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…
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For years it has seemed like the major hotel groups have been pursuing growth at all costs, regardless of customer experience. It's kind of refreshing to see a major hotel group counter that trend. Skift has the story of how InterContinental Hotels Group…
The IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review) is phenomenal -- it's worth getting for the great bonus that is being offered, and it's worth keeping for the long-term perks. Even if you're not traveling much yet, there are lots of reasons to consider…
IHG Rewards has today officially opened registration for its major global promotion for the summer of 2021, which has the potential to be pretty lucrative (we had learned the details of the promo a few days back, but registration wasn't officially open…
In early 2019 it was announced that InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) would acquire Six Senses, a luxury hotel brand. Up until recently Six Senses hadn't really been integrated into the IHG Rewards Club program, but that has finally changed. A few…
The Amex Offers program 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. There’s a…
Today a new offer has launched for those considering signing up for or renewing an InterContinental Ambassador membership. IHG has a rather complicated rewards program structure. In addition to the IHG Rewards Club program that covers all of IHG’s brands,…
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…
It looks like IHG Rewards Club has somewhat dialed back its award pricing devaluation, though only time will tell to what extent. Several days ago IHG Rewards Club significantly devalued award redemption rates. While IHG Rewards Club didn't have any…
The IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card is offering a potentially excellent new welcome bonus. The $89 annual fee IHG Premier Card is now offering a two-part welcome bonus when you spend $3,000 within the first three months: Earn 125,000 IHG Rewards…
On Friday afternoon I covered how IHG Rewards Club significantly devalued award redemption rates without notice. The program has now issued a statement regarding this, which sheds some more light on what exactly changed. In May 2020, the IHG Rewards…
IHG has rolled out its latest promotion on purchased points, which is valid for several weeks. Through Monday, May 3, 2021, IHG Rewards Club is offering a sale on purchased points. It's possible that different accounts will be targeted for different…
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…
Suffice to say that the past year has been a strange one when it comes to travel loyalty. The travel industry has faced an unprecedented crisis, and has tried to engage members and encourage them to travel, without actually forcing them to travel. In…
IHG Rewards Club is offering a limited time status fast track. This fast track challenge is pretty easy to complete, but then again, IHG status isn't exactly the most valuable in the world. With a newly launched offer, you can earn status in the IHG…
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…
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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
