<\/a><\/p>\n Update 11\/1\/13!<\/strong> – The new Pointbreaks list is now available for booking! Look at the screen shot below. IC Tahiti for 5000 points anyone?<\/em><\/p>\n Update 10\/31\/13!<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0it appears the full US list is now published. Booking becomes available tomorrow November 1st, 2013 “around” noon. Follow @ihgrewardsclub on Twitter and they will make an announcement when booking becomes available. It would be awesome if one of my readers makes a Pointbreaks award booking.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A while back, I posted about “the best weekend hotel deals for couples<\/a>” that involved the IHG (previously Priority Club) program.<\/p>\n Another great thing about the IHG program is that around every quarter, they release something called Pointbreaks, which is a discounted points rate for certain hotels within their brand for the following quarter (so on Nov 1st, 2013 they’re going to release the list bookable up until Jan 31st, 2014). The list of hotels on Pointbreaks always changes, so it’s interesting to see what appears every time they release the list.<\/p>\n As soon as a hotel’s allotment of Pointbreaks rooms disappear, they are removed from the list, so expect to see a pretty thin list by the end of the quarter.<\/p>\n The points rate for a Pointbreaks hotel is 5000 points per night. Since some Intercontinental’s are usually 40,000 to 50,000 per night, this can be a huge discount. In fact, it’s one of the hotel reward system’s best kept secrets. Crown Plaza’s and Holiday Inn’s are in the range of 15,000 – 30,000 per night, so those are even a great deal.<\/p>\n The list for the following quarter will be found\u00a0here<\/a>. It’s currently showing the previous list, but will be updated come Nov 1st. Once released, it’s going to be to be valid for bookings up to Jan 31st, 2014.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>20452 XPF converts to $234.54 USD<\/em>
\n 5000 IHG points is valued at less than $50<\/em><\/p>\n