GHA DISCOVERY has launched a new promotion, which offers up to a D$150 bonus to members who register and complete four stays by 30 June 2024.
Each stay must be a minimum of two nights, but there’s no minimum spend required. Therefore, it could be particularly attractive to those planning stays at low-cost properties around Southeast Asia
GHA DISCOVERY D$150 bonus offer
GHA DISCOVERY Multi-Stay Promo |
GHA DISCOVERY members can now register to earn up to a D$150 bonus for stays booked and completed between 2 January to 30 June 2024 (ongoing stays that end after 30 June 2024 will not be eligible).
- 1st stay: No bonus
- 2nd stay: D$25 bonus
- 3rd stay: D$50 bonus
- 4th stay: D$75 bonus
Each stay must be a minimum of two nights to qualify for this offer. Bookings must be made via the GHA DISCOVERY app/website or the hotel’s official website.
Registration must be done by 31 March 2024. Bookings made prior to registration will not be eligible for this offer, so you may want to consider cancelling your existing reservation and rebooking, assuming it’s refundable and the rates haven’t increased.
GHA Discovery members will continue to earn their usual D$ on top of this, based on their membership tier.
๐จ GHA DISCOVERY D$ Earn Rates | ||
Tier | Earn D$ | D$ Validity |
Silver | 4% | 6 mo. |
Gold | 5% | 18 mo. |
Platinum | 6% | 24 mo. |
Titanium | 7% | 24 mo. |
Terms & Conditions
The T&Cs for this promotion can be found below:
Terms & Conditions
To participate in the Promotion, members must register for the Promotion within the Promotional Opt-in Period (2 January 2024 – 31 March 2024) prior to their stay by clicking on the “Register” button on the designated website page. Once they are registered as being opted in, members must then book and complete more than one and up to four eligible stays of two sequential nights or more during the Promotional Stay Period (2 January 2024 – 30 June 2024). The eligible stays must be completed and the member must be checked out on or before 30 June 2024 for the stays to be considered towards the promotion. Ongoing stays with a checkout date after 30 June 2024 will not be considered towards the promotion and consequently will not receive Promotional D$ for that stay under the Promotion. Members who have registered for the Promotion within the Promotional Opt-in Period will receive D$25 after a second eligible stay within the Promotional Stay Period, D$50 after a third eligible stay within the Promotional Stay Period and D$75 after a fourth eligible stay within the Promotional Stay Period. No additional promotional D$ will be awarded for any further eligible stay within the Promotional Stay Period. Bookings and eligible stays made prior to the Registration will not be considered as qualified eligible stays towards the promotion, even if they are in the Promotional Stay period. Bookings made prior to 2 January 2024, will also not be considered towards the promotion. Consecutive stays with the same check-in date as the last check-out date at the same property will not receive Promotional D$. A qualified eligible stay under the Promotion must be a stay that is not at an Ineligible Rate (defined below) and which has a minimum length of two nights. Bookings that include multiple rooms will be counted and considered as a single stay and rewarded as if they were a single room booking. Promotional D$ issued under the Promotion are awarded in addition to the Base D$ that are issued to the member as a result of completing the eligible stay. Promotional D$ are subject to a limited expiry term of six (6) months from the date of issuance and are therefore excluded from the Base D$ expiration rules. Any Base D$ earned on a memberโs stay will be subject to expiration based on standard tier-based expiration rules. โIneligible Ratesโ do not qualify for earning Promotional D$ under this Promotion. Stays that take place prior to the memberโs registration for the Promotion will also not be awarded Promotional D$. “Ineligible Rates” shall include, without limitation: (1) third-party online retail rates, such as stays booked through Expedia.com, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Orbitz.com, Priceline, Travelocity.com, etc. (โOTAsโ) (2) tours series rates and charter rates (3) room rates for airline staff and crew where rooms are pre-booked and paid for by the airline or directly; (4) travel-industry staff rates; (5) employee rates, employee family or employee friends discount rates; (6) other discounted rates; (7) any complimentary, free, traded or bartered night stays, or any stays in connection with gift certificates or other awards or vouchers. First stays on Ineligible Rates may receive DISCOVERY Dollars, but these stays will not count towards tier qualification nor will they be counted as stays for the purposes of the Promotion; subsequent stays on an Ineligible Rate will not receive D$ nor will they count towards tier qualification nor will they be counted as stays for the purposes of the Promotion. This offer is subject to change or withdrawal without notice, cannot be transferred or exchanged for other forms of compensation, cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion unless explicitly stated and is subject to availability. D$ are not redeemable for cash. |
Book via DISCOVERY app to earn an extra D$15
Promo Details |
GHA DISCOVERY is running a concurrent offer that awards a bonus D$15 for all bookings made through the GHA DISCOVERY app (Android | iOS).
A few points to note:
- Registration not required
- Stays must be booked between 4 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
- Check-out date must be from 4 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
- No minimum spend or minimum stay length required
- No cap on the maximum times this offer can be used
Note in particular the restriction on check-out date; you will need to check-out by 30 June 2024 to receive the bonus D$. If your check-out date falls from 1 July 2024 onwards, you will not earn any bonus D$ notwithstanding the fact your check-in date was within the promo period.
As always, any D$ earned through promotions expires six months from the date of issuance, as opposed to the usual D$ expiry.
How do Discovery $ work?
D$1 can be redeemed for US$1 at GHA properties worldwide.
D$ can be earned or redeemed on the following expenses:
โ๏ธ Eligible Spend to Earn/Redeem D$ | |
Room and add-ons:
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Food and Beverage at eligible outlets:
Other non-room spend at eligible outlets:
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A minimum of D$10 must be spent in a single transaction. Itโs currently only possible to use D$ during a stay, at the front desk of a hotel. You cannot redeem D$ online, nor can you spend them on F&B or spa treatments when not an in-house guest. GHA says they are working to add such functionality, but there is no timeline yet as to when it’ll be available.
It is possible to use D$ on prepaid stays however, insofar as the hotel doesn’t actually charge your card at the time of booking (you’d be surprised, many “prepaid stays” aren’t actually charged until check-in). My advice would be to contact the hotel beforehand, let them know you want to book a prepaid rate with D$, and ask them how to proceed.
Only stays booked through the GHA website or official hotel websites/channels will be eligible to earn D$.
What cards should you use for hotel bookings?
Here’s the cards you can use for GHA DISCOVERY hotel bookings. Do note that certain cards will only offer their bonus rates if the booking is in foreign currency.
Card | Earn Rate | Remarks |
UOB Lady’s Card Apply |
6 mpd* | Max S$1K per c. month |
UOB Lady’s Solitaire Apply |
6 mpd* | Max S$3K per c. month |
UOB Visa Signature Apply |
4 mpd (FCY only) |
Min S$1K, max S$2K FCY spend per s. month |
DBS Woman’s World Card Apply |
4 mpd | Max S$2K per c. month. Booking must be charged online |
Maybank Horizon Visa Signature Apply |
3.2 mpd (FCY only) |
Min. S$800 per c. month. Limited time offer |
SCB Visa Infinite Apply |
3 mpd (FCY only) |
Min. S$2K spend per s. month |
S. Month= Statement Month | C. Month= Calendar Month *Must declare Travel as quarterly 10X category, valid till 29 February 2024 |
Do note the removal of the HSBC Revolution Card, which no longer earns 4 mpd on hotel stays that code under MCC 7011 ever since 1 January 2024.
Conclusion
GHA DISCOVERY members can now register and earn up to a bonus of D$150 when they complete four stays by 30 June 2024.
While it’s unfortunate your first stay isn’t bonused, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stays will earn D$25, D$50 and D$75 respectively. What’s more, you can stack the promo with a separate offer that gives D$15 per app booking, as well as any other promos that GHA happens to be running at the time.