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Re: IHG
« Reply #400 on: June 09, 2020, 11:37:44 PM »
I booked three award nights and got fourth free. I'd like to upgrade to a suite for additional 100 a night.question is do I get fourth night in suite free if I paid upgrade for three nights?

Did you book the 4 nights as suite or you book 4 night as normal room.
If you book 4 night as normal room, you get your 4th normal room night free. So you will have to pay 4x$100 extra to upgrade on 4 nights.
But it is all about negotiations. You either pay $300 or $400.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #401 on: June 10, 2020, 12:12:21 AM »
Did you book the 4 nights as suite or you book 4 night as normal room.
If you book 4 night as normal room, you get your 4th normal room night free. So you will have to pay 4x$100 extra to upgrade on 4 nights.
But it is all about negotiations. You either pay $300 or $400.
in a regular room. technically im upgrading my award night to a suite so the same class should apply for the free night no?
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Re: IHG
« Reply #402 on: June 10, 2020, 12:36:53 AM »
in a regular room. technically im upgrading my award night to a suite so the same class should apply for the free night no?

Technically your 4th night is a regular room.

Think of this as getting a buy 1 get 1 free pizza. You can't just get the 1st one with no toppings and add extra topping only to the 2nd free pizza for free because it is on the free pizza.

But like I said earlier, you can negotiate.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #403 on: June 10, 2020, 11:15:03 AM »
Technically your 4th night is a regular room.

Think of this as getting a buy 1 get 1 free pizza. You can't just get the 1st one with no toppings and add extra topping only to the 2nd free pizza for free because it is on the free pizza.

But like I said earlier, you can negotiate.
How bout if i pay good money to upgrade my first pizza? will they do that for the second one as well?  ;)
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Re: IHG
« Reply #404 on: June 10, 2020, 08:54:35 PM »
I recently noticed awards pricing dynamically for different dates. I was hoping it wasn’t what I suspected, and sure enough...
For the near future it’s actually good, because many properties went down due to low demand. But will probably be bad for the long run.
https://www.millionmilesecrets.com/guides/ihg-award-chart
Good timing also. It probably went under the radar due to Covid-19
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Re: IHG
« Reply #405 on: June 15, 2020, 01:37:21 PM »
I recently noticed awards pricing dynamically for different dates. I was hoping it wasn’t what I suspected, and sure enough...
For the near future it’s actually good, because many properties went down due to low demand. But will probably be bad for the long run.
https://www.millionmilesecrets.com/guides/ihg-award-chart
Good timing also. It probably went under the radar due to Covid-19

Why?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #406 on: June 18, 2020, 03:52:45 PM »
Why?
Because you won’t be able to get very good redemptions in high season if they’re not controlled be charts. The main benefit of points is that they’re not bound by the revenue cost. Same like airline miles.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #407 on: June 24, 2020, 07:41:18 PM »
For now I'm loving the dynamic pricing, I say for now!
It beats Marriott for now.
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Re: IHG
« Reply #408 on: June 24, 2020, 10:28:12 PM »
Any of the ihg properties currently open in Israel?  Has anyone been there recently?  Are they using dynamic pricing?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #409 on: June 25, 2020, 10:19:00 PM »
Any of the ihg properties currently open in Israel?  Has anyone been there recently?  Are they using dynamic pricing?
From my limited research, dynamic pricing seems to be only in the US for now.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #410 on: June 26, 2020, 06:00:00 AM »
Any of the ihg properties currently open in Israel?  Has anyone been there recently?  Are they using dynamic pricing?

Crowne Plaza Dead Sea and Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach are open

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Re: IHG
« Reply #411 on: June 26, 2020, 06:37:18 AM »
Does a A2 Student Visa Holder need to pay tax on a IHG Points + Cash redemption in a israeli hotel?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #412 on: June 26, 2020, 11:06:55 AM »
I noticed today that some point stays now say including taxes and some say excluding taxes in the same city.  How can that be?  Is this new?  Specifically I saw this in tel aviv and also other cities in Europe?  This was on the ihg website.  Any information or feedback?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #413 on: June 29, 2020, 11:34:03 AM »
Does a A2 Student Visa Holder need to pay tax on a IHG Points + Cash redemption in a israeli hotel?
No

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Re: IHG
« Reply #414 on: June 30, 2020, 12:23:15 PM »
When did IHG start charging taxes for points only stays?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #415 on: June 30, 2020, 01:26:53 PM »
As I stated earlier,  it says that taxes are excluded only at some hotels even in the same city or country.  Look at tel aviv and also cyprus.  It is not across the board, which doesn't make sense.  It would also make a big difference between a 2 e. City tax in a European city compared to 17 % vat in Israel for Israeli citizens.  Anyone know what’s going on.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #416 on: June 30, 2020, 02:13:39 PM »
As I stated earlier,  it says that taxes are excluded only at some hotels even in the same city or country.  Look at tel aviv and also cyprus.  It is not across the board, which doesn't make sense.  It would also make a big difference between a 2 e. City tax in a European city compared to 17 % vat in Israel for Israeli citizens.  Anyone know what’s going on.
I’ve seen that in award bookings too. If the tax is a flat rate, like city taxes in Europe, they will charge you. When it comes to percentage based taxes, they can’t charge anything because there’s no cash price. It’s probably a generic note that comes up on all reservations.
Same with free car rentals in the US. You pay the flat fee state taxes, but not sales tax.
From my experience, I wasn’t charged VAT in Israel on IHG reward bookings. (CP Haifa)

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Re: IHG
« Reply #417 on: June 30, 2020, 02:18:23 PM »
The strange part is that hotels in same city e.g. tel aviv have one hotel that says taxes included and another that says taxes excluded on point stays.  I also saw this in malta.

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Re: IHG
« Reply #418 on: June 30, 2020, 03:22:04 PM »
I’ve seen that in award bookings too. If the tax is a flat rate, like city taxes in Europe, they will charge you. When it comes to percentage based taxes, they can’t charge anything because there’s no cash price. It’s probably a generic note that comes up on all reservations.
Same with free car rentals in the US. You pay the flat fee state taxes, but not sales tax.
From my experience, I wasn’t charged VAT in Israel on IHG reward bookings. (CP Haifa)

How long ago was your stay?

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Re: IHG
« Reply #419 on: June 30, 2020, 03:46:45 PM »
Spoke to a points guru, he told me this:
It shows this sometimes, yes.
If it is a flat fee, you pay it.
If it is a %, you don't pay (% of zero is zero)
If it is a resort fee, you pay it unless you are Royal Ambassador.