While IHG One Rewards currently has a promotion that’s valid for stays through the end of the year, the program has just opened registration for its first promotion of 2025, valid for stays in the first three months of the year. Let’s go over those details.
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IHG One Rewards offering double points in 2025
For the first quarter of 2025, IHG One Rewards will be offering unlimited double points for all stays, starting with the second eligible stay during the offer period.
As you’d expect, there are some details to be aware of:
- Registration is required prior to your first eligible stay, and has opened as of December 17, 2024
- The promotion is valid for stays between January 1 and March 31, 2025
- There is no booking deadline, so nights consumed anytime during the promotion period are eligible, as long as you register in time
- All paid nights booked directly with IHG qualify for this promotion, as long as the nightly rate is at least $30 (award nights don’t qualify)
- There’s no limit to how many bonus points you can earn with this promotion
- Bonus points will post within six weeks of an eligible stay
How lucrative is this IHG One Rewards promotion?
IHG One Rewards members ordinarily earn the following return on spending at IHG properties:
- IHG offers 10x points per dollar spent at most brands, and 5x points per dollar spent at Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites
- IHG members receive bonus points — Silver members receive a 20% bonus, Gold members receive a 40% bonus, Platinum members receive a 60% bonus, and Diamond members receive a 100% bonus
- If you pay with the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card (review) or IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card (review), you earn 10x bonus points per dollar spent
Personally I value IHG points at ~0.5 cents each. With this promotion, you’ll earn 10x bonus points per dollar spent at most brands, which comes out to an incremental return of 5%, by my valuation. For limited service brands where members only earn 5x points, I’d value that at an incremental return of 2.5%. Keep in mind this only kicks in starting with the second stay.
This is a fairly decent promotion, though ultimately we’re only talking about an incremental return of up to 5%. I can’t imagine many people will be switching around stays in order to take advantage of this offer.
Bottom line
IHG One Rewards has just revealed the details of its first promotion of 2025. With this, in the first quarter of 2025, registered members can earn double points on all stays, starting with the second stay. This is an opportunity to earn up to an additional 10x points per dollar spent, which I value at an incremental return of 5%. That’s not exactly a reason to switch any business to IHG, but if you’re eligible, you might as well register.
What do you make of IHG One Rewards’ new global promotion?
important detail missed is you need to stay at least twice.
@ cxx -- I mentioned three times in the post that this offer only kicks in starting with the second stay, so I don't think that's missing, unless you're referring to something else?
@cxx did you even take some time to read the whole article or did you just read the title or skimmed it?