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  • IHG Is Selling One Rewards Points With up to a 100% Bonus

    IHG Is Selling One Rewards Points With up to a 100% Bonus

    You don’t necessarily need to earn hotel points to save money on a hotel stay. Sometimes, buying them outright can be cheaper than paying the cash rate.

    That’s the opportunity with IHG One Rewards’ latest points sale, which offers up to a 100% bonus on purchased points. At the highest bonus tier, you’ll pay just 0.50 cents per point.

    Of course, that doesn’t mean everyone should buy. The trick is finding a hotel where the numbers work in your favor.

    Current IHG Buy Points Offer

    IHG is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased One Rewards points through November 5, 2026.

    • Current promotion: Up to 100% bonus
    • Lowest price per point: 0.50 cents
    • Offer ends: November 5, 2026
    • Offer purchase limit: 200,000 points before the bonus
    • Annual purchase limit: 200,000 points before any bonus

    Buy IHG One Rewards points directly from IHG

    IHG runs these promotions regularly, so there’s rarely a reason to buy points simply because there’s a sale. You can compare the current offer with previous promotions in the table below.

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    More on This: Current Buy Points and Miles Offers

    When Buying IHG Points Makes Sense

    Say you’re looking at an IHG hotel that costs $600 per night or 100,000 points.

    At 0.50 cents per point, buying the 100,000 points would cost $500. That’s $100 worth of savings on the same room.

    But if the cash rate were $400, buying points would actually cost you more.

    The math behind this is pretty straightforward.

    Points needed × price per point = cost to buy the points

    There’s another consideration for eligible IHG credit cardholders. The fourth Reward Night free benefit lets you book four consecutive award nights while paying the points price for just three. That can make purchasing points even more attractive for stays of at least four nights.

    Just be sure to compare the same room, dates, and cancellation terms. Taxes, hotel fees, and the rewards you’d earn on a paid stay can also affect the calculation.

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    Six Senses Kyoto. IHG

    More on This: How to Search Hotels With Points and Miles Using PointsYeah

    Don’t Buy Points Just Because They’re on Sale

    I’d approach this promotion backward. Find the hotel you want first, then check whether buying the points needed to book it costs less than paying cash.

    Sometimes it will. Other times, it won’t.

    And with IHG running points sales fairly regularly, there’s little reason to stock up without a specific redemption in mind.

  • 4 Chase IHG Credit Card Offers Worth up to 200,000 Points

    4 Chase IHG Credit Card Offers Worth up to 200,000 Points

    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.

  • IHG Overhauls Its Credit Card Lineup and Launches a New $350 Card

    IHG Overhauls Its Credit Card Lineup and Launches a New $350 Card

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  • 5 Hotel Promotions Worth Knowing About This Fall

    5 Hotel Promotions Worth Knowing About This Fall

    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.

    Points bookings don’t count for this one.

    Register for this Marriott Bonvoy promotion

    IHG One Rewards: Earn Up to 3X Points

    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.

    Register for this IHG One Rewards promotion

    World of Hyatt: 3,000 Points for Every 3 Nights

    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.

    Register for this World of Hyatt promotion

    Hilton Honors: Up to 3,000 Bonus Points Per Stay

    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.

    Register for this Hilton Honors promotion

    Wyndham Rewards: Earn 4X Points

    Wyndham Rewards members can earn 4X points on qualifying stays this fall, with up to 15,000 bonus points available through this promotion.

    There’s a little more time to use this one. Stays must be booked directly with Wyndham by January 15, 2027, and completed by January 19.

    Wyndham says 15,000 points is enough for as many as three free nights at the more than 1,000 properties in its new 5,000-point redemption tier.

    Registration is required before booking.

    Register for this Wyndham Rewards promotion