While some hotel programs are aggressive about offering status challenges (like Hilton Honors), IHG Rewards Cub is generally pretty stingy in this regard. That's surprising, since the program isn't that rewarding, and also because they make it easy to…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
IHG has just rolled out their latest promotion on purchased points, which is valid through August 23, 2019 (that's nearly two months!). This is being marketed as a "mystery bonus," so you'll have to log into your IHG Rewards Club account to see what…
IHG has just released their new PointBreaks list, so if you might be interested in making a booking, check out the list now. Last year IHG revamped their PointBreaks promotion. This is a promotion they’ve been offering on a quarterly basis for years,…
IHG initially announced that they were purchasing Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants back in 2014, but up until last year the brands continued to operate separately. Early last year the Kimpton Karma Rewards program was integrated into the IHG Rewards Club…
I’ve written extensively about Amex Offers, where you can earn bonus points or receive statement credits for purchases with select retailers. This is an awesome opportunity to save, and collectively I get hundreds of dollars worth of value out of the…
Shopping portals can be a great way to earn cash back for purchases you’d make anyway. While shopping portals offer bonuses for all kinds of retailers, sometimes they even offer bonuses for airlines and hotels. We're seeing shopping portals offering…
Today officially marks the return of the Daily Getaways promotion for 2019, with an opportunity to buy IHG points at a discount. Daily Getaways is a five week promotion that offers discounts and deals on car rentals, hotel stays, loyalty program points,…
In late February, Chase introduced a new best-ever welcome bonus on the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. This is IHG's newest credit card, which was introduced last April. If you've been considering this card but haven't yet applied, note that…
For the past few years, most of IHG’s global hotel promotions have been customized. Everyone gets some type of offer, but different members get targeted for different versions of the offer. The logic is that hotel loyal programs want to generate incremental…
About a year ago IHG made some major changes to their credit card portfolio, as they introduced the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. In the process they stopped issuing the old IHG credit card, which is a loss, but at this point we have to make…
If you stay in hotels with any frequency, you’ve probably dealt with pesky “resort fees.” These have become the norm at many destinations. They were initially introduced primarily for two reasons:
One of the best perks of the excellent IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card is that it offers an anniversary free night certificate on your account anniversary every year, valid for a stay at a property retailing for up to 40,000 points per night. Given…
I have a lot of credit cards -- 25 at this point, to be exact -- and for the most part I'm really happy with my credit card portfolio. For a while there were a lot of credit cards that I really wanted, and I've made good progress on acquiring them in…
For our one night stay in Narita we decided to book the ANA Crowne Plaza Narita, which is an IHG property. In the past I've always stayed at the Hilton Narita, but I figured I'd try something new, just to compare. The rate for our one night stay was…
Last year Chase introduced the new IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card, which is the premium co-brand IHG credit card being issued by Chase. Best of all, as of recently this $89 annual fee card is offering its best ever welcome bonus of up to 120,000…
Last year we saw Chase refresh two of their popular hotel credit cards -- The World of Hyatt Credit Card and the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card -- and there's a lot of overlap between them. You're potentially eligible for both of these cards,…
Yesterday I wrote about how the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card is offering a new best-ever welcome bonus of up to 120,000 IHG Rewards Club points. The card is offering 80,000 points after spending $2,000 within three months, and an additional…
For years, IHG Rewards Club has been offering PointBreaks, which is one of the best promotions in the hotel industry. When the promotion was first launched, IHG would make well over a hundred hotels available for just 5,000 points per night. The hotels…
This week InterContinental Hotels Group released their preliminary results for 2018, and it contains an interesting note regarding their loyalty program. This excerpt is the most interesting, talking about the value of strengthening their loyalty program:
I recently wrote an updated post about the hotel credit cards that offer free night certificates, either as an annual benefit, or as a reward for reaching certain spend thresholds. In many cases these anniversary free night certificates can more than…
