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IHG Rewards

IHG Rewards is the loyalty scheme for IHG hotels, which includes these brands: avid, Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza, EVEN, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, HUALUXE, InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent, Six Senses, Staybridge Suites and voco.

Our main two-part introduction to IHG Rewards is here and you can learn more about the program on ihg.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.

More information on how you can earn more IHG Rewards points with the IHG credit card is here.

If you need to top up your account, you can buy IHG Rewards points here.

IHG is fixing the free night problem on the IHG Rewards Premium credit card

Here is an example of how commenting on HfP can (occasionally) get a problem solved. A few days ago, multiple commented about problems with the free night voucher issued with the IHG Rewards Premium .....

Here is an example of how commenting on HfP can (occasionally) get a problem solved. A few days ago, multiple .....

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REGISTER NOW for IHG’s new October – December bonus points promotion

IHG Rewards has launched its Autumn promotion and you can register now via this link. It bears a striking resemblence to the previous May to August promotion …. It could be very lucrative if you .....

IHG Rewards has launched its Autumn promotion and you can register now via this link. It bears a striking .....

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How to get free hotel elite status from UK credit cards

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....

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What are the best hotel promos for September 2021?

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

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Which airlines let you transfer air miles INTO hotel loyalty programmes?

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

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Get IHG Rewards Platinum hotel status with just five nights

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you still need to accept the fact that IHG Rewards status has virtually no .....

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very .....

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IHG launches Vignette, its new luxury hotel ‘collection’ brand

As teased two weeks ago as part of its half year financial results, IHG will soon have its own version of Hilton’s Curio, Marriott’s Autograph or Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. The .....

As teased two weeks ago as part of its half year financial results, IHG will soon have its own version of .....

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IHG launching ANOTHER new hotel brand – but this one should be good

IHG, owner of the Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands, published its interim results for 2021 yesterday. You can download them as a PDF here. I don’t intend to go into .....

IHG, owner of the Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza etc hotel brands, published its interim results .....

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What are the best hotel promos for August 2021?

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

As travel begins to restart, we have brought back our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions .....

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IHG extends its European hotel sale, valid to January

IHG has extended the current sale covering its European hotels. This includes InterContinental, Kimpton, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo, amongst other brands. .....

IHG has extended the current sale covering its European hotels. This includes InterContinental, Kimpton, .....

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What are the benefits of the free IHG Rewards Mastercard credit card?

Why should you get the IHG Rewards credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for a free IHG Rewards credit card. Here is the legal information we need to tell .....

Why should you get the IHG Rewards credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if .....

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Get 10,000 bonus IHG Rewards hotel points per night on Kimpton stays

IHG’s Kimpton brand has launched an interesting new sale. For stays booked at the ‘Kimpton Summer Sale’ rate by 9th August, for stays up to 30th December, you will receive 10,000 .....

IHG’s Kimpton brand has launched an interesting new sale. For stays booked at the ‘Kimpton Summer .....

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What are IHG Rewards hotel points worth?

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG Rewards points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios points are worth, but that Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what IHG Rewards points are worth. Valuing miles and points is a .....

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