Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
News in brief: Good deal at the Aloft Liverpool hotel Travelzoo is running another good branded hotel deal this week. The partner is Marriott’s Aloft Liverpool – home page here. We .....
News in brief: Good deal at the Aloft Liverpool hotel Travelzoo is running another good branded hotel deal .....
22 Apr 202122 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: cards you get just for the sign-up bonus cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate cards .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: cards you get just .....
19 Apr 202119 April 2021 • 51 comments
Last month we reported that Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty road, was leaving IHG. The hotel is rebranding as DoubleTree London Kensington. It will .....
Last month we reported that Crowne Plaza London Kensington, a surprisingly pleasant hotel on a fairly grotty .....
17 Apr 202117 April 2021 • 32 comments
InterContinental has brought back its special offer to encourage you to join, or indeed renew, your membership of their InterContinental Ambassador loyalty scheme. If you join or renew before 31st .....
InterContinental has brought back its special offer to encourage you to join, or indeed renew, your membership .....
16 Apr 202116 April 2021 • 95 comments
I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points. The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....
I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for .....
10 Apr 202110 April 2021 • Leave a comment
This is our third article this week about the new IHG Rewards pricing model. In our first article on Wednesday, we looked at pricing at different London hotels for 22nd July. We found NO FIRM LINK .....
This is our third article this week about the new IHG Rewards pricing model. In our first article on .....
10 Apr 202110 April 2021 • 81 comments
On Wednesday we ran a detailed analysis of the new IHG Rewards hotel redemption pricing. My conclusion is that there has not been a wholesale devaluation, and there has not been a move to .....
On Wednesday we ran a detailed analysis of the new IHG Rewards hotel redemption pricing. My conclusion is that .....
9 Apr 20219 April 2021 • 97 comments
On 1st April, there were noticeable changes made to IHG Rewards redemption pricing. Some hotels shot up to crazy levels of pricing. People were posting examples of Holiday Inn Express hotels at 70,000 .....
On 1st April, there were noticeable changes made to IHG Rewards redemption pricing. Some hotels shot up to .....
7 Apr 20217 April 2021 • 35 comments
This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 of our analysis of whether IHG Rewards has devalued first by clicking here. In order to .....
This is Part 2 of our analysis of the changes to IHG Rewards pricing that took place over Easter. Read Part 1 .....
7 Apr 20217 April 2021 • 175 comments
According to this Sky News report yesterday, ex-British Airways Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz has been approached to become Chief Executive of SAS. Cruz is reportedly one of a small number of candidates .....
According to this Sky News report yesterday, ex-British Airways Chairman and CEO Alex Cruz has been approached .....
6 Apr 20216 April 2021 • 63 comments
IHG Rewards Club has launched a new ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. The link to buy is here. Testing it out amongst family accounts, 75% seems to be the most common bonus offered. We .....
IHG Rewards Club has launched a new ‘mystery bonus’ for buying points. The link to buy is here. .....
6 Apr 20216 April 2021 • Leave a comment
This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick Airport, I explained why we usually don’t write about hotels not due to open for 3-4 .....
This is a coincidence. In my article last weekend about the new Radisson (ex-Moxy, eg-Hyatt) at Gatwick .....
5 Apr 20215 April 2021 • 16 comments
In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It appeared to be based on Hilton’s milestone bonuses scheme: Earn 10,000 bonus points .....
In March, we reported on how IHG Rewards had quietly rolled out its new ‘milestone bonuses’. It .....
4 Apr 20214 April 2021 • 21 comments
Back in February 2019, IHG paid $300 million to acquire Six Senses Hotels. Six Senses is, at its best, a true luxury hotel group in a way that none of IHG’s other brands are (sorry .....
Back in February 2019, IHG paid $300 million to acquire Six Senses Hotels. Six Senses is, at its best, a .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • 83 comments
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