REGISTER NOW: IHG Rewards Club launches a new double points bonus for autumn

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IHG Rewards Club has launched a new promotion letting you earn double points on your stays this Autumn.

You need to register here using code 44480, or click here and the code is filled in for you.

IHG Rewards Club is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo among other brands.

How does IHG’s new ‘2x’ promotion work?

This is how it goes:

You must register in advance via this link using code 44480 or click here and it is filled in for you 

You earn 2 x base points on every stay after registration

Existing bookings count

You must complete your stays between 1st October and 15th December

Existing bookings DO count so there is no need to rebook anything.  Only one room per stay counts towards the offer, so if you are booking multiple rooms you should put each in a different name.

How many pointswill I earn?

The standard earning rate in IHG Rewards Club is 10 points per US$1 (78p).  I value an IHG Rewards Club point at 0.4p although you can often do better, which means your base return is 4p per 78p spent, ie 5.1%.

Under this offer, a member with no IHG status would receive 10.2% back in points.  This isn’t bad, of course, but we’ve seen better.

Of course, most HfP readers will have some sort of IHG Rewards Club status.  This comes with a status bonus (applies to base points only):

10% bonus for Gold Elite

50% bonus for Platinum Elite

100% bonus for Spire Elite

This means that a Spire Elite member will be earning 30 points per $1.  This is 12p of points for every 78p spent ex-VAT, or a return of 15%.

Conclusion

IHG Rewards Club isn’t offering the strongest promotion around at the moment.  Other chains are offering more points or bonus elite night credits, which can help get you status more quickly.

That said, it has quite a few things going for it:

• all cash stays count
• you don’t need to rebook existing stays
• you get the bonus from your first stay after registration

Click here to register for IHG’s double points promotion.  It kicks in for stays from 1st October.

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IHG One Rewards update – April 2025:

Get bonus points: IHG is not currently running a global promotion.

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.

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