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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.

Bookable from 2pm: new list of 5,000 points per night IHG PointBreaks

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Sunday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) PointBreaks redemptions will be .....

Just a reminder that, as I originally wrote on Sunday, the latest batch of IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, .....

by Rob Burgess62 comments

New IHG PointBreaks list of 190 x 5,000 point hotels, book on Monday

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a “preview” of the new list of PointBreaks redemptions. These rooms are a .....

Yesterday, IHG Rewards Club (the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc group) released a .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

Is it worth converting Virgin Flying Club miles to Hilton or IHG?

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   I wrote about this extensively over the Summer when it turned out that it was pretty much .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes.   .....

by Rob Burgess44 comments

What are the best IHG Rewards Club redemptions in London?

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London – the Holiday Inn Wembley. For 10,000 IHG points per night, it was a great deal. .....

Until IHG Rewards Club revised its reward chart earlier this year, there was one stand-out bargain in London .....

by Rob Burgess55 comments

IHG to buy Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel?

It was reported in The Sunday Times yesterday that InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, was believed to be the winner of the auction for FRHI Hotels .....

It was reported in The Sunday Times yesterday that InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of Holiday Inn, Crowne .....

by Rob Burgess23 comments

Decent ‘airport parking and hotel’ deals via little-known IHG link

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often cheaper to book a nearby hotel which offers a ‘free parking’ package and stay .....

Most people are aware that – if you need airport parking whilst you are on holiday – it is often .....

by Rob Burgess10 comments

Good deal on the IHG Rewards Club credit cards – sign-up bonus is DOUBLED

IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) has not had any promotions on its credit cards since March. A new deal has now arrived.  IHG has DOUBLED the sign-up bonus .....

IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Indigo etc) has not had any promotions on its .....

by Rob Burgess86 comments

IHG launches ‘double miles’ promo as alternative to IHG Accelerate

I wrote a long article on the new Accelerate promotion from IHG Rewards Club a fortnight ago.  If you got lucky with the offer they targetted you for, it is likely to be the most generous hotel offer .....

I wrote a long article on the new Accelerate promotion from IHG Rewards Club a fortnight ago.  If you got .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Last chance to buy IHG, Hilton and Hyatt points at a discount

As it is a quiet Bank Holiday weekend, I thought it was worth taking the time to remind you of three potentially OK ‘buy points’ offers which are currently available from three hotel .....

As it is a quiet Bank Holiday weekend, I thought it was worth taking the time to remind you of three .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments