We received 3 ways to renew Ambassador Ambassador is the loyalty program of Intercontinental hotels, not to be confused with the Intercontinental hotel group, whose overall loyalty is IHG rewards club which the Intercontinental brand is a part of....
Updated and improved IHG Spire Elite benefits

Top Tier Spires now get a much earlier check-in time. Emails are being sent out detailing updated perks of IHG’s top tier Spire Elite status. A big one is a new 10am check-in time. This will be extremely advantageous...
How I just joined IHG Ambassador for $75

IHG is offering a 100% bonus on purchased points – this is the key. I’ve written several articles in the past regarding the value of the Ambassador program so I won’t go into the details again. Both of my...
IHG and Kimpton reward programs merge early 2018

IHG announced they were purchasing Kimpton in late 2014 While the brands have been under the same corporate umbrella for quite some time, the reward programs have run more or less independent of one another. One blogger that is...
Review: Intercontinental New York Times Square

Ahhhh – The Big Apple. I love New York City. There are endless options when it comes to stylish neighborhoods, incredible hotels, and endless luxury. But, nothing is quite like staying in Times Square. Within minutes of walking through...
Review: Crowne Plaza Los Angeles LAX – Executive King

IHG Platinum Status starts the trip off right. This was the start of a very fun, surprise trip to Tokyo for….2 nights. Because we were due to leave pretty early out of LAX the following day, I thought it...
IHG Accelerate reminder and update

A month in…I’m well on my way. IHG Accelerate is a quarterly promotion that IHG offers to its members. While I’ve been targeted for decent offers in the past, this year was different. I got an offer that would...
Heads up! Reports of compromised IHG accounts

I’d do a quick check just to be sure yours hasn’t been changed. I was doing a quick read over on Reddit and found post from BlueSaiyan saying their IHG account email and password had been changed. I quickly...
Wow! Take a look at my 80k IHG Accelerate Offer

My Accelerate offer requires 6 of 7 steps being fulfilled. 5 can be done with just 1 stay. Today is the first day that you can register for the IHG Accelerate promotion that runs between September 1st and December...
Visit Beautiful Brown County Indiana for $35 a night

Brown County is quite the jewel of Southern Indiana I’m a Hoosier, and have grown quite used to people assuming that Indiana is flat, boring, and full of farmland. BOOOOOOOO, HISSSSSSSS. I actually find farmland to be quite beautiful...