NEW OFFER: Earn up to 140,000 Points for FREE Stays With an IHG Credit Card

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.

There are two IHG credit cards that you can hold to help you earn FREE stays at your favorite IHG hotel chains and one of the cards has a HOT new offer that’s almost DOUBLE its previous offer.

The IHG Rewards Club Premier card is currently offering a HUGE bonus of 140,000 points after a $3,000 minimum spend in 3 months. The bonus was previously just 80,000 points!

It comes with a low $89 annual fee and offers HEFTY benefits to offset that fee.

There is no end date listed for the offer, but it does say “for a limited time.”

The IHG Rewards Club Traveler card is a FREE WAY to earn points that you can use to book FREE hotel stays. The card now has NO ANNUAL FEE (previously it was $29) and grants you 60,000 points after you spend $2,000 in the first three months. 

Here’s a complete look at both…

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IHG Rewards Club Premier Card

 

 

Bonus: 140,000 IHG^® Rewards Club bonus points after spending $3,000 in the first three months

Bonus End Date: No end date, but says it’s for a “limited time”

Annual Fee: $89

• 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 four or more nights
• Automatic Platinum Elite IHG^® Rewards Club member status
• Global Entry/TSA Pre-Check credit up to $100 every four years
• No foreign transaction fees
• 20% discount on points purchases

 

IHG® Rewards Club Traveler Card

 

 

Bonus: 60,000 IHG^® Rewards Club bonus points after spending $2,000 in the first three months

Annual Fee: NONE

End Date: Unknown

Benefits:

• 15X points per $1 spent at IHG hotels
  • 10X points for being an IHG Rewards Club member +
  • 5X points for holding this card
• 2X points per $1 spent on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants
• 1X point per $1 spent on all other purchases
• Earn Gold Elite IHG^® Rewards Club Member Status with $10,000 spend in a calendar year
• Fourth reward night free on point redemptions of four or more nights
• 20% discount on points purchases
• No foreign transaction fees

 

Remember, that Chase will not approve you for any cards if you’ve been approved for FIVE cards of any type within the last 24 months.

If earning the Southwest Companion Pass (which lets one person fly free with you for up to two years) is a goal, I recommend securing any Southwest cards you want first, along with Chase Sapphire Preferred (read my review) before choosing a hotel credit card.

Here is my recommended travel credit card plan of which card to get in what order.

 

IHG Hotel Brands

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 
• Holiday Inn 
• Holiday Inn Express 
• Holiday Inn Resort 
• Holiday Inn Club Vacations
• Staybridge Suites 
• Candlewood Suites 

 

Why I Like IHG Rewards

I really like the IHG Rewards program, as it has some unique FREE benefits for all members like earning DOUBLE points on gas expenditures when you hold one of these cards and earning points when you make reservations through Open Table.

Hotel room nights range from about 20,000 points per night at smaller hotels to 70,000 points per night at properties like the InterContinental or Kimpton.

So 140,000 points could get you between two to seven room nights + you get your fourth night free when you hold either credit card, extending your points even further!

Thanks again for using the links in this post for any card reviews or applications!