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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 to 30% off the BAR at IHG’s Luxury and Lifestyle portfolio across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Plus, up to 40% off at Iberostar properties. Non-members can save up to 25%. This is in addition to the 2k points every 2 nights, or 8k every 4 nights promo that began earlier this year. 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.
Up to 30% off – must book by 6/30 – go here
Here are the details:
- IHG One Rewards members can save up to 30% off Best Flexible Rate at participating hotels under IHG’s Luxury and Lifestyle portfolio across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Plus, up to 40% off at Iberostar properties. Non-members can save up to 25%.
- Booking Dates: June 17-30, 2025
- Stay Dates: Now – September 30, 2025
- Terms:
- Minimum length of stay not required
- Minimum 3-day advance booking required
- 7-day cancellation policy, 1 night deposit required
- Select hotels may require a stayover on one of the following days of the week: Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday
- Not an IHG One Reward member? Sign up for free here
2k/2Nights Promo
2k points every 2 nights or 8k every 4 nights.
- Must register – do so here
- Members can pre-register 5/6 to 5/19
- Open registration after 5/19
- Stay between 5/20 and 8/31 ( you can register then too )
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
- Diamond receive a 100% bonus or 20x
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 $225 value each and every since on the free weekend night certificate alone. I just used this certificate in Chicago at the Intercontinental Chicago. You can read all about Ambassador here.
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 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 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 Points Boost
- each account anniversary you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
- $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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