IHG launches ‘double miles’ as alternative to Accelerate – but no Avios or Virgin

UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2020:  This article is now out of date, but don’t worry.  We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above. 

Click here for our article on IHG’s current ‘2x’ double points promotion which runs until 15th December 2020. You can register for the offer by clicking here and adding promo code 44480.

IHG is also offering a 40% discount when you buy points until 13th November 2020. The website to buy points, and find out more, is here.

For most people, the current Accelerate promotion from IHG Rewards Club is likely to be the most generous hotel offer this Summer.  My own personal target would get me 48,600 IHG Rewards Club points for staying just five nights if I select the right brands and nights.

You can check your own Accelerate target by signing in here.

For some people, though, Accelerate might not work out.  Perhaps you will only have one or two IHG (Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) stays during the period, which is unlikely to be enough to trigger a big Accelerate bonus.  You may also have got a particularly poor bonus which is simply not worth the effort.

If so, IHG has an alternative promotion for you.

‘Double Up‘ will earn you double airline miles on every stay you make between now and the end of August.

In order to get this offer, you need to register at this page and change your IHG Rewards Club profile to earn ‘miles’ instead of ‘points’.

For some odd reason, neither Avios or Virgin Flying Club are included in this offer.  You can see the participating airlines on the registration page.  Those of most interest to UK readers will be:

• Etihad
• American Airlines
• Delta
• United
• Singapore Airlines
• Cathay Pacific / Asia Miles

…. plus another 21 airlines

Most people will be better off with the main Accelerate promotion.  For the rest of you, double miles will be better than nothing on a one-off IHG stay.

You can register for double miles and find out more here.

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IHG Rewards Club update – November 2020:

Get bonus points: IHG’s current promotion is ‘2x’, which runs until 15th December 2020. You can learn more in our article here. You can register here using promo code 44480.

New to IHG Rewards Club?  Read our two-part overview of IHG Rewards Club here and here and our article on expiry rules here.

Buy points: If you need additional IHG Rewards Club 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 Promos’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.