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Looking to go to Mexico, Latin America, or the Caribbean? Book from August 6th to August 12th and get 50% off.
I received an email this morning alerting me to a very attractive offer from IHG. Book from August 6th until August 12th and get 50% off the normal award price. The booking window is small, but it applies to any participating hotel until October 27, 2017. Let’s take a look at the offer and some of the better deals that can be had during the promotional period.
IHG 50% award nights = Amazing Deal.
Typically the problem with these promotional deals is that they are only good at hotels no one wants to stay at. NOT the case with this one. There are several properties that I’d love to check out.
Here are 3 Full Service, Luxury Intercontinentals that range from 30k to 50k per night that can be had for half.
You could go to the Intercontinental Cancun
- From just 15k points
Work on your tan at the Intercontinental Cozumel
- Just 20k Points per night
Sing Despacito in Puerto Rico at the Intercontinental San Juan
- Stay from 25k points
courtesy of IHG.com
Go here to see the full list and to book
Remember you can always buy IHG points for $0.007 per point which means you could essentially buy nights at incredible places for HUGE discounts over the cash rate. In fact, this would be a great time to purchase an Ambassador membership and enjoy upgrades and a few freebies. I’d guess that these hotels are incentivized for a reason, and I’d guess that reason is low occupancy. Low occupancy usually means better upgrades, or at least the opportunity to negotiate a great upgrade at check-in if it isn’t comped. The best upgrade I’d ever received was done at the Peninsula Bangkok during a low occupancy period. Well worth it.
*Featured Image courtesy of IHG.com – Intercontinental Cartegena, part of this 50% promotion
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
$300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + 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
- $300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- That’s worth $750 when redeemed through Chase Travel℠. Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year
- 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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