InterContinental Hotels Groups (IHG) seems to be undergoing a rebranding, and I dig it. The company has quietly rolled out a new logo on its website, and also slightly changed the name of its loyalty program. Here's IHG's old logo: Meanwhile here's the…
IHG Rewards
IHG has just rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points, which is the first promotion of 2021 from the program. Through Thursday, February 25, 2021, IHG Rewards Club is offering a sale on purchased points. IHG is offering a tiered bonus of up…
IHG Rewards Club has opened registration for its first major promotion of 2021, which offers bonus points and makes it easier to earn status. With IHG Rewards Club's new global promotion: Members can earn 2,000 bonus points with every stay of two nights…
The IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review) is phenomenal -- it's worth getting for the exceptional bonus that is being offered right now, and it's worth keeping for the long term perks. While a lot of people may not be planning travel right now,…
There's lots of value to having hotel credit cards, including elite status and in some cases free night certificates. Two of my favorite hotel credit cards are The World of Hyatt Credit Card (review) and the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review).…
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…
IHG Rewards Club has finally announced plans to extend free night certificates that were due to expire in just a couple of weeks. Back in April, IHG Rewards Club announced that it was extending the expiration of anniversary free night certificates, issued…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. In this post, I wanted to take a look at the IHG® Rewards…
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 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…
With a targeted Amex Offer you can earn $60 back when you spend $300+ at InterContinental properties in the US. The offer is valid for stays at participating properties through December 31, 2020.
With a targeted Amex Offer, you could earn $40 back when you spend $200+ at Kimpton properties in the US. The offer is valid for stays at participating properties through December 31, 2020.
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…
