In September 2019, IHG announced a potentially interesting partnership, which could greatly increase its portfolio of luxury hotels. This was supposed to launch in early 2020, but ended up being delayed due to coronavirus. Well, a test phase of this…
IHG Rewards
IHG has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points. Unfortunately it's not in line with the best deals offered by IHG, which seems odd. Through Friday, November 13, 2020, IHG Rewards Club is offering up to a 40% discount on purchased points.…
Back in July, InterContinental launched a lucrative promotion if you either sign-up or renew an Ambassador membership. It's worth noting that this has now been extended, for anyone who has been considering this promotion but hasn't yet taken advantage…
In 2018, Chase launched the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review) and there are lots of great reasons to pick up this card. When the IHG Premier Card was introduced it replaced the old IHG Select Card, and there has been quite a bit of confusion…
In 2018 Chase introduced the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review), which is the premium co-brand IHG credit card being issued by Chase. For reference, the more basic card that's part of the co-brand agreement is the IHG® Rewards Club Traveler…
Hotel credit cards are incredibly underrated. Even if you don't spend much money on them, they can offer huge perks and sometimes even offer free nights. When you combine these two factors, a lot of these cards offer outsized value. In this post, I wanted…
The IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review) is a phenomenal card -- it's worth getting for the limited time bonus that is being offered right now, and it's worth keeping for the long term perks that it offers. While a lot of people may not be…
There are lots of reasons it can make sense to have hotel credit cards, including the ability to earn elite status, free nights, and more. However, not all hotel credit cards are created equal. At the moment co-branded IHG credit cards are offering limited…
IHG Rewards Club has launched its latest global promotion today, and it even offers a special perk for those with the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review). Let's take a look at the details. With IHG Rewards Club's new global promotion, members…
I've written about the best hotel credit cards offering free nights, either as an annual benefit, or as a reward for reaching certain spending thresholds. In many cases these anniversary free night certificates can more than justify the annual fees on…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be losing over 100 hotels, and they'll be rebranded as Sonestas. For the most part, individual hotels aren't actually owned by the major global hotel groups they belong to. Rather they're typically owned by investment…
A few years back we saw a round of hotel group mergers. With everything going on now, could we see another major merger, creating the world's largest hotel group? Le Figaro is reporting that Accor is studying the possibility of a merger with InterContinental…
IHG initially announced that it was purchasing Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants back in 2014, but up until a couple of years ago the brands continued to operate separately. Then in 2018 the Kimpton Karma Rewards program was finally integrated into the IHG…
IHG made a rather strange promise to members of its paid loyalty program last week, and I'm not sure what exactly to make of it. Last week IHG launched a great promotion for those who join the paid InterContinental Ambassador program. For those of you…
Amex frequently has promotions for hotel stays, which can save you money or earn you bonus points for stays you’d make anyway. The company has just rolled out its latest such promotion, which is one we’ve seen a few times before.
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…
Chase Ultimate Rewards has just launched a transfer bonus, which is only the second-ever transfer bonus ever offered by the program (the first bonus was to British Airways Executive Club back in mid-2019). Seeing another transfer bonus from Chase is…
Earlier I wrote about how InterContinental is offering a free night when you enroll in the ($200 per year) Ambassador program and complete two stays. Well, IHG Rewards Club is offering a pretty awesome promotion for new members as well, which is worth…
Following similar announcements from both Marriott and Hyatt, IHG will become the next hotel group to require customers to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces. As of July 27, 2020, IHG will require guests at all US and Canadian properties to…
The weekend night certificate issued as part of InterContinental Ambassador status just became more useful. IHG has a rather complicated rewards program structure. In addition to the IHG Rewards Club program that covers all of IHG's brands, InterContinental…
This might be a good time to redeem IHG Rewards Club points, as the program has some exceptional deals available thanks to dynamic award pricing. In early 2019, IHG Rewards Club revealed that they planned on rolling out variable award pricing. As the…
COVID-19 has had a terrible impact on the hotel industry, and there’s no doubt that a lot of hotels will be forced to close permanently because of this. We've already seen several hotels close permanently, and now we can add yet another hotel to the…
IHG Rewards Club has just become the latest program to announce plans to extend elite status, and more, following in the footsteps of Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, and Marriott Bonvoy. Let’s take a look at the details. IHG Rewards Club will automatically…
Over the past few days we've seen hotel groups start to extend status by a year, as both Hilton Honors and World of Hyatt have announced such initiatives. So far IHG Rewards Club has only reduced status requirements, though I'd guess more is coming.…
