IHG Rewards Club will soon be changing their policy of offering a flat 2,000 points per InterContinental stay, to offering 10x points per dollar.
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InterContinental Royal Ambassador Referral Certificates Eliminated
InterContinental has an invitation only elite status tier, which they call Royal Ambassador. The only other status available directly with InterContinental (as opposed to the IHG Rewards Club program as a whole) is Ambassador status, which can be purchased…
Redeem IHG Rewards Club Points For Bora Bora Overwater Villas
Just as Emirates A380 First Class or Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Class might be the most aspirational airline award redemptions, using points for an overwater villas seems to be one of the most aspirational hotel award redemptions. The two most “popular”…
Priority Club Unveils Latest PointBreaks List
Similar to their fall promotion, IHG Rewards Club unveiled their latest PointBreaks list to their “insider” community today, though the properties themselves won’t be bookable until November 1st. Given that some hotels sell out of PointBreaks…
Review: InterContinental Berchtesgaden
Introduction Executive Club Houston Airport Lufthansa First Class Houston to Frankfurt Getting paid $150/hour to sit in the First Class Lounge Sheraton Salzburg InterContinental Berchtesgaden The Hotel Brussels Hilton Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa First…
Priority Club rebranding their loyalty program — now IHG Rewards Club!
Priority Club has just announced a rebranding of their loyalty program: This year, IHG celebrates 10 years of hosting travelers in its family of hotels around the world. We are one of the world’s largest hotel companies and have been rewarding…
InterContinental Frankfurt reducing Royal Ambassador benefits for consistency’s sake…
Via Vielfliegertreff, it looks like the InterContinental Frankfurt is reducing Royal Ambassador benefits in the name of consistency. I’ve stayed at the InterContinental Frankfurt several times before (reviews here, here, here, and here), and found…
Chasing the Sun: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
Introduction Lufthansa First Class Seattle to Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Lounge & Senator Lounge Frankfurt Thai Airways First Class Frankfurt to Bangkok InterContinental Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business…
Chasing the Sun: InterContinental Bangkok
Introduction Lufthansa First Class Seattle to Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Lounge & Senator Lounge Frankfurt Thai Airways First Class Frankfurt to Bangkok InterContinental Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business…
Chasing the Sun: Introduction
Introduction Lufthansa First Class Seattle to Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Lounge & Senator Lounge Frankfurt Thai Airways First Class Frankfurt to Bangkok InterContinental Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge Bangkok Cathay Pacific Business…
Bali and Berchtesgaden: InterContinental Berchtesgaden & Surrounding Areas
Introduction Singapore Airlines First Class Houston to Moscow International Business Lounge Moscow Singapore Airlines First Class Moscow to Singapore Singapore Airlines Business Class Singapore to Bali InterContinental Bali Exploring Bali W Retreat Bali…
Bali and Berchtesgaden: InterContinental Bali
Introduction Singapore Airlines First Class Houston to Moscow International Business Lounge Moscow Singapore Airlines First Class Moscow to Singapore Singapore Airlines Business Class Singapore to Bali InterContinental Bali Exploring Bali W Retreat Bali…
Lucky Charms Ireland: InterContinental Boston
Introduction W Boston Aer Lingus Gold Circle Lounge Boston & Air France Business Class Lounge Boston Aer Lingus Business Class Boston to Dublin Four Seasons Dublin Exploring Dublin Ritz Carlton Powerscourt Hilton Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Gold Circle…
InterContinental raising the cost of Ambassador status renewal to $150 as of August 10, 2012
While InterContinental is a part of the Priority Club program, they don’t actually recognize Priority Club status benefits at their hotels. Instead they have their own elite tiers — Ambassador and Royal Ambassador. Ambassador status can be…
I see naked people (public service announcement)…
This is a public service announcement for past, current, and future guests of the InterContinental Berchtesgaden. This is one of my favorite hotels in the world, and the views from the hotel are stunning. Well, for the most part. The hotel has a pretty…
A hotel that recognizes loyalty, and then some…
With loyalty programs providing so much valuable data for guests’ stay patterns, it amazes me that many hotels don’t do to more capitalize on this. For example, it’s always a bit disappointing to check-in to a hotel where you’re…
At what cost do you lock in an advance purchase rate?
I have a simple policy I live by when it comes to booking hotels — always book the flexible rate. Hotels typically have an advance purchase rate that offers a discount on the flexible rate, but the “catch” is that it’s non-refundable.…
I left my Bose headphones at the hotel… and they found them!
I consider travel to be an absolute black hole when it comes to losing stuff. If I leave something in a hotel or on a plane, I fully expect to never see it again. The good news is that I’m relatively organized, and despite spending half of my time…
How I’m feeling about my hotel loyalty right now…
I’ve been giving hotels a lot of thought lately, and now that I’ve just about requalified for both Hyatt Globalist and Starwood Platinum for the year (in both cases on stays instead of nights), I figured I’d provide my general thoughts…
Singapore for the Weekend: InterContinental Singapore
Introduction Lufthansa First Class Lounge New York JFK Lufthansa First Class New York JFK to Frankfurt A day in the Lufthansa First Class Lounges/Terminal Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Frankfurt to Singapore InterContinental Singapore Exploring Singapore…
Singapore for the Weekend: Introduction
Introduction Lufthansa First Class Lounge New York JFK Lufthansa First Class New York JFK to Frankfurt A day in the Lufthansa First Class Lounges/Terminal Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Frankfurt to Singapore InterContinental Singapore Exploring Singapore…
InterContinental San Francisco adds milestone awards for frequent guests
While hotel loyalty programs as a whole do a great job of recognizing frequent guests, individual hotels often don’t. It’s always disappointing to check-in to a hotel for the 50th time and be asked at check-in whether you’ve stayed…
InterContinental builds first underground hotel
While I’ve stayed at the world’s two tallest hotels (Ritz Carlton Hong Kong and Park Hyatt Shanghai) and enjoyed the views, I’m equally intrigued by the prospect of staying at the world’s first underground InterContinental. InterContinental…
Chasing the A380: InterContinental Frankfurt
Introduction Swiss First Class Lounge Chicago Swiss First Class Chicago to Zurich Swiss First Class Lounge Zurich Lufthansa Business Class Zurich to Frankfurt InterContinental Frankfurt Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt Lufthansa A380 First Class…
