IHG hotel news: a European and Asian sale, targeted bonus points offers
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Three bits of IHG One Rewards news in brief:
Get a 100% bonus buying IHG points – one week only
For the next seven days, IHG One Rewards is offering a 100% bonus for buying points.
This offer runs to 29th June.
For me, the maximum number of points I can buy is increased to 500,000 (ie 250,000 plus the 250,000 bonus). The minimum purchase to trigger the bonus is 11,000 points on my account but this could vary.
The page to buy points is here.
With a 100% bonus, you would be able to buy up to 500,000 IHG One Rewards points for (at current exchange rates for $2,500) £1,975.
I usually value IHG One Rewards points at 0.4p. You are paying 0.39p here so it is not necessarily a slam dunk unless you are just topping up your account.
The skill is to use them at hotels where you can get substantially more than 0.4p per point of value, although this got a little harder since IHG moved towards revenue-based redemption pricing. You can still get deals though – a friend bought the full amount for himself and his partner yesterday to save around a third on an upcoming trip vs paying cash.
You can buy points via this link. You have until next Saturday to jump in.
IHG is also running a cash sale in Europe and Asia
As well as selling points cheaply, IHG is also running a short cash sale for its European and Asian properties.
This covers Holiday Inn, HI Express, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo etc. Iberostar Beachfront Resorts and Six Senses are not included.
The headline dates are:
- book by 27th June
- stay by 30th September for NON-MEMBERS of IHG One Rewards
- stay by 1st June 2025 for members of IHG One Rewards
- discounts available in Europe, Asia (excluding India and Japan) and Pacific islands
The headline discount is 20% if you are a logged-in member of IHG One Rewards.
This is not your actual saving, however. You get 20% off Best Flexible Rate, which is refundable, but sale rates must be pre-paid and non-refundable. You would normally save around 10% by booking a non-refundable rate, so the ‘extra’ sale discount is probably closer to 10%.
You can book on the IHG website here.
Check for targeted bonus points offers
IHG One Rewards is not running a global bonus points promotion at the moment, but you may have been emailed with a targeted offer.
If you are not opted-in to IHG marketing emails, you may want to try the links below to see if you can register.
There are three different variants doing the rounds:
- get 2,000 points for every two cash nights – you can try to register here
- get 3,000 points for every two cash nights – you can try to register here
- get 8,000 points for every four cash nights – you can try to register here
Nights do not need to be consecutive. The offers run to 31st August.
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IHG One Rewards update – April 2025:
Get bonus points: IHG is not currently running a global promotion.
New to IHG One Rewards? Read our overview of IHG One Rewards here and our article on points expiry rules here. Our article on ‘What are IHG One Rewards points worth?’ is here.
Buy points: If you need additional IHG One Rewards points, you can buy them here.
Want to earn more hotel points? Click here to see our complete list of promotions from IHG and the other major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.
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