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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.

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Potentially very good IHG Accelerate promo – especially for new members

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched its new Autumn promotion – IHG Accelerate. Unlike the fairly lacklustre offerings .....

IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc loyalty scheme, has launched .....

25 Aug 201525 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 192 comments

30% off IHG hotels in Europe until December 2016

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands, has launched a generous discount promotion in association with Mastercard. .....

IHG, owner of the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Indigo and Staybridge .....

24 Aug 201524 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

Reminder: Hilton and IHG summer sales end tomorrow

Both Hilton and IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) are currently running Summer sales which end tomorrow. You may still be able to pick up a bargain for a stay over the next few .....

Both Hilton and IHG (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) are currently running Summer sales which .....

22 Aug 201522 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

How to use small orphan amounts of miles and points – Part 1 (Hotels)

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Transferring hotel points to airline miles … when is it worth it?

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is still running until August 7th.   Partly inspired by this deal, and partly by my article yesterday .....

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is still .....

26 Jul 201526 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

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New IHG PointBreaks list of 160 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 .....

25 Jul 201525 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Bits: 1000 free SPG points, IHG Spire problems

News in brief: 1,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for registering for SPG Keyless If you received an email from Starwood Preferred Guest yesterday, entited ‘1,000 Reasons To Use .....

News in brief: 1,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for registering for SPG Keyless If you received an email .....

22 Jul 201522 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Holiday Tips 4 – earning Avios and other airline miles from car rentals

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. For many of us, the only time in the whole year when we .....

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....

13 Jul 201513 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

And the new IHG top tier is confirmed as ….. Spire Elite

Well, the waiting is over.  The new IHG Rewards Club tier is to be called Spire. Don’t ask me why.  Gold, Platinum and, erm, Spire. With a bright red membership card. If you ask IHG: .....

Well, the waiting is over.  The new IHG Rewards Club tier is to be called Spire. Don’t ask me why. .....

11 Jul 201511 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

When your IHG Rewards Club points expire, and how to stop it

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my IHG Rewards Club points expire?’.  This new series .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my IHG Rewards Club points from .....

4 Jul 20154 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

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