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OK, OK … please don’t start throwing rotten vegetables at me already.  After all, redeeming your miles and points for merchandise is generally seen as a very poor use of them.

However, in this case, it is not totally terrible.  It certainly isn’t the greatest use of your IHG Rewards Club points, of course.  However, if you have more IHG points than you can sensibly use then it might be worth a look.

IHG Rewards Club

Via this link, you can order gift vouchers for Argos, Currys, Burtons, B&Q, American Golf, Halfords, John Lewis / Waitrose, M&S, PC World, Starbucks and Top Shop at a 15% discount.

This means that it requires 12,750 IHG Rewards Club points for a £25 voucher.  (There are other brands, such as Evans Cycles, which are also available but not reduced.  They still cost 15,000 points for £25.)

Look at it this way.  50,000 points will get you c £100 of vouchers or one night at an InterContinental hotel.  Yes, that hotel night will usually cost more than £100.  The gap isn’t unbelievably huge, though.

Let’s be clear – I won’t be redeeming.  However, if things are a little tight and you currently value a Marks & Spencer gift voucher higher than a free luxury hotel night at some point down the line, it may be something to consider.


IHG One Rewards update – April 2024:

Get bonus points: IHG One Rewards is offering 2,000 bonus points for every two cash nights you stay (not necessarily consecutive) between 1st April and 31st May 2024. You can read our full article here and you can register here.

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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