In general I say the best way to redeem airline miles is for flights, and the best way to redeem hotel points is for hotel stays. There are some exceptions, though. One of the redemption types that we’ve seen become more popular over the years is being able to redeem points for experiences.
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I hate to say it, but it's the same as their auction website, it's just have a different name and less auctions now!
@Lucky - Just wanted to let you know, Lufthansa released the changes to their new livery. They unfortunately only changed the shade of blue.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-lufthansa-tests-brighter-version-of-new-li-448533/
I suppose if you have millions of points laying around this might make some sense. But it looks like a lot of points you could better spend in hotel rooms
OTOH if you value IHG points at half a cent a point it seems reasonable to look into. You can always replenish points using the P&C trick (for now), and if you were using this for experiences you probably weren't using many points on hotel rooms anyway.
@Kalboz is correct - this isnt new at all - it’s just a rebranding of IHG Auctions - I bid for Formula One Singapore tickets at a dirt cheap price through IHG Auctions over 3 years ago
I hate to say it, but it's the same as their auction website, it's just have a different name and less auctions now!
@Lucky - Just wanted to let you know, Lufthansa released the changes to their new livery. They unfortunately only changed the shade of blue.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-lufthansa-tests-brighter-version-of-new-li-448533/
I suppose if you have millions of points laying around this might make some sense. But it looks like a lot of points you could better spend in hotel rooms
OTOH if you value IHG points at half a cent a point it seems reasonable to look into. You can always replenish points using the P&C trick (for now), and if you were using this for experiences you probably weren't using many points on hotel rooms anyway.
@Kalboz is correct - this isnt new at all - it’s just a rebranding of IHG Auctions - I bid for Formula One Singapore tickets at a dirt cheap price through IHG Auctions over 3 years ago