World of Hyatt and Air Canada Aeroplan launched a new promotion that lets members earn points with both programs on the same hotel stay.
Through February 14, 2027, eligible members can earn 1.5 bonus Aeroplan points per $1 spent on qualifying Hyatt stays, on top of the World of Hyatt points they’d normally earn.
World of Hyatt members normally earn 5 base points per $1 spent on eligible hotel stays (or 2.5 points per $1 at Hyatt Studios).
With this promotion, members can earn an additional 1.5 Aeroplan points per $1 spent and collect rewards in both programs on the same stay.
For example, a qualifying $1,000 Hyatt stay would earn:
5,000 World of Hyatt base points
1,500 bonus Aeroplan points
That’s before accounting for any additional Hyatt points earned through elite status or other eligible promotions.
The offer applies to participating Hyatt properties worldwide. Stays must be completed between October 14, 2026, and February 14, 2027, after registration.
Only the room occupied by the member qualifies. Bonus Aeroplan points may take up to eight weeks to post and won’t count toward Aeroplan Status Qualifying Credits.
For travelers with upcoming Hyatt stays, this is an easy opportunity to earn additional airline points without giving up their usual World of Hyatt earnings.
For years, hotel elite status was largely the domain of frequent travelers. Spend enough nights at a hotel chain, and you could earn perks like room upgrades, late checkout, and complimentary breakfast.
That’s still one way to earn status, but it’s far from the only (and easiest) one.
Credit cards and other qualification pathways have made elite status accessible to travelers who might spend only a handful of nights in hotels each year.
And according to Hilton, status is becoming increasingly important to travelers, even beyond the benefits it provides.
In its newly released 2027 Trends Report, Hilton found that 64% of travelers with loyalty status take pride in it, while 43% view it a sign of personal success. Half of respondents also said they’re more likely to trust travel recommendations from someone with loyalty status than someone without it.
On top of that, 38% said they would take a trip specifically to earn or maintain their status.
Those findings surface an interesting (and perhaps obvious) question for hotel companies: As more travelers gain access to elite status, how do you make sure it continues to mean something?
Points Insider put that question to Hilton, along with several others about how the company is approaching its increasingly diverse loyalty membership.
Hilton Wants Status to Appeal to More Travelers
Hilton doesn’t see a conflict between making elite status more accessible and preserving its value.
“We don’t see accessibility and exclusivity as opposing forces,” Brad Anderson, Vice President, Hilton Honors Program, told Points Insider. “Our goal is to make Hilton Honors rewarding for more travelers while ensuring that we continue to deliver meaningful, differentiated value at every status tier level.”
Someone who stays at a Hilton property a few times a year has different expectations from a business traveler who spends 80 or more nights (and several thousand dollars) annually in hotels. But Hilton wants both customers to find reasons to participate in its loyalty program.
And the company isn’t shy about the role status plays in encouraging repeat business.
Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana. HILTON
“Our goal for all tiers is both recognition and continued engagement,” Anderson said in response to a question about the role of lower and mid-tier status.
That means offering benefits travelers can appreciate at different levels, while giving them reasons to continue choosing Hilton.
Basic Hilton Honors membership comes with benefits like discounted member rates and access to Points & Money bookings. Silver adds perks such as Fifth Night Free on reward stays, while Gold introduces benefits like space-available room upgrades and a daily food and beverage credit at eligible U.S. properties. Diamond takes those benefits another step further.
Hilton describes Gold as the point where the value of status really takes off. And there’s a good case for that. The food and beverage credit, for example, puts a tangible dollar value on a benefit that members can use during their stays.
Of course, Gold status is also available through certain Hilton co-branded credit cards, as well as some non-Hilton American Express cards. Travelers don’t necessarily have to spend dozens of nights in hotels to receive its benefits.
In fact, someone could earn Gold without a single hotel stay, simply by holding an eligible credit card with an annual fee as low as $150. Diamond is available on a card with a $550 annual-fee card, while Silver is a perk of another with no annual fee.
For Hilton, those different paths allow the program to serve travelers with very different habits and spending levels.
Making Room for More Exclusive Benefits
At the other end of the spectrum, Hilton is also creating greater differentiation for its most frequent and highest-spending customers.
The clearest example is Diamond Reserve. This is the company’s newest and most exclusive Hilton Honors tier. It sits two levels above Gold and one above Diamond.
Unlike status levels that can be obtained through certain credit cards, Diamond Reserve requires 80 nights or 40 stays, plus $18,000 in annual eligible spending.
Benefits include a 120% points bonus, guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout, dedicated 24/7 support, and a Confirmable Upgrade Reward that can be used to secure an upgrade of up to a one-bedroom suite at booking.
Hilton specifically pointed to Diamond Reserve when Points Insider asked how the company intends to preserve the meaning and value of elite status as access expands.
It’s one way Hilton can recognize its most frequent and highest-spending guests while keeping other status tiers accessible to a wider range of travelers.
Hilton Panama. HILTON
But Can Hilton Deliver on Those Benefits?
There’s a practical challenge to making elite status more widely available.
Some benefits, such as bonus points, are relatively straightforward to provide. Others, particularly room upgrades, depend on availability. When multiple elite members are staying at the same hotel, not everyone can receive an upgraded room.
In its 2027 Trends Report, Hilton says it delivered more than 1 million automated upgrades to Honors members during the first half of 2026.
That’s a big number, but it doesn’t tell us how often eligible members actually receive an upgrade.
Points Insider asked Hilton for additional context, including how many eligible stays or members were considered for those upgrades. The company didn’t provide those details.
Instead, Hilton pointed to changes intended to make upgrades more transparent and predictable.
Its Upgrade at Digital Check-In feature allows Gold, Diamond, and Diamond Reserve members to see complimentary and paid upgrade options in the Hilton Honors app before arriving at the hotel. Diamond Reserve members also receive a Confirmable Upgrade Reward.
“Ultimately, our goal is to make elite recognition more personal, more guaranteed and more attainable for every member who earns it,” Anderson said.
The distinction between guaranteed benefits and those subject to availability remains important, particularly as more travelers gain access to elite status.
A Broader Definition of Loyalty
One question Hilton declined to answer was how its elite membership breaks down between travelers who earn status through hotel stays and those who receive or accelerate it through credit cards.
The company confirmed that it tracks a range of membership metrics but doesn’t disclose the share of elite members qualifying through different pathways.
Without those figures, it’s difficult to determine how much the composition of Hilton’s elite membership has changed as status has become more accessible.
Hilton’s research indicates that elite status can influence not only how travelers feel about themselves but also where they spend their money and whose recommendations they trust.
And as Anderson’s responses suggest, Hilton sees status as more than a reward for its most frequent guests. It’s also a way to encourage occasional travelers to engage with the brand, while giving more frequent customers additional reasons to stay on the hamster wheel.
The question is whether Hilton can continue delivering benefits that members value as more travelers gain access to them.
It’s not exactly necessary to save your Marriott Bonvoy points for one big trip. Sometimes a particular hotel you saw on social media, an event, or an experience is reason enough to plan a weekend getaway.
That’s especially true in the fall. We went looking for Marriott properties where there’s something interesting happening this season and found four with nights bookable with points.
Some of the experiences Marriott is offering this fall cost extra or require a separate package. But Bonvoy points can take care of the room, whether the trip involves fall foliage in Shenandoah, Halloween in San Francisco, wine and live music in Tucson, or a Patriots game outside Boston.
Here are four that caught our attention.
Postcard Cabins Shenandoah, Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy
Postcard Cabins Shenandoah puts a Bonvoy redemption just outside one of the country’s best-known places for fall foliage.
The private cabins sit near Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, with hiking trails and rivers nearby. Back at the cabin, there’s a private campfire area, and s’mores are included.
There’s still decent availability heading into late fall. When we checked on Oct. 6, November nights started at 32,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, although many dates were priced at 48,000 points.
Award stays are subject to an additional $40 daily destination fee.
Postcard Cabins Shenandoah, Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy. MARRIOTT
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
Things get considerably spookier at the historic Westin St. Francis this October.
The hotel’s seasonal Haunted Suite turns the space into a haunted manor, complete with a fireplace, tombstones, cobwebs, and other Halloween decor. The experience also draws on some of the property’s more macabre history.
The Haunted Suite requires a special paid package, so Bonvoy points won’t get you into the themed room. But regular rooms are still an option for spending Halloween at the property.
When we checked on Oct. 6, nights were available for 52,000 Bonvoy points on both Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. Other available October dates climbed as high as 81,000 points.
There’s also a $38 daily destination fee.
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. MARRIOTT
The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa
The Westin La Paloma in Tucson is hosting Moonlight Vines this fall, an outdoor event with live jazz, wine, and food beneath the Santa Catalina Mountains.
It’s also the cheapest of the four properties we searched. When we checked on Oct. 6, November nights started at 35,000 Bonvoy points, with many dates ranging from 35,000 to 55,000 points.
Award stays carry an additional $45 daily resort fee.
The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa. MARRIOTT
Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel
In New England, fall is synonymous with football.
The Renaissance Boston Patriot Place is only a short walk from Gillette Stadium. So it’s an unusually convenient place to stay for a Patriots game.
Marriott also sells a Touchdown Package that bundles a stay with two lower-level tickets to a home game, breakfast for two, and valet parking.
That package requires a paid booking. But anyone putting the trip together separately can use Bonvoy points for a regular room and buy game tickets separately.
When we searched on Oct. 6, November nights started at 67,000 Bonvoy points, with most available dates between 67,000 and 82,000 points. There’s an additional $25 daily destination fee.
Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel. MARRIOTT
Search for More Fall Trips With PointsYeah
These are only four pieces of inspiration for your fall travels, and Marriott Bonvoy pricing changes regularly.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that PointsYeah can search Marriott alongside other hotel programs. This makes it easier to see where points can cover a fall stay and view all of what’s available.
Hilton has a new resort on Kauai, and there’s a pretty good reason to consider using points to stay there.
Hale Hōkūala Kauaʻi, Curio Collection by Hilton opened October 2. It’s the Curio Collection brand’s first property in Hawaii.
The newly built resort has 210 rooms overlooking Nāwiliwili Bay near Kalapakī Beach and Līhuʻe Airport (LIH). There are 23 suites, a pool, access to a full-service spa, tennis and pickleball courts, more than five miles of trails, and preferred tee times at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Ocean Course at Hōkūala.
There’s also a cultural program developed with local organizations and practitioners, two restaurants, and plenty of outdoor space across the wider Hōkūala resort community.
Standard Rooms Are Wide Open With Points
Hale Hōkūala currently has standard rooms available for 120,000 Hilton Honors points across a wide range of dates. Really, as far as the eye can see.
That’s a lot of points for one night. But then again, this isn’t a cheap resort.
Around the Christmas holiday, for example, we found a Resort View room with one king bed for an Honors Discount rate of $689.08. Add $48 in fees and $137.91 in taxes and government charges, and the total comes to $874.99 for one night.
Or you can snag the same room for 120,000 points.
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There’s an important Hilton Honors benefit working in favor of the points rate, too. At participating hotels with resort fees, Hilton waives those fees on stays booked entirely with points or using an eligible free night reward.
The “entirely” part matters a lot. A Points & Money booking doesn’t get the same treatment.
And skipping the resort fee doesn’t mean skipping what comes with it. Hale Hōkūala’s $48 daily resort charge includes internet access, cultural activities, bicycle rentals, beach gear, an hour of tennis or pickleball court time with equipment, lawn games, refillable water bottles, and reef-safe sunscreen. Those benefits are still included on an eligible points or free-night stay.
Free night rewards play here as well. Some Hilton credit cards offer them as an ongoing benefit or, at times, as part of a welcome offer. Since eligible rewards can be used when a standard room is available, all of this availability makes Hale Hōkūala a potentially useful place to redeem one.
If you don’t have Hilton points, you’re not out of luck.
Hilton regularly sells Honors points with a bonus. During its better promotions, the price can drop to 0.5 cents per point. At that price, buying 120,000 points would cost $600.
Against the $874.99 Christmas-period rate we found, that’s a difference of nearly $275 for one night.
That doesn’t mean buying Hilton points is always worth it. Points sales come and go, cash rates change, and there’s no guarantee all of this (consistent) 120,000-point availability will stick around.
The better method is to find the room first and do the math from there. Anyone who already has some Hilton points would need to buy fewer, while still booking the stay entirely with points to get the resort fee waived.
Hale Hokuala Kauai. HILTON
And there’s one more opportunity for longer stays. Hilton Honors elite members (of any tier, so Silver and above) get the fifth night free on qualifying stays booked entirely with points.
Five nights at the 120,000-point standard rate would therefore cost 480,000 points instead of 600,000.
For a new Kauai resort where cash rates can climb toward $900 per night, there’s a pretty good case for checking the points price before paying cash.
Buying hotel points might sound like an unnecessary extra step. After all, if a room is available, why not just pay for it?
Sometimes there’s a good reason. Buying the points needed to book a room can cost less than paying the hotel directly.
Wyndham Rewards sells points throughout the year and periodically runs promotions that lower their cost. There’s little reason to buy just because a sale is happening. But with a Wyndham stay already in mind, the program makes it particularly easy to see whether buying points could save money.
That’s because Wyndham prices free nights at one of four tiers: 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, or 45,000 points per room.
Current Wyndham Buy Points Offer
Wyndham is currently offering up to an 80% bonus when buying points, dropping the purchase price to about 0.72 cents each.
Wyndham credit cardholders get an even better offer: up to a 90% bonus, bringing the price down to roughly 0.68 cents per point.
Current promotion: Up to 80% bonus, or up to 90% for Wyndham credit cardholders
Price per point: About 0.72 cents, or 0.68 cents for cardholders
Offer ends: October 21, 2026
Offer purchase limit: 100,000 points before the bonus
Annual purchase limit: 100,000 points before any bonus
Wyndham runs points sales periodically, so there’s rarely a reason to buy solely because a promotion is happening or ending soon. The history below shows how the current offer compares with previous ones. Click the arrow to see past offers.
What Wyndham’s Free Night Tiers Cost During This Sale
Wyndham’s four-tier redemption structure makes the math super simple.
At the current sale price, here’s roughly what it would cost to buy enough points for one night at each tier using the best-available rate at each bonus:
Points per night
80% bonus
90% cardholder bonus
5,000 points
$36
$34
15,000 points
$108
$102
30,000 points
$216
$204
45,000 points
$324
$306
That doesn’t mean every 15,000-point Wyndham hotel is automatically a good deal at $102 or $108 per night. It just gives an easy number to compare with the cash price.
If a hotel requiring 15,000 points costs $175 for the same night, buying the points could come out ahead. If it costs $90, paying cash makes more sense.
That’s really all there is to it.
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort. WYNDHAM
Check how many points it requires, calculate what those points would cost under the current promotion, and compare that with the cash price for the same room.
The math is simple:
Points needed × current price per point = cost to buy the points
Wyndham’s redemption tiers make that calculation especially easy during this promotion. A 30,000-point night, for example, effectively costs about $216 in purchased points with the 80% bonus or $204 with the 90% cardholder offer.
It’s still worth comparing the same room and dates. Taxes, resort fees, and other charges can differ depending on how a stay is booked, so the headline room rate doesn’t always tell the whole story.
There’s little reason to stock up on Wyndham points without a stay in mind. Wyndham runs purchase promotions periodically, and another offer will eventually come along.
Instead, start with the hotel. Check the cash price, check which redemption tier it falls into, and calculate what those points would cost to buy.
Sometimes cash wins. Sometimes points do.
And with Wyndham’s four redemption tiers, figuring out which one is cheaper takes very little math.
IHG and Chase offer four co-branded hotel credit cards (three for personal use and one for business), and each one comes with its own welcome bonus.
The offers range from 125,000 points on IHG’s no-annual-fee IHG One Rewards World Elite Mastercard to 200,000 points on the brand-new IHG One Rewards Premier Select World Elite Mastercard after meeting the minimum spending requirement.
Here’s a look at each card and what’s currently available now that the cards were refreshed in October 2026.
IHG One Rewards World Elite Mastercard
The IHG One Rewards World Elite Mastercard is IHG’s no-annual-fee personal card and the least expensive option.
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The card comes with automatic Silver Elite status and five Elite Night Credits each calendar year. Cardmembers can also unlock the fourth night free on four-night stays booked with points after spending $5,000 on the card.
Click “Learn More” above for the current offer, full benefits, and application details.
IHG One Rewards Premier World Elite Mastercard
The IHG One Rewards Premier World Elite Mastercard sits in the middle of IHG’s personal card lineup with a $150 annual fee.
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The card includes an anniversary free night worth up to 50,000 points, up to $100 annually in IHG Food & Beverage Rewards, a $100 annual airline statement credit, and up to $50 in United TravelBank Cash.
Cardmembers also receive 15 Elite Night Credits each year and automatic Gold Elite status.
Click “Learn More” above for the current offer, full benefits, and application details.
IHG One Rewards Premier Select World Elite Mastercard
The IHG One Rewards Premier Select World Elite Mastercard is the newest and most expensive personal card in IHG’s lineup. It comes with a $350 annual fee.
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Beyond the welcome offer, the card comes with up to $300 in annual IHG Food & Beverage Rewards, a $200 annual airline statement credit, and up to $50 in United TravelBank Cash.
Cardmembers also receive an anniversary free night worth up to 60,000 points, automatic Platinum Elite status, and 20 Elite Night Credits each calendar year. Those 20 nights are enough to unlock IHG’s first Milestone Reward without any hotel stays.
Click “Learn More” above for the current offer, full benefits, and application details.
IHG One Rewards Business World Mastercard
The IHG One Rewards Business World Mastercard rounds out the lineup and carries a $200 annual fee.
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The card includes an anniversary free night worth up to 50,000 points, automatic Platinum Elite status, and 15 Elite Night Credits each year.
It also comes with up to $100 annually in IHG Food & Beverage Rewards, a $100 annual airline statement credit, and up to $100 annually in Expensify statement credits.
Click “Learn More” above for the current offer, full benefits, and application details.
Who Is Eligible for These Offers?
The eligibility rules are a little different depending on the card.
For the no-annual-fee IHG One Rewards card and the Premier card, the restriction applies across IHG’s personal credit card lineup. Neither card is available to current cardmembers of any personal IHG One Rewards credit card or previous cardmembers who received a new cardmember bonus from any personal IHG One Rewards credit card within the past 24 months.
The new Premier Select works differently. Its restriction applies specifically to the Premier Select rather than the entire personal IHG card lineup.
That means having another personal IHG card doesn’t, by itself, trigger the Premier Select restriction. Instead, the card isn’t available to current Premier Select cardmembers or previous cardmembers who received a welcome bonus on the Premier Select within the past 24 months.
One of the lesser-known ways to use Marriott Bonvoy points is transferring them to dozens of airline partners.
Yes, dozens.
On a normal day, Marriott offers transfers to the majority of these partners at a 3:1 ratio. So, transfer 60,000 Marriott points to an airline partner and receive 20,000 miles or points. But for a limited time, one of those partners is getting a boost.
Through October 31, Air Canada is advertising the “only chance this year” to snag a 15% bonus on Marriott Bonvoy point transfers to Aeroplan.
60,000 Marriott Points Become 28,750 Aeroplan Points
This month only, Marriott Bonvoy point transfers to Aeroplan are 15% more rewarding.
Here’s how it works. Aeroplan will add 15% more points to an account after a transfer from Marriott Bonvoy. And there’s already a 5,000-point bonus for every 60,000 Marriott points transferred.
In other words, transferring 60,000 Marriott points to Aeroplan at the standard 3:1 ratio nets 20,000 Aeroplan points. The 5,000-point bonus brings that total to 25,000, and then the 15% transfer bonus gets tacked on top.
So, transfer 60,000 Marriott points to Aeroplan during October and the final total is 28,750 Aeroplan points.
Program members can transfer up to 240,000 Marriott points per day, and the bonus points may take between eight and 10 weeks to land in an account.
Generally speaking, the 3:1 transfer ratio should at least give some pause before automatically transferring Marriott points, especially without a specific use in mind. But even without a transfer bonus on the table, these Marriott conversions offer a backdoor way to earn more airline miles.
It just so happens that transferring to one particular partner is a little more rewarding this month.
In a few months’ time, Bilt will water down transfers to one of its top hotel partners.
On October 1, Bilt announced that effective January 1, the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt will drop from 1:1 to 4:3. In other words, a transfer of 10,000 Bilt Points to Hyatt will soon net 7,500 points compared to 10,000 today.
This change isn’t entirely unprecedented. Today, Chase officially enacted a similar change by trimming its Ultimate Rewards transfer ratio to Hyatt to an identical 4:3 on select cards.
But unlike Chase, there doesn’t appear to be a way to salvage 1:1 transfers, even if you hold Bilt’s most premium credit card with a $495 annual fee.
There’s Still Three Months at 1:1
Thankfully, nothing is changing today.
But if the strategy is earning Bilt Points and transferring them to Hyatt, consider this fair warning.
December 31 will be the last day Bilt offers transfers to Hyatt at 1:1. Starting the day after, that ratio will get a 25% haircut.
It goes without saying that changes like this are broadly unappealing. Hyatt has long been viewed as one of the darling transfer partners in the world of points and miles.
But after recent award chart changes, and now two announcements of watered-down transfer ratios from Chase and Bilt, that reputation might be losing a bit of its luster.
Sure, World of Hyatt recently made some award nights cheaper with that award chart expansion, but it’ll soon require more transferable points to book free nights.
IHG and Chase are making some pretty substantial changes to their credit card lineup. This includes a brand-new premium card that’ll slot in right at the top.
That announcement is obviously the flashiest, but the changes go further than just the launch of one card.
IHG’s three existing Chase cards are also getting new benefits, welcome offers, new names in some cases, and a couple are getting higher annual fees on top of that.
Some changes tip the scales as good, others not so much.
The New Premier Select Card Comes With a $350 Annual Fee
The biggest addition is the IHG One Rewards Premier Select World Elite Mastercard. This card immediately becomes the most expensive card in IHG’s lineup.
On the benefit side, cardmembers receive up to $300 in annual Food & Beverage Rewards to use at IHG properties, a $200 annual statement credit for qualifying airline purchases, and up to $50 in United TravelBank Cash.
There’s also an anniversary free night worth up to 60,000 points. And cardmembers will have the ability to add IHG points to that certificate to unlock a more expensive redemption.
The card will also offer 20 Elite Night Credits each calendar year. That’s enough to immediately unlock IHG’s first Milestone Reward, and cardholders can earn another two Elite Night Credits for every $5,000 spent on the card.
The card also includes automatic Platinum Elite status and the fourth night free on four-night stays booked with points.
On the surface, this status level comes across as “meh” since IHG’s other cards have offered it as well, but that’s about to change a little bit.
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort. IHG
The Existing Premier Card Is Changing, Too
The IHG One Rewards Premier World Elite Mastercard isn’t going anywhere, but its annual fee is jumping to $150.
To justify the ~50% increase, the card will offer up to $100 in annual Food & Beverage Rewards and a $100 annual airline statement credit, while its anniversary free night increases to a 50,000-point cap.
Cardmembers will also receive 15 Elite Night Credits each year, plus another two for every $5,000 spent.
Now about that automatic elite status. With these changes, the revamped version comes with Gold Elite status rather than Platinum Elite status.
However, cardmembers can unlock Platinum Elite after spending $15,000 on eligible purchases in a calendar year.
IHG’s No-Annual-Fee and Business Cards Are Getting Updates
The IHG One Rewards Traveler Card is being renamed the IHG One Rewards World Elite Mastercard.
Outside of that cosmetic change, the card is keeping its $0 annual fee and adding five Elite Night Credits each year. However, its fourth-night-free benefit will now require $5,000 in card spending.
InterContinental Buenos Aires. IHG
The IHG One Rewards Premier Business Card is also getting a new name: the IHG One Rewards Business World Mastercard. Its annual fee is increasing all the way to $200. That’s more than a 100% increase from its old $99 annual fee.
But new benefits have been added to help justify that hike as well.
These include up to $100 annually in Food & Beverage Rewards, a $100 airline statement credit, up to $100 in annual Expensify credits, and 15 Elite Night Credits each year. Its anniversary free night will also increase to a 50,000-point cap.
The business card will continue to offer Platinum Elite status, or Diamond Elite for cardmembers that spend $50,000 on eligible purchases in a calendar year.
Timeline for Existing Cardmembers
Existing IHG cardmembers won’t necessarily see all of these changes immediately.
Chase says they’ll receive more information later in October about which new and updated benefits apply and when they take effect. However, Chase did specify that annual fees will be adjusted in 2027.
Hotel promotions aren’t typically reasons on their own to book a trip. But when a stay is already on the calendar, registering for the right one can spell an easy opportunity to earn a few more points.
Marriott, IHG, Hyatt, Hilton, and Wyndham all have promotions for stays this fall, ranging from a few thousand bonus points to 4X bonus points.
Here’s what’s on offer.
Marriott Bonvoy: Up to 4,500 Bonus Points Per Stay
Marriott Bonvoy members can earn 1,500 bonus points on each eligible paid stay of at least two nights through November 22.
If you stay at a participating resort, Marriott adds another 3,000 points. That brings the total to 4,500 bonus points per stay.
There’s no limit to the number of qualifying stays, but registration is required by November 13. Only eligible paid stays completed after registering qualify, so it’s worth registering before the next Marriott stay rather than waiting until checkout.
IHG One Rewards is offering up to 3X points on stays from October 1 through December 31.
There’s a catch, though: the first qualifying stay doesn’t earn any bonus points.
Starting with the second stay, members earn 2X points when booking through an IHG direct channel. If you book through the IHG app, WeChat, or LINE instead, that increases to 3X points instead.
There’s no cap on the number of bonus points that can be earned.
Registration is required, and stays completed before registering don’t count. That makes this one worth registering for before the first IHG stay of the promotion, even though the extra points don’t start until stay number two.
World of Hyatt is keeping the math relatively simple with its fall promo.
Members can earn 3,000 bonus points for every three eligible nights after registering, up to a maximum of 36,000 bonus points.
Participating Hyatt hotels and resorts count, along with participating Mr & Mrs Smith properties, The Venetian Resort, and Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt.
There’s another useful difference here: points stays do count. An eligible night can be booked with an eligible paid rate or a free night award.
The bonus starts with the first eligible stay after registration.
Hilton’s More Points to Play promotion starts October 15 and runs through December 31.
Registered Hilton Honors members earn 3,000 bonus points per stay at participating luxury, lifestyle, and resort properties. Stays at other Hilton properties earn 1,000 bonus points.
There’s no overall cap on the number of bonus points one can earn.
This promotion rewards stays rather than nights, which makes shorter stays particularly interesting. Three separate one-night stays at eligible luxury, lifestyle, or resort properties, for example, would earn 9,000 bonus points.
Registration is required before completing a qualifying stay.
