InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of my favorite hotel chains, as they own both EVEN Hotels and Hotel Indigo, two of my favorite brands (Check out my rave review of EVEN Hotels Time Square South). They also own Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza and, of course, Intercontinental. There are 3 IHG credit cards that you can hold to help you earn FREE stays at your favorite IHG hotel chains.

IHG offers great points redemptions for free hotel stays compared to other national hotel chains, meaning you will often pay fewer points to stay for free at an IHG property.

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Current IHG Card Bonuses

EVEN Hotels Times Square South New York City
EVEN Hotels Times Square South, which you can book for about 40,000-50,000 IHG points per night; EVEN is one of my favorite IHG brands. You can earn a free stay here by taking advantage of one of IHG’s credit cards.

The card_name is offering a bonus of 140,000 points after a $3,000 spend in the first 3 months with an annual fee of annual_fees per year. 

You can ALSO get between 4 to 8 free hotel nights with these points, depending on the level of the hotel you choose and considering that the card also affords you 1 free anniversary night AND your fourth night FREE with you book 3 nights.

The other personal card, the card_name, lets you earn 80,000 points after a $2,000 minimum spend in 3 months with no annual fee EVER.

It may be a better choice if you want a lower minimum spend, though its benefits are not nearly as good as the Premier card.

IHG also has a business card: the card_name. It currently allows you to bonus_miles_full.

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IHG Credit Cards Breakdown

Here’s a complete look at each of the IHG credit cards to help you decide which is the right one for you.

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Bonus: 140,000 points after a $3,000 spend in the first 3 months

Annual Fee: annual_fees

  • Up to 25X points on IHG purchases
  • 2X points on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants
  • 1X points on purchases everywhere else
  • Account anniversary free night
  • Fourth reward night free on point redemptions of 4 or more nights
  • Automatic Platinum Elite IHG® Rewards Club member status
  • Global Entry/TSA Pre-Check credit up to $100 every 4 years
  • No foreign transaction fees

 

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Bonus: 80,000 points after a $2,000 minimum spend in 3 months

Annual Fee: annual_fees

Benefits:

  • Up to 15X points per $1 at IHG hotels
  • 2X points per $1 on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants
  • 1X point per $1 on all other purchases
  • Fourth reward night free on point redemptions of 4 or more nights
  • No foreign transaction fees

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Bonus: bonus_miles_full

Annual Fee: annual_fees

Benefits:

  • 6 total points per $1 when you stay at an IHG hotel
  • 5 points per $1 on travel, at gas stations, select advertising and restaurants
  • 3 points per $1 on all other purchases
  • Account anniversary free night
  • Fourth reward night free on point redemptions of 4 or more nights
  • Automatic Platinum Elite IHG® Rewards Club member status
  • Global Entry/TSA Pre-Check credit up to $100 every 4 years
  • No foreign transaction fees
Disney World dining cards

Keep in mind that Chase will not approve you for any cards if you’ve opened FIVE cards of ANY type within the last 24 months, excluding Chase, Citi and AMEX business cards. This is called the Chase 5/24 rule.

Additionally, Chase will only approve you for one of their cards every 30 days, so once you apply for this card, you will not be able to apply for another Chase card for 30 days.

However, if there is another Chase card you need to apply for BEFORE 30 days have passed, you can go ahead and apply, likely get declined and then simply call the Chase Reconsideration Line once the 30 days have passed from your IHG card sign up.

Chase WILL honor the offer that was in place when you originally applied and were declined.

Check out our video review of the Kimpton Seafire on Grand Cayman below:

IHG Hotel Brands

Hotel Monaco Chicago
Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco in Chicago; Credit David Phelps, Hotel Monaco

Here is a complete list of IHG hotel brands that you can book using your IHG Rewards points.

  • Regent Hotels and Resorts 
  • Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts 
  • Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants 
  • HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts 
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts 
  • voco
  • Hotel Indigo 
  • EVEN Hotels 
  • avid hotels 
  • Garner hotels
  • Holiday Inn 
  • Holiday Inn Express 
  • Holiday Inn Resort 
  • Holiday Inn Club Vacations
  • Staybridge Suites 
  • Candlewood Suites 
  • Atwell Suites
  • Iberostar Beachfront Resorts

 

Why I Like IHG Rewards

Crowne Plaza HY36 Hotel New York City
Crowne Plaza HY36 Hotel in New York City near Hudson Yards

I really like the IHG Rewards program, as it has some unique FREE benefits for all members like earning 2-5 points per $1 at gas stations when you hold one of these cards.

Hotel room nights range from about 10,000 points per night at smaller hotels to 100,000 points per night at properties like the InterContinental or Kimpton. 

Holiday Inn Express Waikiki
Credit Holiday Inn Express Waikiki

You can also book stays at all-inclusive resorts through Iberostar.

So 100,000+ points could get you between four to 8 room nights and with the added benefit of your fourth night free when you hold either credit card AND a free night every year on your card anniversary.

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