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IHG Rewards Club ‘flash sale’ returns on Friday 16th for 48 hours

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A quick heads up that IHG Rewards Club, the Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express / Crowne Plaza / InterContinental etc hotel group, is running its third and final ‘flash sale’ next week.

It will launch at midnight on Friday and run until Saturday night.

IHG has confirmed that 600 hotels in the UK and Europe will be taking part which implies that it will be substantially the same selection as the two earlier flash sales.  I don’t know what the stay dates will be, but in the last flash sale you had to stay before February 14th.

If the pricing is the same as last time, rooms will start at £29 outside Central London and £49 inside.  The Holiday Inn Kensington Forum was available at £49 last time, for example.

This offer could be very useful for the current ‘Set Your Sights’ promotion if you are likely to fall a couple of nights short of your target based on your current plans.

I will run a full article on Head for Points on Friday to remind you.  You will need to be an IHG Rewards Club member to book so if you are not a member (free) then you might as well sign up now at their site.

You will be able to book via this website.  There is currently a countdown clock showing.

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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  • rob says:
    10 Jan10 January 05:54

    The last sale started early so keep your eyes open

  • Lionell says:
    10 Jan10 January 11:10

    According to IHG on twitter these rates will not count towards the set your sights promo, as they are deeply discounted rates.

    • jason says:
      10 Jan10 January 11:59

      they counted on the intothenights

      • Lionell says:
        10 Jan10 January 15:22

        Then IHG has informed me incorrectly… I will try get hold of somebody on the phone. Even better if they count as I will be able to book a couple of weekends for my set your sights promo

        • Alan says:
          10 Jan10 January 15:32

          I’d recommend keeping a screenshot +/- prinout of the booking confirmation page on their website that shows your points earnings – you booked in good faith expecting the points displayed on the website so they’ll normally honour them and thus count towards the promo.

    • Kai says:
      10 Jan10 January 21:48

      It solely depends on if the hotel will credit your night as qualifying or non-qualifying. I had two stays booked under this sale last month, both very heavily discounted. The first one posted as non-qualifying so I contacted IHG customer service and finally got them to adjust it. The second one posted without any problem.

      I’m not sure if they are willing to accept every such request. Their response said that it was a ‘one-time’ adjustment only.

  • mike says:
    10 Jan10 January 10:36

    Do sale rates count towards set your sights?

  • Sebastian says:
    10 Jan10 January 10:37

    Are all sale rates applicable to triggering the Set Your Sights promo? I ask as I’ve got a very easy task and if it’s the case then I should be easily able to sag 55,000 points for £87.

  • jason says:
    10 Jan10 January 12:01

    does anyone know how long it takes for ihg credit card to trigger Platinum status

  • Jumble Tales says:
    10 Jan10 January 13:19

    Does anyone know how long the 60k IHG bonus points take to appear after applying for the IHG Premium Visa?

    • Andi Hawes says:
      10 Jan10 January 21:50

      do you benefit from having a IHG Premium Visa?

    • Twobfair says:
      11 Jan11 January 07:58

      I made my first spend on my cc a few weeks ago and went round the houses trying to get an answer to this very question. I was eventually told by Barclaycard (twitter) who had spoken to IHG that it will be within 6 weeks of your first credit date (not statement date) which appeared to be the date when my first payment was due, so it could be 10 weeks from my first spend. I won’t hold my breath!

  • Dale says:
    10 Jan10 January 14:51

    I received my IHG premium card yesterday, but on phoning the Barclaycard numpties, presumably in Asia, I discovered they had opened a new IHG account rather than use the membership number I had supplied…doh! So probably a few weeks for me!

  • Andi Hawes says:
    10 Jan10 January 21:24

    does it start at 1am or 0001am?

    and do we have a list of hotels that are taking part?

    • Rob says:
      10 Jan10 January 21:37

      Midnight – I made a typo, now corrected! However, absolutely no need to stay up, the deals will still be there on Friday morning!

      No list yet but pretty much every UK property is included, price go up to £169 for the IC London and other key IC’s including Le Grand Paris.

      • Andi Hawes says:
        10 Jan10 January 22:01

        interesting. i’ve only ever seen these promos late so never been prepared. I was looking at a few HI/HIE around East London but anyone managed to book a Crowne Plaza for £29, specifically the one in Excel?

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