planners, and IHG’s also include those that book rooms for others.

Terms and Conditions of this offer:

To be eligible for the IHG® Business Rewards 2X Points offer (“Offer”), a person must be an IHG® Business Rewards member, which includes acceptance of the IHG® Business Rewards Programme Terms and Conditions, and the member must have registered for the Offer. By clicking “register now” in connection with the promotional materials for the Offer, a member is registering for the Offer and agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. Once an IHG® Business Rewards member has registered for the Offer, the member can earn double the IHG One Rewards points on Qualifying Spend for all stays, meetings and/or events that are booked during the period from 6 September 2023 until 31 December 2023 (“Booking Period”) and completed during the period from 6 September 2023 until 30 June 2024 (“Offer Period”). Additional details on Qualifying Spend are provided below. The time needed for awarding points can vary with each promotional offer, so please allow up to 6 weeks for any earned bonus points to be posted to the recipient’s account.

For this Offer, earning “2X” or “2X points” or “double points” on stays or events booked and completed within the applicable periods as set forth above means the total number of standard “base points” and promotional “bonus points” combined will equal two (2) times the base IHG One Rewards points the member would normally receive just for being an IHG® Business Rewards member. Therefore, under this Offer, the member can earn three (3) base points for every $1 USD of Qualifying Spend and an additional three (3) bonus points for every $1 USD of Qualifying Spend, for a total of six (6) points for each $1 USD. The first three (3) base points earned are considered Elite-Qualifying Points that count towards the IHG One Rewards Elite status. The additional three (3) bonus points awarded as part of the Offer are Non-Elite Qualifying Points under the IHG One Rewards programme.

Points awarded under this Offer are based on Qualifying Spend within the Offer Period only. There is no limit on the number of stays, meetings, or events that may be booked under the Offer, but a maximum of 120,000 total points (which is the amount that would be awarded for $20,000 in Qualifying Spend) can be earned on any one qualifying stay, meeting, and/or event covered by this Offer, including all guest room bookings and other Qualifying Spend linked to such stay, meeting, and/or event. Spend for stays, meetings, and/or events that were booked outside of the Booking Period or that were not completed within the Offer Period will not qualify for 2X points under this Offer. Additional information on Qualifying Spend is available in the IHG® Business Rewards Programme Terms and Conditions.

Examples of how earning points with the Business Rewards 2X Points offer works:

Examples of points awarded under the Offer:

If an IHG® Business Rewards member registered for the Offer has a Qualifying Spend of $5,000 USD during the Offer Period, then the member will earn a total of six (6) IHG One Rewards points for every $1 USD, totalling 30,000 points (15,000 base points + 15,000 bonus points).

If an IHG® Business Rewards member registered for the Offer has a Qualifying Spend of $20,000 USD during the Offer Period, then the member will earn a total of six (6) IHG One Rewards points for every $1 USD, totalling 120,000 Points (60,000 base points + 60,000 bonus points).

This Offer is available only for bookings at participating IHG® Hotels & Resorts in the U.S., Canada, Latin America & Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Micronesia, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Greater China, and South Pacific, unless prohibited by law. Hotels that do not participate in this Offer include Six Senses® Hotels Resorts Spas, The Venetian® Resort (including The Palazzo® at The Venetian Resort®), Iberostar Beachfront Resorts and other alliance hotels that do not participate in or are otherwise excluded from IHG Business Rewards.

Members must confirm that the hotel where they are booking a stay, meeting and/or event is a participating hotel for the purposes of this Offer. Group bookings for 10 or more rooms or attendees may require a direct booking with the participating hotel and may also require a signed contract for the group meeting/event. If the stay, meeting and/or event is not booked under the member’s IHG One Rewards account using an official IHG.com online booking site, the member will need to confirm with the participating hotel that their IHG One Rewards account number has been linked to the stay, meeting and/or event in order to ensure that any earned bonus points available under this Offer will be awarded. This Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.

This Offer and IHG One Rewards and IHG® Business Rewards membership are subject to the IHG One Rewards programme terms and conditions, which can be found here or by visiting www.ihg.com/rewards www.ihgonerewards.com. IHG may withdraw points from a member’s account if they were deposited into the member’s account in error and may revoke all points in a member’s account if the member abuses the IHG One Rewards programme, including but not limited to abuse of the point redemption process. IHG also expressly reserves the right to remove a member’s points, downgrade their status or cancel their account if fraudulent use of the Offer is detected, and any fraudulent or other prohibited activity relating to a member’s account or a member’s participation in the IHG One Rewards programme or this Offer is subject to the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, including any of the identified actions that may be taken in response to such activity. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG’s interpretation of the Offer and these Terms and Conditions will control, IHG also reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend and/or modify the Offer. This promotional offer is valid only for the original recipients invited to participate in the Offer and cannot be transferred or conveyed. Any enquiries concerning this Offer must be made by 29 August 2024.

Points earned through this Offer can be used towards Reward Nights, merchandise and other redemption opportunities. Redemption options are available in the IHG One Rewards catalogue. Please visit www.ihg.com/rewards or www.ihgonerewards.com to see all redemption options available, which may vary by country.

IHG One Rewards benefits are generally available at all IHG® Hotels & Resorts and other alliance hotels participating in the IHG One Rewards programme, with exceptions for the following brands:

Six Senses® Hotels Resorts Spas: IHG One Rewards points may be earned or redeemed for stays but other benefits may not be available. (Note that some hotels do not participate in IHG One Rewards.)

Iberostar Beachfront Resorts: Reward Night availability is coming soon. (The portfolio of Iberostar Beachfront Resorts excludes any interests in Cuba.)

See the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions for details on programme benefits and restrictions.

The airline has operated flights on behalf of other airlines (wet lease), and they will continue these operations and cargo flights.

You can access Air Belgium here.

The airline will operate scheduled flights to South Africa and Mauritius until October 2, 2023, and will rebook passengers on other airlines for their return sectors past that date. If passengers have not started their trips by October 3, they can expect to see a refund.

An Excerpt from Aviation24 (access here):

Faced with a more than unstable socio-economic and geopolitical environment and in view of the fact that an airline has to plan for cycles of 3 to 5 years, Air Belgium’s Board of Directors has taken a number of decisions to ensure the long-term viability and growth of the company which has a staff of 500 people, namely to:

1. Concentrate on the two profitable lines of business that offer growth prospects: The activities of cargo and ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance, or wet lease), i.e. the leasing of aircraft between airlines for passenger and cargo flights, constitute two profitable lines of business with growth prospects.

2. Discontinue the scheduled Passenger business: despite the many investments by Air Belgium in recent years and the strengthening of commercial initiatives, the Passenger business is still unprofitable. After numerous studies, Air Belgium’s Board of Directors reached the conclusion that turning a profit on this front would require substantial investments in addition to those already made in recent years, which has not been possible.

3. Initiate judicial reorganisation proceedings by way of amicable agreement to ensure the company’s long-term viability and growth and to give it time to reorganise internally around these two segments.

Conclusion

You may have seen Air Berlin planes in airports where they don’t have scheduled flights or ended up on flights they have operated on behalf of others, such as British Airways.

It is interesting to see if they can pull through the reorganization because the wet lease market won’t stay hot forever (many network carriers have been short on staff and planes after the pandemic), and there are established cargo airlines.

I am unsure if this is an issue because Air China award availability is still coming up on their website, but I have not tried to issue a ticket (may fail).

You can access Aegean’s page for the notice here.

Aegean’s Notice:

Miles redemption on Star Alliance carriers

We would like to inform you that miles redemption on Air China flights is not available via your Miles+Bonus account at aegeanair.com and Aegean App, due to technical restrictions.

In case you are interested to proceed with redeeming your miles to book a flight with Air China, you may contact Aegean’s Call Center, at 801 11 20000 (from a fixed phone) or at (+30) 210 6261000 (from a mobile phone or from abroad, on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week), without a service fee.

Aegean Award Search:

Air China award space does come up.

You can also select the flights.

I proceeded to the payment screen.

Conclusion

I am surprised about this notice because I came across Air China’s availability on Aegean’s website earlier this week, and it still appears to be there.

There was business availability with another “Chinese” airline from Taipei, and I ticketed on Eva, whose business class is much better, and the lounge at its base fantastic.

You may have to call Aegean if you have trouble with Air  China availability or reservation fails to ticket.

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With that many planes, it’s clear that one thing isn’t going to work out very well and that’s parking space at New York’s notoriously congested airports, so where are the world’s leaders going to park their aircraft this week?

I always found this question very interesting and thought about it years ago but this week, an old article caught my attention that outlined how pilots of these delegations often have to land in New York, drop off their passengers, and then fly sometimes hundreds of miles away to another airport where they have secured a parking spot for a couple of days.

This Business Insider article from 2021 outlines where some of the jets end up during the annual meeting.

… While leaders talk about commitments to climate change on the world stage, their government planes are burning extra jet fuel by flying empty to airports across the Northeast just to park during the event.

New York’s JFK International Airport is the preferred gateway to the UN for many visiting countries due to its proximity to Manhattan. A long-standing rule of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, however, restricts those aircraft from staying at JFK while their passengers head to the UN.

Foreign military and state aircraft are barred from staying at Port Authority airports overnight due to traffic and space constraints, a spokesperson confirmed to Insider. After they’ve landed at a Port airport, those aircraft have two hours to depart for another airport where they’ll park while in the US.

Commercial airports under the Port’s purview also include LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International.

New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York, around 60 miles north of the UN, is a popular parking spot for foreign aircraft given its large runway and parking availability for large aircraft.

Flight tracking data shows that aircraft staying in Newburgh this year included a Boeing Business Jet 747-8i of the Turkish government, Airbus A319 of the Italian government, and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, among many others.

Aircraft will travel as far as Washington, DC, nearly 200 nautical miles south of New York, just for a parking spot.

Airports closer to New York, including Farmingdale Republic Airport and Long Island MacArthur Airport are favorites of countries with smaller diplomatic aircraft. But larger aircraft, such as a Boeing 747, cannot use them or other nearby airports such as New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport and White Plains, New York’s Westchester County Airport due to runway constraints. …

The article then outlines a rather interesting itinerary of former British PM Boris Johnson back in the day:

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to America’s high-speed Amtrak Acela train to visit the White House while in the US. But Johnson’s plane also made the trip to the nation’s capital.

The UK version of Air Force One flew from New York to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after dropping off Johnson on September 19. Had Johnson chose to fly between New York and Washington, his plane would have had to fly back to New York to pick him up, then fly back to Virginia to park.

And after Johnson’s visit, the plane would have had to fly him back to New York, only to fly back to Virginia to park for the rest of the prime minister’s UN visit, and then fly back to New York for the return flight to London.

A lot of logistics for a trip between NYC and Washington DC, taking the train was the easiest for Johnson and his entourage (including security detail) but that doesn’t mean the aircraft can be idle. It’s pretty common for delegations to also meet their U.S. liaisons in Washington during the UNGA  since it saves them an extra trip sometime down the road.

As it’s well documented, the arrangements for the U.S. President are even more elaborate for out-of-town travel, though for NYC the President usually takes the Marine One Helicopter.

A report popped up in Thai Media that the new PM took a Thai Airways B787 Dreamliner to the U.S. which really surprised me as the seating is anything but comfortable (especially for a tall and broad guy like the new PM). The TG Dreamliner has no First Class configuration and only 2-2-2 in the pretty bad Business Class that was installed on it.

You can follow the plane on FlightAware, it’s about to land as I’m writing this article.

Let’s see where this Dreamliner will eventually end up being parked!?

Government / diplomatic flights are not subject to restrictions regular commercial carriers face when trying to file for a new route to the U.S. so that’s why you suddenly see a Thai Airways flight back in the U.S. which would otherwise not be possible at the moment.

Conclusion

World leaders need to find an alternative parking space in a city far away from New York this week as they visit the U.S. General Assembly. This is often a logistical puzzle as airports up and down the coast are packed with aircraft and those in NYC are already at capacity.

There might be some countries that also receive clearance for priority due to security reasons and be allowed to remain in NYC. In the past, the Saudi jet was definitely parked there, not surprising considering they own a good chunk of the whole U.S. Economy.

Accor later launched something similar with Qantas (read more here) and Qatar Airways (read more here). You can now earn bonus points and miles for linking ALL and Flying Blue between September 15 – October 15, 2023.

You can access this offer on Accor’s website here.

READ MORE: Accor ALL Bonus Points & Rate Offers

You must link your Accor ALL and Air France-KLM Flying Blue accounts between September 15 – October 15, 2023, and then have a stay and/or flight to earn 500 bonus ALL points on your next stay and/or 1,000 bonus miles on your next flight by November 15.

Note that the hotel reservation must be made after linking the accounts and by October 15 to be eligible for ALL bonus points.

Conclusion

This is a reasonably typical offer from Accor and Flying Blue to get members to link their accounts.

I have my ALL and Flying Blue ones linked and will collect bonus points and miles for stays and flights that would have taken place anyway, so these are just “icing on the cake.”

Terms and conditions of this offer:

This offer allows member of ALL, regardless of their membership status and their country of residence, to earn a bonus of 500 Reward points and/or +1000 Miles by linking their account ALL – Accor Live Limitless to their Flying Blue account, and by staying in any hotel participating in the ALL – Accor Live Limitless loyalty programme and/or by flying with Air France KLM after subscribing.
Reward points are acquired after registering for ALLxFlyingBlue and following an eligible stay and/or an eligible, in accordance with the ALL – Accor Live Limitless and Air France KLM General Terms and Conditions of Use.
1. To enjoy this offer, members must :
a. sign up to ALLxFlyingBlue between 15/09/2023 and 15/10/2023 (11:59pm Central European Time).
b. book between 15/09/2023 and 15/10/2023 and complete an eligible stay between 15/09/2023 and 15/11/2023 (until 11:59pm Central European Time (CET)) at any of the participating hotels worldwide.
2. The stay must be for a minimum of one night.
3. This offer can only be used once per member during its validity period.
4. For the purposes of this offer, per stay means one (1) booking by an ALL member for one or more rooms. In other words, bookings that include more than one (1) room will be counted as one (1) stay.
5. To qualify for this offer, stays must be booked directly with Accor (via the official Accor websites, Accor All mobile applications, the ALL call centre, directly at the hotel). Stays booked through a reseller, tour operator, via a traditional travel agency whose booking system is automatically connected to the Accor Booking Office or online third-party travel agency (such as expedia.com, booking.com, etc.) will not be eligible for this offer.
6. Members must provide their ALL – Accor Live Limitless loyalty card number when booking and present this card at the hotel reception upon check-in.
7. At the end of the stay, the points will be credited to the member’s account as follows:
a. Points and Status Nights corresponding to their stay will be credited to their ALL – Accor Live Limitless account within seven (7) days of their eligible stay.
b. Flying Blue Miles resulting from their Eligible stay will be credited to their Flying Blue account within 10 days of their eligible stay.
c. Subject to meeting the offer conditions, the 500 Bonus points will be credited within six (6) weeks following an eligible stay.
d. Within six (6) weeks of the eligible flight, the 1000 Bonus Miles subject to compliance with the conditions of the offer
8. This offer cannot be combined with other current promotional offers or benefits and does not apply to groups.
9. Stays at onefinestay are not eligible for this offer.
10. Any stay that is partially or fully paid using ALL – Accor Live Limitless Reward points will not be eligible for this offer.
11. This offer is subject to availability. The General Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to the available public rates for each hotel.
12. Accor, the participating hotels and/or partners of this offer shall not be liable in the event of non-execution or unavailability of the offer due to an external and unavoidable event, rendering its execution by Accor, the participating hotels and/or partners of the offer impossible or by a disproportionate burden. Customers or members will not be entitled to any compensation and the offer benefits (including Reward points) will not be issued/credited if the offer cannot be implemented in these circumstances.
13. Please specify the reference, ‘ALLxFlyingBlue bonus A500AFKLM0000000923’ in all your communications with call centres or customer support services in relation to this offer.

I was chatting about these changes with a friend of mine who has held a top-tier status first with Northwest and then Delta for some 20+ years, and asked him to write an opinion piece.

You can access Delta here.

– Guest post from Neal, a long-time friend of Loyalty Lobby

Delta’s recent decision to “streamline” their loyalty program is a slap in the face to many loyal travelers such as myself.

While the SkyMiles program has never been the reason to fly Delta, their reliability, generally better service, innovative lounges and willingness of their staff to make things right when something does go wrong has always been the reason to stick with Delta. Before the pandemic, the Diamond Medallion phone line was a wonderful resource and empowered to help, even bend rules here and there.

Not anymore. Last week’s change was sudden and drastic. Instead of incremental changes, DL announced exorbitant increases in the requirement to attain elite status as well as how you can earn it. Delta also made dramatic shifts in how you reach Million Miler levels as well as Lounge access – together a huge hit.

In my opinion, this is an overreach and pure greed on behalf of an executive team that seems to have grown more arrogant and cocky in recent years. Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s President, self-labeled Delta “America’s First Class Airline”.  Sure Mr. Hauenstein deserves credit for Delta investing big money (far more than UA and AA) in its people, product and facilities – but he’s also been relentless is getting every last dollar out of customers, at the expense of it’s loyalty program.

For example: In August 2023, Delta had a domestic paid first class load factor of 74%. That means on average, 74% of first class seats were sold, and not offered as upgrades to elite members.  In 2011, Delta only sold 14% of its first class seats and offered the rest as upgrades to elite members.

Such success is clearly loved by Wall Street and an ego boost to Mr. Hauenstein.  But on the customer side, he is known as the architect of “SkyPesos”, a term popularized in recent years due to his push to change SkyMiles from a program that awarded miles based on revenue rather than miles flown along with the elimination of award charts, and no-notice rule changes all leading to this week’s loyalty-shattering changes.

Sure that 74% of First seats sold, shows why Delta has commanded a Premium over other US based airlines and has been getting recognition for being above average, but Mr. Hauenstein is just gaslighting customers and himself with this “America’s First Class Airline” nonsense and spin on jumps in spend required to attain elite/Medallion status without much in return to customers.

For example: this is the second year in a row that Delta raised status thresholds. Last year, they increased the spend requirement 33% for most tiers; and this year the increases are even more extreme: a whopping 75% – that is almost 133% in two years. Delta has not done anything meaningful to reward Elite members for that increase with additional perks or benefits, and as mentioned above upgrades are few and far between due to the push to sell upgrades to First/Business/Premium seats.

Conclusion

The jump in required spend from $20k to $35k for top tier status is just plain greed to me. But it’s a relief to jump off the Medallion hamster wheel in 2024, drop that DL Amex and become a free agent.

I won’t ‘quit’ Delta, in fact I estimate DL to get about 40-50% of my spend. But is that what Mr. Hauenstein, Amex and Wall Street really want?

The discount under this Flash Sale is 25% off, and IHG One Rewards members get an additional 15% off. You must book this offer by September 25.

You can access this offer on IHG’s website here.

READ MORE: IHG One Rewards Rate & Bonus Points Offers

Note that a minimum stay requirement is two nights to qualify for the discount. Also, the rate plan is prepaid, nonrefundable, and noncancelable.

Participating Hotels:

Indonesia

InterContinental Bali Resort
InterContinental Bali Sanur Resort
InterContinental Bandung Dago Pakar
InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah
InterContinental Residence Jakarta Pondok Indah
Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach
Crowne Plaza Bandung
Crowne Plaza Jakarta
Crowne Plaza Jakarta Residences
Holiday Inn & Suites Jakarta Gajah Mada
Holiday Inn Bali Sanur Hotel
Holiday Inn Bandung Pasteur Hotel
Holiday Inn Cikarang Jababeka Hotel
Holiday Inn Jakarta Kemayoran Hotel
Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua
Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali
Holiday Inn Resort Batam
Holiday Inn Express Baruna Bali
Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Matraman
Holiday Inn Express Jakarta International Expo
Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Wahid Hasyim
Holiday Inn Express Pluit Citygate
Holiday Inn Express Semarang Simpang Lima

Korea

InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort
InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas
InterContinental Seoul COEX
Holiday Inn & Suites Alpensia Pyeongchang
Holiday Inn Gwangju
Holiday Inn Resort Alpensia Pyeongchang

Malaysia

InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre
Holiday Inn Melaka
Holiday Inn Sepang Airport
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Johor Bahru
Holiday Inn Express Kota Kinabalu City Centre
Holiday Inn Express Kuala Lumpur City Centre

Maldives

InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives

Philippines

Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati
Holiday Inn Cebu City
Holiday Inn Manila Galleria
Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City

Singapore

InterContinental Singapore
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay
Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong
voco Orchard Singapore
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
Holiday Inn Singapore Little India
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Singapore Novena
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Serangoon

Thailand

InterContinental Bangkok
InterContinental Chiang Mai The Mae Ping
InterContinental Hua Hin Resort
InterContinental Khao Yai Resort
InterContinental Koh Samui Resort
InterContinental Phuket Resort
Dinso Resort Phuket, Vignette Collection
Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok, Vignette Collection
Kimpton Kitalay Samui
Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road
Hotel Indigo Phuket Patong
Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park
Crowne Plaza Phuket Panwa Beach
Holiday Inn & Suites Rayong City Centre
Holiday Inn & Suites Siracha Laemchabang
Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom
Holiday Inn Bangkok Sukhumvit
Holiday Inn Pattaya
Holiday Inn Resort Krabi Ao Nang Beach
Holiday Inn Resort Phuket
Holiday Inn Resort Samui Bophut Beach
Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava Hua Hin
Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Sathorn
Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam
Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Soi Soonvijai
Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Sukhumvit 11
Holiday Inn Express Pattaya Central
Holiday Inn Express Phuket Patong Beach Central
Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit
Staybridge Suites Bangkok Thonglor

Vietnam

Regent Phu Quoc
InterContinental Grand Ho Tram
InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72
InterContinental Hanoi Westlake
InterContinental Nha Trang
InterContinental Saigon
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort
voco Ma Belle Danang
Crowne Plaza Danang
Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay
Crowne Plaza Vinh Yen City Centre
Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport
Holiday Inn Resort Ho Tram Beach
Costa Executive Residences

Conclusion

These rates haven’t come up yet on the IHG’s website, although it is already 19^th in the time zone where I am currently in Asia.

It’s worth looking at the rates offered during this Flash Sale and booking if they are good and your PLANS FIRM.

Terms and Conditions of this offer:

The ‘SEPTEMBER FLASH SALE’ promotional rate (the “Promotion”) is valid only for selected bookings made from September 19 to 25, 2023 (both dates inclusive) (“Booking Dates”) for stays at participating IHG branded hotels between October 10, 2023 to January 31, 2024 (both dates inclusive) (“Stay Dates”) using the ‘SEPTEMBER FLASH SALE’ rate during the Booking Dates. ​

The Promotion offers the public a discount of 25% off the hotel’s Best Flexible Rate (BFR), the BFR rate is an unrestricted, non-qualified, non-discounted rate. IHG One Rewards members will also be eligible to receive an additional 15% discount on bookings made through the Promotion which are made directly through IHG channels. Rates are per room, per night for up to 2 adults sharing a room and are subject to availability during the Stay Dates.

Minimum 2 nights stay required for bookings in the Promotion. Bookings must be made at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of your check-in date. Reservations are final and require full prepayment for the entire stay at time of booking. Payment is non-refundable. No refunds if cancelled or changed. Once a reservation is confirmed, your credit card will be charged between the time of your booking and your check-in for the total amount shown, regardless of whether or not the reservation is used. Local government guidelines might require hotels to make any operational changes and you will be informed at the time of check-in. ​

The Promotion is valid in Southeast Asia, South Korea at participating Regent, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, voco, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn & Suites, Staybridge Suites hotels and resorts. See our website for full details of participating hotels.   ​

The Promotion is not valid in conjunction with any other offer, discount or promotion. At Holiday Inn, kids 12 years and under stay for free sharing parent’s guest room in existing bedding and eat free from the all-day dining restaurant with an accompanying paying adult guest.  ​

Bookings made through IHG Brand websites, IHG App, CRO or directly at hotel qualify for IHG One Rewards Points. Standard IHG One Rewards programme terms and conditions apply. Visit www.ihgonerewards.com for details. IHG reserves the right to remove a member’s points or cancel a member’s account if fraudulent use of the Promotion is detected.  ​

Tax, service charge, credit card surcharges are not included. Any other In-room dining purchases, minibar purchases and private dining are excluded from this offer. The Promotion is not applicable to group bookings. Unused components do not have a cash value and are non-refundable. Not applicable with other discounted rate promotions. Rates are subject to availability. Blackout dates (days when the offers are not available) may apply in some participating hotels. Final bill will be in hotel’s local currency.  ​

IHG reserves the right to withdraw, suspend or modify this Promotion or amend these terms and conditions without prior notice at any time with or without notice and without any liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG reserves the right of final interpretation of this Promotion.  ​

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When I try to sign up for the promo, there is an error message that my account is not eligible for it, my earning preference is set to miles, or that the offer has expired, and none of these applies.

You can access Marriott Bonvoy here.

READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Bonus Points & Rate Offers

The global promo is featured on Marriott’s website and the app, but this error pops up when you try to sign up.

No. My Marriott Rewards, now Bonvoy, earning preference for 20+ years have never been anything else than points.

No. Everyone is eligible for this promotion, as it is global.

No. It is not expired.

So, the next step is to contact Marriott Bonvoy customer support. You can always call them, but I prefer having an audit trail and contact them by using the “Contact Us” form on the website.

You get a confirmation that the request has been received, but there is no immediate email from Marriott with a case number.

The customer service replied in less than 24 hours that they had signed my account for it.

The registration didn’t appear on the app immediately but was there roughly a day later.

Conclusion

It is wild that Marriott has not been able to resolve the promo registration problems that have been plaguing the program as long as we have covered them.

Customer service can sign you up, but shouldn’t this be something they should have fixed a decade+ ago? Unfortunately, someone is sleeping at the wheel at the Bonvoy HQ.

Under this campaign, members can transfer 1,000 Capital One Rewards points and receive 1,150 Lifemiles, including the transfer bonus (the 15%  Bonus will follow a short while after the transfer).

Lifemiles – over the past year or so – has started to increase their partner transfer promotions in addition to their regular mileage sales in an effort to drive revenue.

If I remember correctly this Capital One Points transfer promotion was last available in late 2021 but has now made a comeback, allowing C1 cardholders to move their loyalty currency over to Lifemiles with a (rather small) bonus.

You can access this campaign on the LifeMiles website here.

Transfer your miles from Capital One to LifeMiles, earn a 15% bonus and pack your bags for your next destinaton.

• How can you transfer your miles to LifeMiles?
• Log into Capital One
• Select your eligible Capital One Venture miles credit card.
• Click on “Redeem.”
• Select “Convert Rewards.”
• Select the Avianca LifeMiles option and then click “Transfer Miles.”
• Complete the transfer and enjoy your LifeMiles.

Interestingly, this campaign is only visible on the Lifemiles website and not on the Capital One site itself where you initiate the transfer.

It’s important to have a close eye on the value of the Capital One points post-transfer. Obviously, to use the miles for anything related to merchandise shopping after transferring them to Lifemiles wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever but for flights, it does actually represent just a small extra value with the 15% bonus, so not much of an allure to speculatively transfer any points.

Redeeming for a variety of Star Alliance premium awards is still a good deal with LifeMiles, especially since miles are available through sales and other campaigns on an almost constant level.

According to the T&C LifeMiles will post the 15% bonus within 24 hours of the transfer posting to the account. This is contrary to other transfer promotions such as Amex.

Keep in mind, however, that a points transfer from Capital One (or any program, really) to LifeMiles is final, and even if your trip gets canceled by yourself or your airline, these miles will never come back to C1 but will remain with Lifemiles.

The same goes for the program blocking availability or suddenly increasing the award chart. Lifemiles has proven itself not to be the most honest and reliable program over the years.

As such, you should have a pretty good idea of what to do with these points and preferably use them immediately after initiating the transfer over to a frequent flyer program of any kind.

Conclusion

Another LifeMiles bonus, this time for Capital One Rewards Points holders, might present a good opportunity to move some points with a small bonus IF there is a feasible plan to use them up sooner rather than later.

Also, remember that Avianca itself is still under bankruptcy administration, and nobody knows what the long-term impact of these proceedings will be on LifeMiles, which could undergo rapid changes (devaluations) at any point and without notice, as we’ve seen many times in the past.

These are the Terms & Conditions for this campaign:

WorldHotels Rewards members earn 5,000 bonus points every two nights for up to eight nights and 20,000 points.

You can access this offer on the WorldHotels website here.

Note that there is a discrepancy between the text on the page and the T&Cs. The text suggests that eligible stays must be two nights or longer, which contradicts the T&Cs.

How Do The Bonus Points Add Up?

• Night 1: No bonus
• Night 2: 5,000 Bonus
• Night 3: No bonus
• Night 4: 5,000 Bonus (10,000 cumulative points)
• Night 5: No bonus
• Night 6: 5,000 Bonus (15,000 cumulative points)
• Night 7: No bonus
• Night 8: 5,000 Bonus (20,000 cumulative points)

Conclusion

I’m not sure why Best Western tries to keep the WorldHotels brand separate with its own loyalty program when they are both on the same platform.

Terms and Conditions of this offer:

WorldHotels Rewards℠ (“WHR”) members (“Rewards Member(s)”) (a) who register for this promotion on worldhotels.com/5k-points or as otherwise permitted (e.g., at the front desk of participating WorldHotelsTM * branded hotel), (b) will earn 5,000 WHR bonus points (“Bonus Points”) for every two (2) eligible nights** stayed at any participating WorldHotels branded hotel between September 18, 2023 and November 20, 2023 (“Promotion Period”). A Rewards Member can earn 5,000 Bonus Points a maximum of four (4) times during the Promotion Period. The total Bonus Points awarded for this promotion may not exceed 20,000 Bonus Points per Rewards Member.

Promotion registration and WHR enrollment/membership is required prior to the first eligible night. Eligible nights completed prior to promotion registration and WHR enrollment/membership will not count towards satisfying the promotion requirements. WHR enrollment may be completed by visiting worldhotelsrewards.com.

No extensions, substitutions, or replacements are available. Promotion is non-transferable. Promotion is not valid with any other offer, promotion, or discount. Promotion is subject to cancellation or change without notice. All WHR program rules apply. Visit worldhotelsrewards.com for complete WHR program terms and conditions. Please allow 2 weeks after the eligible stay for the Bonus Points to be posted.

* For a list of participating WorldHotels branded hotels visit worldhotelsrewards.com.

** An “eligible night” for the purpose of this promotion is defined as a stay of at least one night at any participating WorldHotels branded hotel at a rate eligible for earning WHR base points, with the exception of nights for a stay booked through an online travel agency, booked through a tour operator, or booked at a special discounted rate (see WHR program rules for further information on eligibility criteria). Eligible nights that take place during the Promotion Period must be completed on or before November 20, 2023, to be counted towards the promotion.

Each WorldHotels branded hotel is independently owned and operated. WorldHotels and the WorldHotels marks are service marks or registered marks of World Hotels GmbH ©2023 World Hotels GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Flash Sale discount is 20%, and Accor Live Limitless members are eligible for an additional 10% off at some hotels if they book by September 22.

You can access this offer on Accor’s website here.

READ MORE: Accor ALL Rate & Bonus Points Offers

The sale is valid for stays in the following countries:

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan

Participating Hotels:

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Novotel Charleroi Centre

Hotel Mondial Am Dom Cologne – MGallery

Swissotel Amsterdam

Greet Berlin Alexanderplatz

Conclusion

You cannot combine the Flash Sale rate with the Accor Plus ibis and Voyageur discounts, and the additional 10% off member discount doesn’t appear to show at most hotels.

Perhaps it is worth having a look at the rates offered during this sale and book if they are good.

Terms and Conditions of this offer:

Terms and conditions applicable to members of ALL – Accor Live Limitless.

By booking the “Private Sale: 20% off for a stay of 2 nights or more”, the customer agrees to have read and accepted the conditions set out below:

This offer is valid for a member’s stay from 29 October 2023 to 11 December 2023 inclusive, in one of the participating hotels displayed on this website and located in one of the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan, and booked between 18 September 2023, through 11:59 p.m. Central European Time (CET), 22 September 2023.

This offer is subject to availability. General sales terms and conditions apply for reserved public rates specific to each hotel.

Your reservation must be made through Accor distribution channels (Accor websites, Accor All mobile application, ALL reservation centre, directly at the hotels).

No online pre-payment is required at the time of booking but all bookings must be guaranteed with a valid credit card at the start of your stay.

The offer can be modified, cancelled, exchanged after the reservation, only in line with the cancellation policy issued by the hotel. If these conditions do not provide for a right to cancel or if the cancellation right has already expired, the hotel will charge the first night at the rate including VAT.

Conditions of the offer

The “Private Sale” discount of 20% for a min stay of 2 nights is applied on all eligible nights and is based on the flexible rate, with or without breakfast except for hotels offering only a single meal plan option. For these hotels, the 20% discount is either on the flexible rate or the flexible rate including breakfast, depending on the hotels offer structure, subject to date and availability conditions.

The 20% discount does not apply to ancillary services, tourist tax and additional taxes to the tourist tax.

Offer valid for a minimum stay of two consecutive (2) nights.

The “Private Sale: 20% off for a stay of 2 nights or more” can be combined with the Members Rate, where applicable, but not with other discounts or special offers. This offer does not apply to groups. The general terms and conditions of sale of the booked rate apply.

Members must provide their ALL – Accor Live Limitless Loyalty card number when making the reservation, and present the card at the hotel reception desk at check-in.

Rewards points will be credited to the member’s account within 10 days of the member checking out.

This offer allows ALL – Accor Live Limitless points to be earned at participating hotels.

Prices quoted do not include tourist tax.

To the extent not covered by these terms and conditions of the Private offer, the terms and conditions of the ALL – Accor Live Limitless loyalty programme shall apply accordingly.

Check-in times

Check-in and check-out times are different at each hotel and will be mentioned in the general terms and conditions of sale of the booked rate.

Child policy

The applicable child policy varies depending on the hotel selected and will be specified in the general terms and conditions of sale of the booked rate.

Please specify the reference [010316] in all your communications with call centres or customers care services related to this offer.