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IHG One Rewards promos
IHG has been releasing promotions left, right, and center and they just dropped another one offering up 3k points every 2 nights. I always register for these promotions regardless of whether I’ll take advantage. Ordinarily, the registration period is shorter than the promotional stay period so it always pays to register so keep an eye on that.
3k points every 2 nights
Promo doesn’t start until 9/19/24, but members can pre-register now
15% off award rates at new Hotels
You can go here to read more about the promo but you’ll get 15% off award rates at new hotels but if you hold an IHG credit card…this won’t stack with that. You either get the 4th night free, or 15% off.07
- Some hotels need to be booked by 8/31/24
- Some hotels need to be booked by 9/30/24
Here’s how many points you’d ordinarily earn with IHG as a member
Every single member earns between 5x and 10x points per dollar as a base rate
IHG One Rewards elite members earn the following bonuses
- Silver receive a 20% bonus
- Gold receive a 40% bonus or 11x
- Platinum receive a 60% bonus or 15x
- Spire receive a 100% bonus or 20x
Details on the current promotion – register here
- Runs between October 12th, 2023 to December 31st, 2023
- You will earn 2k bonus points after every 2 qualifying nights
- A “Qualifying Stay” is defined as a minimum 1-night stay booked under a Qualifying Rate, with total spend exceeding $30 USD (or local equivalent) per night. Only one room per member per Qualifying Stay will be eligible.
- Award rates don’t count
- *Terms apply. Resort fees may apply.
IHG credit cards
I keep two IHG credit cards: an old IHG Rewards Select that is no longer available and the IHG Premier. The Premier is a fantastic and includes a free night every year ( up to 40k points ) and a 4th night free when booking with points.
Chase IHG One Rewards Premier
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IHG Ambassador
I’ve been a member of IHG Ambassador for years and easily extract the $200 value each and every since on the free weekend night certificate alone. Here’s an upcoming look at a stay where I’m booking a suite and getting the second night free as a result of the status.
What are IHG points valued at?
I’d peg them at 1/2 of one penny or $0.005 per point. 10k points = $50.
Overall
Whether you’re planning IHG stays or not, it never hurts to register for promos so if you do end up staying, you can take advantage of the added value.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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